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Will?

DaisyZHDaisyZH member
edited October 2014 in Baby Names
What do you think of Will as a stand alone name? Between DH and I our grandfathers are Wilfred, William, James and James. There are a lot of James/Jim/Jimmys in our families so it's definitely not a first name possibility. Thoughts? :)


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Will? 154 votes

Will James
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Will Jameson
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I don't like Will as a stand-alone name
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    HelenahhandbasketHelenahhandbasket member

    Don't love it as a standalone.

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    kelley72kelley72 member
    Love William James!  its my brothers name... look, there is a reason there are so many and that is because imo it is pretty much the most awesome of all possible combinations.
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    saham07saham07 member
    edited October 2014
    Normally I would suggest a longer more formal name, but in your case I would use it. I think it is a great way to incorporate all of the grandfathers. You are lucky that the names are so similar. My cousin named her boy Nick for that very reason. Grandfathers Nicholas and Nicodemus were honored.
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    LNic5LNic5 member
    I think it's ok as a stand alone name. James I think is too short, a longer name sounds better. I don't mind Jameson. Are you for sure wanting to use some form of James as the middle??

    Here's some other suggestions just for thought

    Will Christopher
    Will Alexander
    Will Matthew
    Will Jeffrey
    Will Anthony
    Will Elijah
    Will Gabriel
    Will Dominic
    Will Jonathan
    Will Nicholas
    Will Cameron
    Will Sebastian
    Will Zachary
    Will Bradley
    Will Christian
    Will Thomas
    Will Nathaniel
    Will Harrison
    Will Everett
    Will Emerson
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    Joy2611 said:

    Willem?.

    Ooh, I like. I don't care for Will as a stand alone but it would make sense in your case, or use Willem or a different variant.

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    DaisyZHDaisyZH member
    Joy2611 said:
    Willem? 

    Will just isn't stand alone to me.
    Willem is nice too, I hadn't thought of that variation!


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    Love Willem

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    I don't like Will as a stand alone name.  Why not Wilfred or William after a grandfather?

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    I don't mind Will as a standalone
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    mrsjennimrsjenni member
    William James is a GREAT name.  I don't love Will by itself.  What about Liam James? (the Irish version of William.)
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    zebrapanther1311zebrapanther1311 member
    I think in your case, Will is great. Will Jameson gets my vote.
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    kikimeemeekikimeemee member
    I think Will as stand alone is great!

    I don't personally care for William.
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    PinkDahLia44PinkDahLia44 member
    SS: I think Will is fine as a standalone, but Will James is too staccato for my tastes and I don't like Jameson.

    I like PP's suggestion of Will Matthew.
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    kellbell1982kellbell1982 member
    I agree that it's just not a stand alone
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    TwinsCitiesMommaTwinsCitiesMomma member
    I don't really think Will is good as a stand alone name.  I imagine people will always ask him if his name is William or Willfred.  James is my top choice so I'm partial to that.  I like strong names.


    My vote is William James.  If it sounds good with either President or King in front of it then you are golden!
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