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
GertrÚDa	-	Slovak
Jeana	JEE-nə	English
Jahleel	JAH-lee-əl (English)	Biblical
'Ester	-	Biblical Hebrew
Sophronius	-	Late Greek (Latinized)
Eidel	-	Yiddish