51%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Finnish, Estonian Pronounced Pron. VEEL-yah(Finnish) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Possibly from the Finnish word vilja meaning "cereal, grain" or the Swedish word vilja meaning "will, intent". PopularityDetails Last ranked #47 in 2020 Finland Last ranked #89 in 2021 Norway Name DaysName Days? Estonia: January 27Finland: September 12 Categories desire, food, fortune, grains, intelligence, plants