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W name with a W surname!

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bleachblondemom · 28/09/2020 16:22

My surname begins with a W and there is a boys name I really love that starts with a W. I’ve tried saying it out loud so many times but the two Ws together just sound terrible, especially as W isn’t a very strong sound so it sound a bit... can’t really think of the right word, but do you know what I mean? A bit like a speech impediment 😂
Anyone think the double W might actually be ok? I just love the name so much I’m sad I can’t use it.

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MikeUniformMike · 28/09/2020 16:23

Willy Wonka?

Aquamarine1029 · 28/09/2020 16:24

Walter White?

MikeUniformMike · 28/09/2020 16:26

Willie Whitelaw
Walt Whitman

bleachblondemom · 28/09/2020 16:26

Not helpful 😂😂

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MikeUniformMike · 28/09/2020 16:27

Waldo Williams
William Wordsworth

NachoNachoMan · 28/09/2020 16:28

William Wallace, Scottish rebel, possibly six foot 7
But all that really matters is I sent Englishmen to heaven

Dollywilde · 28/09/2020 16:28

My first thought was Walter White too... or Willy the Wimp! Sorry Op.

I quite like W first name W middle name - that was actually our boy’s pick with a P surname - but I’m not sure it works for W first name W surname. There are some alliterative combinations that really work but I’m not sure WW is one of them. For the same reason that we didn’t want a PP alliterative name, it sounds to my ear a bit ‘nursery rhyme character’!

Toilenstripes · 28/09/2020 16:29

Wascally wabbit

MikeUniformMike · 28/09/2020 16:30

Wade Williams
Wim Wenders
Wil Wheaton

Mrsbclinton · 28/09/2020 16:31

I really loved a name with same initial as our surname & there was other letters in first name that were in surname I didnt go with it in the end as it was too much of a mouthful & didnt look right.

If it doesn’t sound right to you when you are saying it aloud I wouldnt go with it.

minisoksmakehardwork · 28/09/2020 16:31

Didn't do William Wilberforce any harm.

MikeUniformMike · 28/09/2020 16:32

William Wallace
William Waldegrave

bleachblondemom · 28/09/2020 16:33

@Toilenstripes that’s what I mean when I say it sounds like a speech impediment 😂😂

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raddledoldmisanthropist · 28/09/2020 16:34

I think it's fine, provided you also give your son a secret identity and teach him to fight crime.

DrMadelineMaxwell · 28/09/2020 16:34

I once taught a William Williams.

bleachblondemom · 28/09/2020 16:36

@Dollywilde yeah exactly there’s some that work because they’re stronger sounds, like K or G. But not W sadly, sounds a bit... wishy washy (there’s another one lol 😆) Guess I’ll never get to use it 😔

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bleachblondemom · 28/09/2020 16:36

Stop it you’re all making me laugh and this is a serious issue 🤣

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bleachblondemom · 28/09/2020 16:38

@DrMadelineMaxwell it’s his parents that needed teaching a lesson

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Aquamarine1029 · 28/09/2020 16:39

Just tell us the name and we will give our opinions.

bleachblondemom · 28/09/2020 16:40

Gah OK then... I love the name Wyatt. And my surname is Williams.

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giantangryrooster · 28/09/2020 16:49

Please give dc a W middle name, priceless initials Grin.

pinkyboots1 · 28/09/2020 16:49

Think about how often he'll actually be called by his full name.. I think because it's got good strong syllables that it's ok.

giantangryrooster · 28/09/2020 16:51

Wyatt Wintermere Williams?

raddledoldmisanthropist · 28/09/2020 16:51

Wyatt Williams would make an excellent evil billionaire nemesis for Peter Parker.

I do think there is a small chance people may take the piss.

bleachblondemom · 28/09/2020 16:55

@giantangryrooster are you my sister in law in disguise because she’s always trying to get me to pick daft initials for her amusement 😂

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