Despite my snazzy username, I don't care for
Billy. It's what a kid living in 1955 would have been named, and it doesn't even charm me in that retro way. It's too childish and annoying.
I guess I'm traditional or maybe just stuck in the mud, because I prefer
William, NN
Will. It's handsome and dignified. Wilhelm/Willem are okay, but
William is king, pun intended.
"An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way." -
Charles Bukowski