Willowdean

American invented name

"willow tree + valley"

Willowdean Origin and Meaning

The name Willowdean is a girl's name meaning "willow tree + valley".

The Social Security Lists show Willodean and all its variant spellings to have been used throughout the 1920s and 30s especially in Southern states. There are a few theories on its origins (an invented name created to honor William/Willard and a a female name ending in "-dine", or it may be an Anglicization of a Native American name).

This is the spelling used in the YA novel and subsequent 2018 film Dumplin'.