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Help[Opinions] Re: Nickname for William +
in reply to a message by queenv
I think Bill and Will are about equal.
Bill sounds more butch. I'm not that into B names, otherwise I would like it more because of that.
I like Wil more than Will because it's less word-y and in my mind, it would sound more like a natural shortening of William, than a "nickname Will."
Yesterday my daughter asked my husband what his middle name was and he replied, William. I had forgotten that it was his middle name. I find the name extremely forgettable. I think I've only met one guy with fn William (that I remember!) born after 1970. He went by William, but tolerated the boss calling him Will.
Oh, and look at the popularity chart for William. Switch the view between "percent used" and "rank." It's a great example name to demonstrate how much less popularity means than it used to.
- mirfak
Bill sounds more butch. I'm not that into B names, otherwise I would like it more because of that.
I like Wil more than Will because it's less word-y and in my mind, it would sound more like a natural shortening of William, than a "nickname Will."
Yesterday my daughter asked my husband what his middle name was and he replied, William. I had forgotten that it was his middle name. I find the name extremely forgettable. I think I've only met one guy with fn William (that I remember!) born after 1970. He went by William, but tolerated the boss calling him Will.
Oh, and look at the popularity chart for William. Switch the view between "percent used" and "rank." It's a great example name to demonstrate how much less popularity means than it used to.
- mirfak
This message was edited 7/12/2014, 9:09 PM
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