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No! I absolutely understand--my brother's name is Philip, and my mom has made sure he's never become a Phil; it's pretty easy, too. I know a family of Andrew, Eleanor, and Henry, and except for the occasional Ellie, they aren's shortened (to, say, Andy, Ella, and Hank, or Drew, Nora, and Harry.) I've heard many Jacobs-but-not-Jakes (it's a very popular name where I'm from), and etc. I agree that William sounds best just as that, although I do like Will and Liam, and Matilda is pretty long, although I have an obsession with the nn Millie. I don't think you'd have to worry about Elizabeth and Nathaniel, either (I do, however, like Libby/Elsie and Nate.)
It's whatever's up to you--and the kid, of course.