Willy?

[mrsruffallo]

Still too closely associated with privates?

think that'll be a yes then

Willy & Wally are, imo, still to be avoided.

Bily,Will or William but not Willy- will spend his entire school career being ridiculed.

Billy not Bily

Afraid so...

But no one ridicules Willy Wonka, Willie Nelson etc do they?

willy wonka s'not real though

and willy nelson is old and american

neither young, living in britain with cock for a name

Oh really Laurie, no need to be so vulgar

COCK

[no more wine for me]

Obscene

look you daft bat, you think Fox is ok too

there is a gap between emily and jack that doesn't need to be filled with 'Sequoia'

when i see Willy i think wee willie winkie - it's not great now is it?

PMSL at Laurie

Permission to say "COCK"?

Can you imagine what a real child called Willy Wonka would be called?

A misplaced "a" and he would be scarred for life.

Billy is a great name. Will is quite nice.

I expect more of you seeker

Laurie cockcake may be more appropriate

Sorry, i was having a James May moment.

Go for William - and the whole range of abbreviations are open to you.

I know a Will and a Bill and a Billy, but the only Willy's I've known have either been amazing or crap and ALL attached to their owners (TMI?)

I know a very nice Will whose wife embarrasses him by calling him Willy.

Free Willy .

Just because americans think a name is OK doesn't make it so. Knew a guy who had to be gently told that when on business trips to the UK, he should not warmly announce himself with outstretched hand and 'Hi I'm Randy'.

I don't think it's sloly the preserveof Americans though
What about Willie little jockey chap?

so famous you forgot his surname

he's todger sized so it doesn't count......

I know a Dickie and a Willy and both are very cool guys. Both were teased as kids but they coped.... everyone gets teased don't they?
I think if you like Willy, go for William and then pick and choose nicknames to fit his age.... so Willy might be cute for baby, Billy or Will as a teenager and William when he wants to be taken seriously.

getting teased because your name is another word for cock is somethng that can be avoided

the whole thing is ridic

as is fox

just ridic

I have an Argentinian mate called Huili, short for Ghuileirmo (?sp). He is massively regretting his family's choice of diminutive since moving to the UK.

Will sounds quite dashing though.