Lewis or Billy?

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Hi! Which name do you prefer?

Lewis

Billy is cute for a little boy but not as much for the man he will one day become.

100% Billy as a shortening of William. Suits a little boy and a grown man and gives him options.

I really dislike Lewis, but am biased because of a particularly unpleasant one I went to school with....

Love William but not Billy, makes me think of EastEnders. Will on the other hand, lovely and would have been my daughters name if I'd had a boy. So, after all that waffle, Lewis is my favourite.

@NutElla5x my dad is called Billy and he's 66. It makes me cringe!

William nn Billy or Will would have been my boy choice 🙂

Lewis

Billy as a shortening for William, definitely!

We're using William for DS due in the spring- he'll be a Will though

Love William or Will. Why Billy?

William nn Billy for sure!

Billy ... love it

Lewis. Much better.

@LordPickle that's so strange because we usually associate names with people we know,so I'm guessing you're not close to your Dad?

Why Billy? Because that's the name I love? Lol

@NutElla5x I love my dad, but why can't he be Bill? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Maybe @LordPickle because he prefers Billy.I'm sorry, but I can't imagine being cringed out by my Dad just because of his name,that seems so odd to me.

@NutElla5x I'm not "cringed out" by my dad, so wind your neck in. I just think it's silly to go by Billy as an adult. End of.

Lewis, but prefer Louis.

I also find Billy or Billie are very cutesy.

William, Lewis or even Bill are better.

Billy

Billy, as long as your surname isn't Cann.

Personally I find Lewis a bit flimsy-sounding.

Billy somewhat has connotations where I'm from so probably Lewis

Louis (pronounced with 'ee' ending) is lovely. Lewis is OK I suppose, but why would you when you can have Louis?

William is a fine name (Billy for short).

Blimey you really don't like the name Billy do you @LordPickle.Calm down love it's just a name.

but why would you have Lewis when you can have Louis?

Because Louis is a French name and it is often mispronounced as Lou-is outside of France. On the other hand, Lewis will have no risk of being mispronounced.