Billy or Hayden?

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It would be William on the BC, but always goes by Billy, until old enough to decide (if he hates Billy).

Billy or Hayden?

I like Billy. Hayden is a little too American (unless you are American or like that sort of name!)

Plus William on certificate leaves lots of options

Billy!

Love the name.

I'm not a fan of Hayden. He'll be lost in the sea of Jaydens/Kaydens/Aidans/Braydens/Zaydens etc. And all of those are starting to date already (were very popular 5-ish years ago, but less so now).

Definitely William/Billy!

I don't totally understand the 'calling kids a NN' thing. We gave DD a name and it just turned into a shortened version. Billy is fine but friends, family, childcare may choose Will or whatever...

Billy. By an absolute mile.

Bully, for sure.

😂😂😂 , oops ! Billy.

I like both but William is probably my favourite. I like the nn Will.

Going Against the grain here , Hayden ! I'm not a fan of the name Billy

Hayden is a little too American

Hayden is a traditional Welsh name.

William (Billy) is much nicer than Hayden

Billy has sectarian connotations where I live, which is a shame because it's a nice name.
I would go with Haydon.

Hayden.

Dislike Billy.

I love Hayden :) Aiden was on our short list.

William gives loads of options. Billy, Bill, Will, William. Billy is cool. Not so sure re Hayden.

Mrs - because Billy is the name I like... Would you just put that on the BC then?

I also doubt other people will pick something else when he will be announced as 'Billy' - we have a Teddy in the family, who is Edward and he is always Teddy as he was announced with that name. I don't even think his friends know his full name!

Hayden is a no. Same reasons as Pluto30. I wasn't aware of it being a Welsh name, but maybe it is. Another reason I wouldn't chose it is because it will be spelt Hayden, Haydn, Haydon, Aiden, Aidan...
Aidan is better.

William is good. Billy is OK.

Always loved the name William. And know a very nice and classy grown Bill. Hayden is like Jayden and Shayden etc. Not very classy imo.

Would you just put that on the BC then? God no. But William and then see what happens.

I have a friend whose very best friends call him Willy. His parents would never have chosen that! But it suits him.

Hayden is not a traditional Welsh name. It's an English surname meaning hay valley or hay hill.

As a Welsh name, Hayden means fire.

Anecdotally, I know Haydens into their 90s and my great uncle would be over 100 with the name if still alive, so it's certainly not a new and trendy name.

Billy

I know a Hayden. He is a semi-posh guy in his early 30s I would guess. Utter twat and very sleezy. For that reason I would go with Billy.