William seems way too formal for a baby. I agree, you SHOULD be able to pick your own nickname (or change it completely if you feel so inclined), but you've got to call your kid SOMETHING until they're old enough to decide for themselves. Anyway, right after posting this, I went and looked at another web site that had a ton of nicknames for
William.
Bo was on the list. That's quite a nice surprise as
Bo is one of my favorite names (albeit for a girl), so that would be a perfect nickname. I think it would grow on me as a boy's name. Problem solved! Wow, that was quick!