Is this as silly as I think it is?

monksmama

If new kid is a boy I really like William. I think it fits really well with the other two (John and Samuel) but still has a nice everyday nickname. We would use Will instead of Bill or Billy. My other two go by Jack and Sam.

I'm not concerned about the NN aspect. Most people don't even know Jack is really a John. (family name on DHs side, but my SF is John and my SB is Johnny) People seem to just repeat whatever you call your kid. But I do like the idea of a more formal given name (if they ever need it) professionally.

Anyway - the silly concern is this. Both my Mother and Sister commented that is would be funny to have a Jack and a Will because of the TV show 'Will and Grace.'

I think this is nuts, that show has been off the air for ages, no one their age would get a W&G reference and it isn't as if I'm naming my kids 'will and grace.'

But, I also don't really watch TV or get a lot of pop-culture references so I figured I would ask:

Does Jack, Sam and Will make you think of an old TV show?

MicahBaviere

Now that you've pointed it out, yeah, sort of. But if you hadn't I never would have put the two together. Now, if Sam was a girl and you had named her Grace....

aimee1899

I think William would be a great addition to your sibset. I wouldn't have thought of the 'Will and Grace' (great show) association if you hadn't mentioned it and I'm a tv/movie/pop culture freak.

ETA: I like your avatar.

Heartcease

I didn't think of the show until you brought it up, and I still don't think it's glaring.

evaazalea

Never would have thought of it had it not been pointed out and even then still not a big deal. You're right, its not on the air and hasn't been for some time, it does go very well with the other boys names!

mrs_tacos

I used to watch Will & Grace, and I didn't even think of that until you said it. I think it'll make a great addition with your DS's names.

Fianschneid

I wouldn't have thought of it if you hadn't pointed it out. Still, I don't think it's a big deal. That show has been off the air for years and there are certainly more recent associations for both of those names.

kelnyc

I would not have thought of that right off the bat, and I used to watch the show regularly. I think it's totally fine and not a bad reference, so who cares?

irish city girl

I wouldn't have gotten the reference if you hadn't pointed it out.  Like you said, that show has been off the air for a while.  Plus I don't know anyone that talks about it regularly anymore (people still talk about shows like Friends so that might be caught more readily).  I think Will would be a good addition.

FrecklesInside

I don't see that as an association you should be worried about. Never would have thought about it if you didn't say and I love the show.

mlf625

I would never, ever have made that connection if you hadn't pointed it out.  And I watched W&G.

MrsC968

I watched "Will and Grace" when it was on the air and it never even crossed my mind reading your post. I love the 3 boy name sibset. John (Jack) and Samuel were on our boy name list and I've always liked William.

ChristyML

I don't think so. I didn't make the connection until you said something. I think that show was one where people either loved it or hated it. I always changed the channel if I saw it on. Plus, Jack isn't the middle son is he? I think that makes it even less of a problem. If Jack was the middle son, I could maybe see something, but I really would not make the connection.

I'd still use it. 

Aligator28

It's been sooo long since I've seen that show, I didn't have that association right away. 

SHCnurse

LOVE all of your names! And I wouldn't have thought W&G even though I used to watch too.

AlphabetFish

I haven't ever seen more than an episode or two of the show, so I would never have thought of that... It's not really a bad connotation, in any case.

If anyone brings it up, you could just mention that your son's formal name is John, so it wasn't a reference or anything. I doubt it will come up much though.

guilletskichuk

kelnyc:

I would not have thought of that right off the bat, and I used to watch the show regularly. I think it's totally fine and not a bad reference, so who cares?

I agree. And it goes well with the other names.

cloud9climber

amandarene112:

I used to watch Will & Grace, and I didn't even think of that until you said it. I think it'll make a great addition with your DS's names.

this.  no one will remember Will and Grace.   

mgra328

totally a non-issue for me.  as you said, that show will be so long gone by the time the kids are old enough to even make such an association that it doesn't matter.  besides..there are so many shows out now.  

we were considering naming this baby Violet if she's a girl.  we have  a Charlotte, Private Practice reference be damned!   

PunkyBooster

It would never have occurred to me to think about Will and Grace.

And even now I'm like, "huh. okay."

So I say go for it!

PeridotEyes

I never ever never would have associated those names with that show.

Steph73005

No, I don't think of a tv show. I think they are classic names.

EXL311

I loved that show.  I even watch reruns still and that connection didn't occur to me.

g8trkim

I'm a huge W&G fan and even I don't think much of it. Most people wouldn't put it together.

Btw, I LOVE the name Will.

RobinSparkles214

Coming from someone who used to watch the show, I didn't even think about it until you mentioned it. I love William with Will as a nn. I would definitely use it.

Saltina11

Did not occur to me and I used to watch the show.

Amateur is spelled incorrectly in your son's ticker.