Message: "Wit" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Wit

by Caemlyn (JessicaLeigh)

12/19/2007, 2:52 PM

I LOVE the nn Wit/Whit, but don't particularly like Whitaker, Whitman, etc.
So, two questions. One, what other names can you suggest as a formal name for Wit, and two, could I pull it off using William Thomas as a given name?

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- Sofia

12/20/2007, 9:31 AM

It's your child, you can give him, any nn you want.
These are Whit- names in my name book. Any work for you?

Whitbeck
Whitby
Whitcombe
White
Whitehead
Whitelaw
Whitfield
Whitford
Whitley
Whitlock
Whitmore
Whitney

- flavie (guest)

12/19/2007, 9:41 PM

I had a neighbor who went by Witt. His full name was Dewitt.
Other ideas:
Whitney
Whitley
Whitlock
Whitmore
Whitby
Whitcomb
Whistler
Whitford
Whitfield
Witt
Witter
Witton
Witan

- Octavia (blaaarg)

12/19/2007, 6:50 PM

I think William Thomas "Wit" is adorable.
I also think Winston "Wit" is plausible.

- raindancing

12/19/2007, 5:35 PM

Wit as a nn for William Thomas would work fine

- Mel (melrose452)

12/19/2007, 5:01 PM

What about Whitney? I much prefer it on a boy and Wit/Whit would be a fantastic nn!

That said, I do think you could pull of Wit as a nn for William Thomas if that's what you'd prefer.

- SocioLogically

12/19/2007, 3:15 PM

I think you could definitely pull off Wit as a nn for William Thomas. I'm having a really hard time coming up with formal names with nn Wit other than ones you've already mentioned. Maybe Swithin?

- Isla

12/19/2007, 3:09 PM

I think Wit is quite cute and is perfectly usable as a nn for William Thomas, imo. I know a guy named Whitney who goes by Whit, but I don't suggest naming a boy Whitney. ;)

- Joan-Ay

12/19/2007, 2:56 PM

How about Whitley or Whitney?

I think it would be a far stretch for William Thomas, not something I would do.

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