wear the willow

To grieve. The willow tree is traditionally associated with sadness. My grandmother has been wearing the willow ever since my grandfather died. I wore the willow after my true love married another man.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ercole	ER-ko-le	Italian
Marco	MAHR-ko (Italian, Spanish, Dutch)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch
Ernestine	['ə:nəsti:n]
Safira	sah-FEE-rah	Esperanto
Lindiwe	-	Southern African, Zulu
Eleazar	el-ee-AY-zər (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek