Will is a nice nn, and so is
Bill. But the funny thing is,
Bill seems a bit odd on a very young guy. In elementary school in my class there was a kid named
Bill, and I remember even then thinking it was kind of funny for a boy that age to be called
Bill. My uncle's name is
Bill so that was the age of
Bill I was most familiar with.
But my school friend
Bill and I were in a class that included both a
Billy and a
Will, so it worked out good for him.
We have a good friend named
Bill who is a
Junior. He has a grown son who is a Third and who goes by
Billy. When he was born his parents were planning on nicknaming him
Trey, but it never did take, not even with them.
I don't find
Billy too bad either. A bit redneck, maybe, but not terrible.
Willie is probably my least favorite nn for
William, though I did once work with a very nice older guy named
Willie. He was very country, and I don't know if
Willie was his full name or if he was
William.
I'm not even counting
Liam as a nn for
William, unless you're actualy Irish.
William is one of those names that's well-dressed wherever it goes, and I think
Bill as a nn is also well-dressed wherever it goes, as is
Will. Not so much
Billy or
Willie. The only drawback I see for
William is a lot of people around here say it so it sounds like Wee-yum, which is awful.