Baby boy is due any time soon and DH is having second thoughts on the name. We'd kind of agreed on Benedict, as one of the few names neither of us objected to (though not keen on shortening to Ben or Ned), it sort of works in the various languages in the family, and we like its meaning.
However, there is a campaign underway now in favour of William. We actually both really like the English version of the name, and both his parents and mine love it much more than Benedict. Problem is: 1) I dislike the equivalent name in my mother tongue, 2) William sounds more English than Benedict and since neither of us were born English, I fear we would look like we are trying too hard.
I could propose William as the middle name and let everyone pick their favourite of the two when addressing the child, but I can't banish "Bendy Willy" from my mind! I don't want people snickering behind his back throughout his life (though we do live abroad for now and the locals would probably not think of these nicks).
Thoughts?