Will - William...

sugarmama13

I love the idea of using the name William, and calling a boy Will, after my grandfather. However, is it realistic to think a little boy named this wouldn't be called Willy, Bill, Billy, etc?

I love Will/William, but those NNs are so nms! 

Aligator28

I know a few little boys who are Will. I think it is a great nn for William. I agree with you, Willy, Billy, and Bill are nms, at all.?

You just have to tell people that he is Will or William, and not any of the others. ?

LMS05

I know a little boy name William and everyone calls him Willy. His last name is Bush. How awful is that?!

I knew a guy in HS called Will, but I'm not sure what he was called when he was young. My grandpa was Wilfred, but everyone called him Bill. I'm not sure I'm such help...

tct1219

i know a few newborns named william but nn will, it's very popular, at least in my area. but still cute! i don't think people will call him something other than what you introduce him as.

dairygirl19

Chances are he'll be called whatever you refer to him as/introduce him as.

He'll correct people on his own has  he gets older.

ara4488

I definitely think it's realistic as I know this was one of my mom's concerns when naming my older brother William, but calling him Will (named for our great-grandfather). 

He's always gone by Will, never Bill, Billy or etc.

I think it's a great, timeless name. 

leah1615

I love this name (it is in our top 2!) and I don't think it even needs a nn. I grew up with a boy named William and that is what everyone called him. Never any problems. It's not that long, it's only 2 syllables!

borc0080

My mom suggested William (nn Will) as a boy's name before we found out we're having a girl.  I love the nn Will, but would absolutely hate the rest of the nn's.  It's also great that it's a family name.  I think you should go ahead and use it as long as you know you'll wind up doing your fair share of correcting people when they use the wrong nn.

BelleBaby

We took William off our list just for that reason.  We would call him Will, but I was so afraid someone would call him Billy or Bill.  I don't like those nn, so we looked for other names.

naflmj

I think you can set the tone for what nn's are acceptable. I am Nicole and my mom hates Niki and made sure I was never called it.

berryblndgirl

I think people generally will refer to the baby however you refer to him. If you call him Will, so will most other people.

browneyes_24b

It's hard to take away a nn once people start calling you by it.  Will is adorable, William is very strong.  Unless you want to be the name police throughout your childs life, the nn are probably inevitable.

NoleGirlKEF

I think it's very realistic to think that he won't be called Willy, Bill, or Billy. ?I would never call a child introduced as William or Will any of those names. ?I can understand people occasionally shortening William to Will, but I think anything else will not occur frequently, if at all.

ehiwv

my nephew's name is william, but he is only called will. ?

blondie42107

Aligator28:

I know a few little boys who are Will. I think it is a great nn for William. I agree with you, Willy, Billy, and Bill are nms, at all. 

You just have to tell people that he is Will or William, and not any of the others.  

Agreed.  If someone calls him something other than Will or William, let them know how you feel. 

My aunt did this with my cousin Nicholas.  She hates the name Nick but loved Nicholas.  It didn't take her long to get her point across and now no one thinks twice.

newportbride715

I love William and Will. I think some ppl might say Willy but I don't think ppl would go from Will to Bill or Billy.

McKenna81

My brother is William and was never called anything other than Will or William. By anyone. It was always Will or William at home, and so it has been for him at school, work, etc.

jlynnr87

People will only call him what he introduces himself as or what they're told. (Except maybe one random friend that likes to be different, but in general, if you pick Will, that will be his nn!)