similar first name to surname...

[eeky]

One of the boy's names we both love is William (would use Will or Bill) but our surname is Williams! Having trouble finding another boy's name we love. Welsh for preference. Would this be cruel? Am thinking it didn't seem to harm David Davies or Edward Wooodward..

We love William too - but thought it too similar to our surname (and it's less similar than Williams!).

None of these are as bad as Neville Neville, father of footballers Phil and Gary Neville.

Bill Williams is sort of okay, William Williams is terrible. But there are definitely many more lovely names out there!

I lived next door to a Bill Williams. It was just his name. Now Matthew Matthews, two doors further away, got mercilessly teased...

Weegiemum - blimey you've come across this quite often. They weren't all in the same class were they?

Billy Williams sounds nice.

Just come across Wilfred. That would be ok Wilfred Williams.

My godfather's son is Nicholas Nicholas but that is something to do with cypriot tradition

Don't do it !

What about Evan

or

Haydn

Hi

If I had a DS I would use William as a middle name for family reasons and I love the name Samuel. I think these 2 names flow well

Samuel Williams ??

I knew a Michael Michaels at school and we all thought it was a bit and a bit silly of his parents.

Also knew a Terry McSherry when I was a teenager .

Don't do it.It'd be ridiculous.

too many Willies imho

ok, I give in, that's told me! think it must be the pg hormones - not sure what dh excuse is. Will think of sensible welsh name instead

What about Evan or Haydn (as mentioned above) ?

Or even Aneurin ?

A bit silly.

I went to school with a Ronnie Rennie, which was a constant source of mirth. I also knew an Alison Alinson.

Why not have Liam as a derivitave of William, or Gwilam if you want Welsh names?

Samuel is good too, but I am biased .

I've met three John Johnsons - every time I've thought how silly. I love Auley Macauley - too Hairy Maclairey for words.

I have to agree with everyone that William Williams is pretty daft.

But for other Welsh names - love Evan (was just thinking what a nice name it was while listening to the Today programme this morning actually). Also love Elwyn (unfortuntately my husband doesn't!).

Blimey, Gwilam Williams is really difficult to say. Imagine him, 19 years old, out with the rugby club, had a few (or a lot of) lagers, and someone asks him his name

I know a Will Williams, and I actually think it's a great name (although bizarrely, he changed his first name from Neil...)

Billy Williams would be the most sensible choice IMO

A few hundred years ago Wales would have been full of William Willaims (or was it William ap William?) as the naming convention used to be that you used your father's first name as your surname, so double names like this were very normal.

I knew a Morgan Morgan who was teased mercilessly in school - seriously unimaginative & frankly a little IMO!

There was a guy on Tv today called Willie Williams and both myself and dh pissed ourselves laughing.
Do not call your child William under any circumstances. It will sound stupid and he will hate you for it and quite rightly so.

Edward Wooodward.. was told he sounded like a fart underwater