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[Opinions] Nickname for William
Does anyone here prefer Bill as a nickname for William as opposed to Will? Does anyone like Bill and Will equally as nicknames for William?When I decided to give my son William the nickname Will rather than Bill, I was following a trend. When I was growing up, every William was nicknamed Bill and they were a dime a dozen. Which is probably why, when I reached my adulthood, Will became the preferred nickname for young parents who were using the name William. It had been out of style for quite a while and was ripe for a comeback, I suppose, and every one had known a million Bills and wanted something different. Though it would end up being not as different as they thought it would.I've seen a lot of people here say they like Will and whenever William is mentioned, if a nickname is mentioned, it seems I always see "William nn Will". I haven't seen Bill mentioned much and I can't remember ever seeing "William nn Bill" so I was just wondering if anyone here has some liking for Bill.Before my son was born, it was known among my family that if I had a son his name would be William, and I remember my sisters saying that they "wouldn't be able to stand it" if I called him Billy, lol.
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Nickname for William  ·  queenv  ·  7/12/2014, 6:24 PM
Re: Nickname for William  ·  Dracotorix  ·  7/13/2014, 3:12 PM
Re: Nickname for William  ·  Elena  ·  7/13/2014, 1:31 PM
Re: Nickname for William  ·  Mireio  ·  7/13/2014, 1:06 PM
Re: Nickname for William  ·  lac  ·  7/13/2014, 12:56 PM
Re: Nickname for William  ·  Billina  ·  7/13/2014, 8:57 AM
Re: Nickname for William  ·  Anneza  ·  7/13/2014, 3:42 AM
Re: Nickname for William  ·  Millie  ·  7/13/2014, 3:29 AM
Re: Nickname for William  ·  Ninor  ·  7/13/2014, 2:03 AM
Re: Nickname for William +  ·  mirfak  ·  7/12/2014, 9:08 PM
Re: Nickname for William  ·  Eilis  ·  7/12/2014, 8:22 PM
Re: Nickname for William  ·  Caroline  ·  7/13/2014, 8:41 AM
Re: Nickname for William  ·  Eilis  ·  7/13/2014, 5:00 PM
Re: Nickname for William  ·  RoxStar  ·  7/12/2014, 6:40 PM
Re: Nickname for William  ·  Caroline  ·  7/12/2014, 7:30 PM
Re: Nickname for William  ·  Caroline  ·  7/12/2014, 6:27 PM
Re: Nickname for William  ·  Anneza  ·  7/13/2014, 3:45 AM
was it "B is for Burglar?"  ·  RoxStar  ·  7/12/2014, 6:49 PM
Re: was it "B is for Burglar?"  ·  Caroline  ·  7/12/2014, 7:28 PM
I've only ever read parts of her books ...  ·  RoxStar  ·  7/12/2014, 7:46 PM
Re: I've only ever read parts of her books ...  ·  Caroline  ·  7/13/2014, 8:39 AM
oh, yeah, she's a name-dropper (m)  ·  RoxStar  ·  7/13/2014, 9:06 AM