wear the willow



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.
See also: wear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Wilmot-Medieval English
Clement['klemənt]
HannahHAN-ə (English), HAH-nah (German)English, Hebrew, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Biblical
Gordian-History
Toril-Norwegian
VĚNceslav-Czech (Rare)