*
William is my preference, though as far as all variants go I'd love it if someone else went with
Willem. Reminds me of quirky, awesome
Willem Dafoe. :-)
*I prefer it be used as a full name without a nickname, though I don't have any particular opposition to
Will.
Bill doesn't bother me either--wonderfully dry on a small child, very usual on a man--though I dislike
Billy very much.
*
William John.
Oliver has such an ugly sound to me. I hear "olive" and "liver" in it at the same time, a disgusting concept both food and color-wise.
*One of
William's upsides is that it goes well with almost anything, IMO.
William Alan,
William Ethan, and
William James all sound good.
*
William is one of my favorites; I go back and forth between it and
Lawrence as my top male name. It's definitely a classic, and I think it's versatile enough that it can sound sweet and boyish to me, but would also be very fitting on a grown man. Can't go wrong with
William.
This message was edited 5/11/2007, 1:30 PM