Baby name - Billy - Billy no mates?!

[MathildaF]

Hi, Baby boy due in a week and still not sure on name! Like Billy but worried he would be called Billy no mates - what do you think? Thank you!

[SpeckledyBanana]

And Silly Billy, sadly. William is a nice name though, so I'd do it anyway.

[mudandmayhem01]

Go for William then he can be will, wills, bill, billy. Billie seems to be a popular girls name too, wouldn't bother me but once names become unisex they seem to eventually become girls names ( tainted by femaleness?) . Billy no mates would nt come to mind personally.

[00100001]

I to on would choose William as name, and call him Billy.

However, if you like the name Billy, call him that.


I'm pretty sure any name could be made fun of

[00100001]

I too would*

[Sugarpiehoneyeye]

Me too.

[peppercold]

Love it

[DecemberBaby2016]

I really love it!

[helenatroy]

I know a few wills and Williams all lovely. Know four Billy's and I would hide in a bush to avoid them all. In fact I once hid behind a car to avoid one of them.

[fitzbilly]

In over ten years of teaching at a primary school I have never come across teasing over a name, and my teen DC tell me they've never seen it happen in their secondary, so I don't think it is the problem that MN would have you believe.
Kids just accept names, especially when they are little.

Billy is nice, go with it if you like it.

[helenatroy]

Forgot Bill. Know two terrific Bills.

[JaimeLannister]

Love Billy. Bobby too.

[0pti0na1]

OK as nickname for William.

[FannyWincham]

Name him William and give him options.

[UnicornPee]

Billy is mega cute for both a boy and girl, I say go for it.

[MathildaF]

Thanks everyone - that's reassuring! Was planning to name him William officially, but for him to known as Billy from the beginning. Good point that this gives him lots of options later!

[strawberrypenguin]

I have a Billy (who's actually William) and he's never had Billy-no-mates (he's 5)

[JunebabyT]

William is lovely

[Pipilangstrumpf]

Shouldn't the nickname for William be Willy rather than Billy..?!

In any case, I do like Billy but really don't like Will or Willy.

[0pti0na1]

I guess you could always have Billiam as the long version Pip!

Lots of nicknames which are somewhat removed from the full name for some historical reason. John/Jack, Henry/Harry, Edward/Ted etc.

[strawberrypenguin]

Billy and Bill are perfectly common shortenings for William pip along with Will and Willy (although I don't think anyone really uses the later anymore)