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I don't care for Will at all; my sense of it is being kind of boring and wimpy. :-/

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I love William, and if I used it myself I'd go with the full name. It's so handsome and romantic. (ETA: I think Pim is the sweetest, cutest thing, but I don't know if I'd want to have my kid go through life explaining William "Pim" in a middle American, English speaking context.)

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However, on the subject of Bill--while I wouldn't default to it myself, I don't dislike it. And if pressed to choose I'd take Bill over any other William nickname. I know a kid who is maybe eight or nine and is William "Bill." It's really delightful; I love "man" names on little kids.

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I'm glad you brought it up. I can see it growing on me. :-)

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"He was healthy to the point of heathendom and he acknowledged no power but his own."

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Joseph Roth, Hotel Savoy

This message was edited 7/12/2014, 8:28 PM