What do you gals think of William

Shelly888 · July 2009

nn Liam? ?Big bro is Benjamin. ?Is it too common? ?THanks. ?Mns would be either

?William Edward

William Lemuel

William Samuel

?

Also Benjamin's mn is Nathaniel, two very biblical names, should we go with one of the biblical mns to match a bit more? ??

thomas&lynn · July 2009

That was my dad's name

Middle name was Lyle. I was never this huge fan of Lyle in itself but the name flowed and I see you listed Lemuel already. Also......I can't say I enjoy reading nor saying outloud the name Lemuel...........

Leap08 · July 2009

I like William Edward - but that's kind of a long name. I love William. One of our top boy names is John William. We'd call him Liam. I think Liam is kind of popular right now, but William is such a classic name. It never really goes in or out of style.

MrsCFB · July 2009

I like William. It's a nice, distinguished and classic name. It's also a family name of mine, so I may be biased (William is my dad's name, cousin's name, and great-grandfather's name).

liam's a cute nickname, though i never thought of it as a nickname for william until i came onto the nest. i mean, i get that liam is the last part of william, but i'm used to will or bill as nicknames for william b/c of my dad.

william edward flows really well. i don't think you need to go with a biblical middle name just because your other son has a biblical first and middle name, but if you want to, i suggest: james, david, john, adam, joshua, jacob, and abram.

ara4488 · July 2009

Love William, although prefer nn Will.

Of your list, I like William Edward best.

FutureMrs.Steen · July 2009

I like William Samuel a lot. William is probably my fav classic name, but we have a lot of Williams in my family so it's a no go. ?I'm not a fan of Liam. I much prefer Will. I agree that a Biblical middle name would sound nice with your sons name. Benjamin Nathaniel and William Samuel definitely sound like brothers. Nice choice!

Sweden+Canada · July 2009

I love the name William!

I don't think you have to go biblical just because your first son has a biblical mn. On your list I really like William Edward, William Samueal is so-so and I really do not like William Lemuel (makes me think of a lemur)

MixiePixie · July 2009

I love these names! not big on Lemuel, but the others are great.

Sept17.05Bride · July 2009

ara4488:
Love William, although prefer nn Will.
Of your list, I like William Edward best.

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courtneyandandrew · July 2009

William Samuel

MrsRichardson915 · July 2009

ara4488:

Love William, although prefer nn Will.

Of your list, I like William Edward best.

ITA.

My dad's name is William Craig.

tct1219 · July 2009

it's cute and goes well with benjamin. if you want something a little less common you could go with williamson. i like edward out of those choices.

DarcyLongfellow · July 2009

Absolutely love it.

William with the nn Liam is one of my top boy's names.

ETA: Oh, and I like William Edward or William Samuel. I don't think the nickname needs to be Biblical, unless you are Catholic and you're required to have a biblical name for baptism? (but in that case, don't saints' names count also? I'm sure there's a saint william somewhere)

kaylamarcus · July 2009

I think William is great and like nn's Liam or Will. I like mn Samuel out of your list, and really DISlike Lemuel. It just has too many cringey associations--lemming, lemur, muel (I guess the emphasis in Samuel keeps this one from coming up with that name...) It just reminds me of words like "phlegm"...needless to say, not very appealing:) Good luck, I like all the rest a lot!

MEP14 · July 2009

William Edward.

jastl32 · July 2009

So...I love the name William Edward. Both are family names for us though, which may be why I like them so much.

What I think is interesting is how popular "Liam" is for William now. One of my friends named her son that a year ago thinking it was really unique, and I see it popping up all over now.

sunnyday016 · July 2009

Love it! Liam was our boy name. I like either Edward or Samuel for the middle name.

rose916 · July 2009

I like William Samuel. Also like the nn Liam.

squeakerabudhbabi · July 2009

I love all of those old English sounding names (William, Henry, Alastair, James); so, I think it's great! The nn Liam is one of my faves! Out of your options, I really like William Edward. Yes

thatgirlang · July 2009

I love it! DS is William Austin. We used it because it's DH's and FIL's first name but I do like it. It's classic and strong. I love the nn Liam as well.

William Edward sounds very nice.

tammy_oh · July 2009

Love love love the name William. DS is John William and we call him Will.

I like Samuel and Edward for mns.

mom2binKC · July 2009

If we have a boy, he will be William, and we will only call him Liam. William is DH's name and his grandfather's name. It's a good, classic, solid name, but I like that Liam gives it a little different identity. Besides, with DH being called Bill or Billy, and DD is Lily, we really couldn't have a Will or another Billy!

Yes, I think William is a little common, and Liam is climbing the popularity charts. But we've settled on it regardless. It kind of bugs me to use a "common" name, but at least I know it is classic; I really don't like trendy names, especially for boys (Jackson, _-ayden, etc.). On your list, I like Edward or Samuel. I'm just not familiar with Lemuel.

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