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I get that it's not familiar to you and that associations differ, but most people aren't going to know exact ranking either. There were thousands of people named Willow / Willo (+ there were a bunch of similar names like Willodean, Willobel, Willowa, Willoa, Willowmine) in the 1800s-1900s in the US, and I do associate that with Willa as they coincide; Willow (that spelling specifically) as a feminine name goes back to at least the 1860s...I feel like Ophelia sounds more indie/indulgent than Helena which fits well enough with a relatively old-timey nature name imv.

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My intention was to offer a perspective in which they're not polar opposite style.

This message was edited 8/30/2023, 8:11 AM