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Willow or Hazel?
What's your opinions of the names Willow and Hazel for girls? Is there one you prefer over the other?
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Good question! Willow is definitely my pick but I also love Hazel.
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Both names are really nice. I guess it would depend on the last name and middle name that was to be paired with one of these, which I would go for.
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I love both :)
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I love them both and can’t choose one over the other. The combo Willow Hazel would be phenomenal.
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Hate Willow, love Hazel. I don't know why, but that's the way it is.
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Willow! I like both, and I like the witchy connotations of Hazel, but if I had to use one I'd pick Willow because of the sort of 80's thing that Hazel has going on. It's like it absorbed some Heatherness from Heather or something.
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I agree, Hazel does have some Heatherness. Willow reminds me of April, even though they don't sound similar.
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HazelWillow is pretty and ethereal, but it also seems sad and a little droopy. I like it, but it is bitter sweet.Hazel is a herb of healing. It is soothing with a touch of mythical whimsy. I like names ending in "L" so the sound is also very appealing to me.
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I prefer Hazel. Willow is too ethereal and floaty for my taste.
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Before I read your post, ethereal struck me as a description of Willow too. Willow trees are gracefully elegant and almost seem out of this world. I love them, but they are also associated with grief.

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I much prefer Hazel, it has more history as a given name then Willow. But I like Willow as a boys name.
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I really like Hazel!
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They're both trendy, somewhat cliche nature names, but I consider them grounded and meaningful despite that, so I like them.
Hazel seems more vintage-new, while Willow's more new-fangled. Willow seems softer (willowy, emotive) and Hazel seems harsher (witchy, prickly).
I have an aunt named Hazel who thinks Hazel is the ugliest name ever and has always gone by her MN instead.I'd pick Willow because I think of it for combos sometimes already. I tend to like names that are a bit harsh and weird, and it balances those.
Hazel also sounds repetitive with my last name, so I'd not use it because of that, if I were considering it IRL for myself or a daughter.

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Hazel, no contestHazel is a gorgeous classic, and the Z in there gives it a spunky flapper vibe, while the H and L are more soft. I adore it.Willow seems trendy and all wound up in early 2000s pop culture, with Will Smith naming his daughter that and the Buffy character. It sounds like something a late 90s/early 2000s teen would have LOVED during her hippy phase, along with long skirts, bandanas, sunflowers, wooden sun carvings and paisley.
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I pick Hazel, because it just sounds more substantial than feeble ol' Willow.
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I love them both, but prefer Willow :)
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Willow!
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Hi !!!I prefer Willow.
It has a soft, watery and whispering sound that I love.Hazel's sound is sharp, short, without harmony and reminds the sound of 'puzzle'.

This message was edited 4/29/2019, 11:37 AM

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I like both Willow and Hazel tremendously. Since they're both trees, have two syllables, and share an energetic, youthful sound, I think they'd make great names for sisters. If I had to pick one over the other, it'd be Hazel - it sounds more classic than Willow, and I have an affinity for old-fashioned names.
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I enjoy both. I can't remember right now, but I would guess both have increased in popularity recently, which decreases their likability for me (the snob that I am). I think they're going to get to the point where they just sound trendy and obnoxious in the way that, say, Ava (which I also like very much) has already done. That's sad. Because apart from that, I like them. They both have lovely sounds and I like the nature connotations. If I had to pick one, I think it would be Hazel.
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