Names like William

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We’re having a boy and we both love the name William. We feel like we can’t use it because it’s used extensively as a middle name in both sides of the family. We haven’t totally decided against it but we’re struggling to think of other ideas to broaden the field. What other names do you like that have a classic feel like William? We’re not set on it being a super popular name, though William is at the moment.

Of course you can use William!

It's used as a middle name in the family so no one ever actually uses it, do they?! Even if they did you can still use it - but they don't.

You'll regret not using it if you choose something else.

I would use William.

Samuel
Christian
Christopher
Daniel
Oliver
James
Benjamin
Louis
Alexander
Thomas
Thor

Arthur
Henry
George
Angus
Hugo

I love William (it's one of my favourite boy names) but would avoid it if your surname begins with a C.

Names I think of as similarly classic are:

Edward,
James,
Richard
Charles,
Thomas

I know Williams with brothers called:

Robert
Jonathan (2)
Henry
Max

Robin

God if you like it just use it. It's so widespread now that it's kind of become a multi purpose name I think. Each William takes the name and makes it what they want it to be. It travels well, the French love it, it's a name that can bring you anywhere.

William is a big family name in my tree.
The names surrounding it are
Joseph
Hubert
Hugo
Michael
Vincent
Nicholas
Patrick
Eugene
Edward (Ned)
Edwin

James
Oliver
Charles ( Charlie)
Sebastian
Nathanial
Edward
And a lot of the others already mentioned!
William is good but Wills not Willy

James
Thomas
Joseph
Henry
Robert
Samuel

William nn Bill or Billy?

Love these names.

Just use William. It doesn't matter what the cousins' middle names are.
Wills & Kate's DC3's first name is a middle name of his brother and his father.