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thoughts on the name freddie or william

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mustsleep · 19/06/2008 16:04

we are stuck between these too at the mo

freddie or freddy ?

william which would prob end up shortened to will, bill, billy

what do you think?

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CountessDracula · 19/06/2008 17:35

dd was going to be a Freddie if she was a boy

I love Will (literally, he is my dh!)

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greenelizabeth · 19/06/2008 17:32

Freddy or Bill.

Bill more unusual.

Sidge · 19/06/2008 16:12

I love the name William.

Freddie is ok but not as nice as William.

I was going to have William Oliver but had 3 girls instead!

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mustsleep · 19/06/2008 16:12

nancy66 that's my fave too, my least fave would have to be willy!

if we actually manage to agree and confirm these what middle names would go nicely?

keep on thinking that the name thing is settled and then one of us will be like oh no i've gone off that now!

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fruitstick · 19/06/2008 16:11

I have a Frederick and he is called Fred. I can't stand it when people call him Freddie and have been known to ask them to stop.

Having said that, I called him Freddie when he was born, but very quickly he became most definitely a 'Fred'

SirJimmySeville · 19/06/2008 16:10

I like both, but Freddie edges it as no associations with Future King! Would rule out Harry for similar reasons, despite liking it

notasheep · 19/06/2008 16:09

I have a Frederick-and he obviously gets called Freddie and Fred

Nancy66 · 19/06/2008 16:07

Like them both.

I would go with Frederick and use Freddie - Will is my fave abbreviation of William.

youcannotbeserious · 19/06/2008 16:06

Love both, but prefer Freddie.

For WIlliam, I would've used it if it could've been shorted to Liam, but no surity of that!!!

Prefer Freddie rather than Freddy.

And would go for Frederick as the full name.

Lizzylou · 19/06/2008 16:05

William, definitely

thelittlestbadger · 19/06/2008 16:05

Both nice IMO. See which he looks most like or try each for a day and see how it works for you.