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Billy or Emil?

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milkymuffin · 04/02/2017 18:56

Thank you!

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GreatScot8 · 04/02/2017 18:59

Billy. Smile

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RaisinsAndApple · 04/02/2017 19:00

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OreoHeaven · 04/02/2017 19:01

Sorry but neither.

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FindingMemo · 04/02/2017 19:01

Both lovely but very different. I vote for Emil (gorgeous) but Billy/William is lovely, too.

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milkymuffin · 04/02/2017 19:03

Neither is just unhelpful. As he will have one of the names :)

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UntilTheCowsComeHome · 04/02/2017 19:05

Emil is lovely.

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SugarMiceInTheRain · 04/02/2017 19:05

Billy (would give the option of William as full name by putting that on birth cert, even if he's only ever known as Billy) - love it.

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Loyly · 04/02/2017 19:05

Emil

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Thurlow · 04/02/2017 19:07

Both names are great, but I love Emil

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CaipirinhasAllRound · 04/02/2017 19:12

Billy I think

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Sugarpiehoneyeye · 04/02/2017 19:13

Billy.

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monsterbookofty · 04/02/2017 19:27

Emil if it sounds how I think it does.

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WyfOfBathe · 04/02/2017 19:32

Billy.

Emily is so popular right now so I think people might end up saying/reading Emily rather than Emil.

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KlingybunFistelvase · 04/02/2017 20:00

Billy

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mrsBeverleygoldberg · 04/02/2017 20:06

Emil.

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LadyMonicaBaddingham · 04/02/2017 20:09

William/Billy biased as it's my Dad's name and the name of a lovely lad at school, but there you go... Definitely Billy.

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Kazzawazza69 · 04/02/2017 20:50

Billy

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Pipilangstrumpf · 04/02/2017 22:39

Emil! It's an old name that is becoming trendy in Germany. Great solid name!

Billy is a goats name to me, sorry. And childish sounding.

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Pipilangstrumpf · 04/02/2017 22:40

Yes, Emil und die Detektive by Erich Kästner is great!

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maitaimojito · 04/02/2017 22:41

Billy

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CoffeeAndEnnui · 04/02/2017 22:43

Oh Emil, definitely! I love it when children's names are also storybook characters they can discover as they grow up. It's magical sharing a name with a literary hero!

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CoffeeAndEnnui · 04/02/2017 22:44

Great minds, Raisins and Pipi!

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buttercup54321 · 04/02/2017 23:01

Emil is awful and kids will call him Emily. William is better with Billy for short.

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greeeen · 04/02/2017 23:11

Emil

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