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Help[Opinions] Re: Will or Liam
in reply to a message by bagulec
I like William better for these reasons:
1. I think Liam sounds ridiculous / I think Will sounds very handsome
2. I think Liam is a completely contrived nickname / Will is a very natural nickname
3. Liam is very new and will be dated later / Will is timeless
4. Liam doesn't have etymological dignity. This means: William comes from Wilhelm, which comes from the elements Wil + Helm. Will means battle and Helm means Helmet/Protection. The element "Helm" is where we get our word Helmet from. Once you transfer Wilhelm to English and it becomes William, there is no way you could get Helmet out of the second element. Liamet? Doubts. Wil Will still means Battle and is still related to Wilhelm; Liam's too far removed.
I straight don't see the appeal of Liam at all. I don't see how people can get away using it as a nickname. Do people in other parts of the country say will-LEE-am or something? I have never heard it any way other than William. I mean the syllable emphasized in Liam doesn't even exist in William's original etymology. It baffles me. It's totally artificial. And as a name on its own it is BAFFLING! Also it is faux-Irish, which I find obnoxious.
1. I think Liam sounds ridiculous / I think Will sounds very handsome
2. I think Liam is a completely contrived nickname / Will is a very natural nickname
3. Liam is very new and will be dated later / Will is timeless
4. Liam doesn't have etymological dignity. This means: William comes from Wilhelm, which comes from the elements Wil + Helm. Will means battle and Helm means Helmet/Protection. The element "Helm" is where we get our word Helmet from. Once you transfer Wilhelm to English and it becomes William, there is no way you could get Helmet out of the second element. Liamet? Doubts. Wil Will still means Battle and is still related to Wilhelm; Liam's too far removed.
I straight don't see the appeal of Liam at all. I don't see how people can get away using it as a nickname. Do people in other parts of the country say will-LEE-am or something? I have never heard it any way other than William. I mean the syllable emphasized in Liam doesn't even exist in William's original etymology. It baffles me. It's totally artificial. And as a name on its own it is BAFFLING! Also it is faux-Irish, which I find obnoxious.
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