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Would William get Willy?

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blueberrymoon · 11/04/2011 23:31

Do you know any Williams under the age of 50 who get called Willy?

Prove my DH wrong! This nn is putting him off the name William (which I have a sudden crush on), but I really don't think anyone would shorten it to Willy?? Am I wrong..?

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oaks56 · 14/04/2011 21:21

My DS is a William and we call him Wills or Will.

burntsienna · 14/04/2011 18:32

Indeed, all the Willies I've come across have been consensual. Smile

ValiumBandwitch · 14/04/2011 17:25

no. it's about as likely as a charles being called chuck or a henry being hank.

willy not a huge problem though. plenty of men are called micky or Willy. they don't seem to mind !

thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 14/04/2011 15:54

DH is William and only his father calls him 'Willy' (or should that be 'Wully' - he's Scottish).

Otherwise, he's William or Will (and one of his brothers calls him Bill).

Clary · 14/04/2011 01:04

I know a number of Williams.

None are known as Willy. They are William, Will, Billy. They are aged from about 26 right down to 4yo. It's a lovely name and very popular.

As is Oliver so yes, they go together well.

cowboylover · 14/04/2011 01:04

I know a few but never heard of one called Willy before!

Hulababy · 13/04/2011 22:47

All the Williams I know are called William or Will.

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blueberrymoon · 13/04/2011 22:46

Thank you all!

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EricNorthmansMistress · 13/04/2011 22:34

Dbro2 is Will - only ever called Willy by me to annoy him.

mayanna123 · 13/04/2011 15:48

My nephew is William and he has been called Willy at school Sad, but then it is an obvious tease imo. What would bother me more than Willy is that the nickname Will is a verb - can you imagine calling "Will, will you..." Grin.

rachel234 · 12/04/2011 22:41

There is a William in my ds's class who gets teased with Willy a fair bit actually. I think it is inevitable.

pongonperdy · 12/04/2011 19:27

Dont know any Willys. However i know about 15 williams under the age of 6. It is very common at the moment, as is Oliver. Depends if that bothers you.

flopsy1974 · 12/04/2011 18:36

I have a William and he has never been called Willy. He is called either William or Will.

fallingandlaughing · 12/04/2011 18:19

Willie/Wullie a possibility in Scotland.

jellybeans · 12/04/2011 12:20

My friend calls her son Willy for short. He is 9.

ChicksalinaBumSquash · 12/04/2011 10:07

All the Williams I know are Will. Smile

BuntyPenfold · 12/04/2011 10:06

Yes, he will be called Willy in the playground. Obvious tease.
Called Willy on paper, probably not.

Iggly · 12/04/2011 07:22

We call DS William as do most people. The odd person calls him Will but no Willy (yet!)

burntsienna · 12/04/2011 01:07

Yes, I know at least a couple of blokes under 50 called Willy, or Willie. More if you count Germans! Smile No one thinks anything of it, no silly jokes, people just accept it. There are plenty of them about.

ResurrectionByChocolate · 12/04/2011 00:49

He might get called Willy, not like it, and not be able to prevent it.

blackeyeddog · 12/04/2011 00:41

NoNot Willy. Williams are Bill, Billy or Will. Is a good name.

Actually there is Willy Rushton of course.

HarrietSchulenberg · 12/04/2011 00:38

I have a William who actually WANTS to be called Willy. He's Bill or William to me, but Will to his friends, or Willy if he can persuade them to call it him without them laughing themselves sick. He's 8.

malibustac · 12/04/2011 00:36

young williams i know are billy or wills think they refuse to be called willy. But my dad is 52 and is willy/billy but we're in scotldand so its pronounced Wully

chickchickchicken · 12/04/2011 00:35

the william i know was wills when a child, called will now he is an adult
i love the name

sleepywombat · 12/04/2011 00:35

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