William - surname begins with C. Will the initials WC be a problem?

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We are both really keen on the name William, we have both always liked the name and it has strong family connections. We haven't thought of any other boys names (4 weeks to go, don't know if boy or girl) but I am not sure if the initials WC are a bit cruel. We're decided on a girls name.

I'd only just got my head okay with William being shortened to Willy at school and then this pops into my hormone filled head , I'm not sure if I can do it now. We had pretty much decided that if it's a boy it will be William so now I'm torn whether we should stick with the name we both love, but possibly submit our DS to a lifetime of teasing and problems, or start again at this late stage and possibly end up with a name that is just "okay".

Honest opinions please, what would you do?

It's not the worst 'unfortunate initials' by a long way, and I agree that there can always be teasing about something.

If you really love William and nothing else then go for it. But if there was another name you liked almost as much, I'd be inclined to go for that one instead to avoid the initials problem.

VD? ST? Never heard/seen these, what do they mean?

otherside I can't remember exactly what they stand for but I think they're something to do with sexually transmitted diseases!

I agree, they're worse than WC!!

Oh, I see. I wonder though how many people would recognise V.D. or S.T as anything other than someone's initals (in fact, I know a lot of S.T.s actually). However, W.C. is just instantly recognisable as meaning toilet (to me, anyway ).

mayanna Yes, in the USA John is a slang word for toilet.

Just give him a middle name and he will be OK for initialling things.