Funny thing: My name is
William, but people (who know me well) know me as "
Will". It's not that I don't like
William, because I'm perfectly comfortable with it; I like being called
Will, just as I'm called
William. I think that nicknames are up to the bearer; of course, names don't require a nickname! I actually prefer full names to their nicknames...though, I love
Sally,
Jenny,
Gracie,
Nell,
Allie, and
Connie as standalone names (these are nicknames for
Sarah,
Jennifer,
Grace,
Eleanor, any
Al- name, and
Constance, respectively).