Alliterative Name

[ireneadler101]

Hi all,

Our son is two weeks old and we have still not chosen a name (partly as we were i transitional care for a week and his dad couldn't visit).

My favourite name is William (both of my grandads names, one of whom passed away while I was pregnant). However, our surname also begins with "Wi" - think Wilberforce. I'm worried this might be too much? What do people think?

Our alternative names are James and Robert (Rob/Robbie).

There’s a fine line between silly and fantastic.

I’d say:
William Williams - too much
William Wilberforce - great, strong, memorable in the right way
William Willoughby - too much of a tongue twister
William Wilson - ok, I can imagine Wil Wilson as a teenager, Billy Wilson as a little boy.

I like illiterate names but think they work better when the vowel sound is different.

alliterative not illiterate!

I'm not a fan of alliterative names, so prefer the other options.

Marilyn Monroe. Graham Greene. Federico Fellini. Robert Redford. Steven Speilburg. Janis Joplin.

Yeah, you're fine OP.

Little William Winston Wilberforce could go far...

William Wilberforce sounds good
William Williams is great
William Wishart is fine
William Winner is fine
William Willoughby not great

Shame you spotted that, @TheRosariojewels, it made me

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