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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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Tillygetsit · 28/09/2020 22:37

I love Wyatt Williams. Great name.

MsEllany · 29/09/2020 11:57

I like it. It’s not William Williams!

My Greek grandad and my husbands English grandad both have names that are the equivalent of William Williams Grin

NachoNachoMan · 29/09/2020 15:02

I think it works well Grin

Even though its WW, it's two different sounds, Wy and Wi. Whereas two Wi sounds might not sound great, such as Winston William's, Wyatt Williams flows nicely Smile

bleachblondemom · 29/09/2020 15:31

@NachoNachoMan yeah that’s what I thought too :)

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Minai · 29/09/2020 20:01

I really like it. The sounds in Wyatt are different enough to Williams so it doesn’t sound silly. I think the names sound really nice together.

LUZON · 29/09/2020 20:05

Sorry if it’s been suggested already but it you do go for a W firstname and W surname then you should have an O middle name. Maybe Oscar.

LUZON · 29/09/2020 20:06

Oops .... just seen it had been suggested by another poster

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 29/09/2020 20:13

DD1 has a nearly alliterative name. She’s KC but both with a hard C sound. No one has ever batted an eyelid about it. Her name could have been spelt with a C but I preferred it with a K.

I quite like the sound of Wyatt Williams even though Wyatt isn’t a name I’d choose.

aToadOnTheWhole · 02/10/2020 13:46

I like it! Definitely use it!

bleachblondemom · 02/10/2020 15:17

@aToadOnTheWhole thank you :) it’s in my top two!

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aToadOnTheWhole · 02/10/2020 16:23

[quote bleachblondemom]@aToadOnTheWhole thank you :) it’s in my top two![/quote]
I'm contemplating a W W name too. Well, I say contemplating, I can't, because it's a name in a film that's just spelled differently but is phonetically the same so that would be unfair. Grin

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 02/10/2020 16:38

Slightly off-topic, but there's a village in Warwickshire with one of my favourite names ever - Wootton Wawen. I always hear Elmer Fudd saying it angrily in my head whenever I drive past the sign Grin

TheLovleyChebbyMcGee · 02/10/2020 16:48

My FIL is a WW, it sounds great together!

bleachblondemom · 02/10/2020 18:43

@aToadOnTheWhole is it William Wallace?? 😁

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aToadOnTheWhole · 02/10/2020 18:51

Grin not quite, almost as bad though.

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