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I like William best of the consistent male classics. It's beautiful and masculine. I love its history and I vacillate on which is my favorite nn, Will or Liam. At the same time, William IS rather boring compared to other fare so I'd probably never use it.

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Combos:

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William Alexander -- fave
William Christopher
William Cyrus
William Daniel
William Gregory
William Henry
William Nicholas
William Peter
William Rhys
William Thomas
William Victor
William Vincent
William Xavier

I love the name William, also with only the nn Will. Because it is so classic I do like William combos to be a little cheeky. I think William Taylor is great! I also like Willam Thomas, Willam Archer, William Jack, William Riley, William August, William Brennan (I know someone with this name but he goes by Bill unfortunately), William Dusty and William Hart. =)

William is a handsome classic. I love William George! I also like William Frank.

I like William. I wouldn't use it for a first name myself because there are a LOT of people with this name, and many possible nicknames, but I still like it.
William Jasper
William Caspian
William Cassius
William Lucius
William Cassian
William Lucian
William Dorian
William Jorah
William Gabriel
William Antony
William Cornelius
William Oliver
William Gideon
William Gregor
William Ender
William Andor
William Ezekiel
William Orpheus
William Riordan
William Pelagius
William Peregrine
Wiliam Umar
William Omar
William Bartolome
William Bastian
William Farid
William Bentley
William Salvador
William Apollo
William Roderick
William Isaiah
William Josiah
William Lucifer
William Dantro
William Giovanni
William Capricorn
William Owen
William Ambrose
William Ben
William Alastair
William Alastor
William Keanu
William Johann
William Reid
William Falconer
William Micah
William Gerard
William Artur
William Valerius

This message was edited 5/17/2010, 4:21 PM

I like William, too. I just found out that it was the number 1 baby boy name for '09 in my home state, which didn't really make me like it less.

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William Patrick
William David
William Robert

Love William. Some combos...

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William Asa
William George
William Jago
William Arthur
William Ives
William Arran
William Jonah
William Fraser
William Clark
William Gregor
William Luke
William Carter
William Josiah
William Keir
William Alaric
William Cary
William David
William Jacob
William Hector
William Linden
William Dominic
William Kerry
William Dashiell
William Alec
William Elisha
William Miles
William Harper
William Jory

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I looooove William. You're right, it can't get any more classic and I don't think it can get any more handsome, either. It's been my favorite name since I was maybe 14, but I very unfortunately can't use it because it's my brother in-law's name. :( I do really love Will, but I also think it sounds great without a nn too.

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I find great William combos fairly easy to come by. Some of my favorites:
William Errol - I'm madly in love with this
William Harrison - it does go well with surnamey mns, like your William Taylor combo
William Idris
William Ciaran - I wanted to name my son this in high school

This message was edited 5/17/2010, 4:17 AM

I like it. I know it's common, but it manages not to be boring. A very handsome classic.

It's a shame William Beckett is so classy and yet already taken and famous.

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William Pax
William Miles
William Alexander
William Evan
William James
William Brynn
William Shiloh
William Sage
William Spencer
William Jasper
William Dominic
William Ryan / Ryland
William Finn / Finley
William Carbrey
William Gabriel
William Luke / Luca / Luka / Lucan
William Emery
William Crispus
William Blair
William August
William Bailey
William Aspen
William Leland
William Asher
William Lachlan
William Alasdair / Alastair
William Indigo
William Jude
William Evander
William Graham

I love William! William Taylor sounds good but it's a little boring. I dislike Will and Bill. The only nicknames I like is Billy and Liam.

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William Isaac
William Augustine
William Rhys
William Dominic
William Asher
William Simon
William Rufus
William Theodore

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Like any?

I adore William. I honestly do not care on iota about how popular it is- it is just so handsome and strong with a great history. I would definitely consider using it for a future son.

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William Taylor is nice.

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It is a really big family name for me and either the first born or second born boy in each generation is generally William Patrick Bolton which I find very handsome.

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I've been playing around with some William combos myself lately. I'm trying to find the perfect one that isn't too pretentious (I was considering William Aurelius for awhile before shelving it) or too boring (William Alexander is so stately but also far too pedestrian).

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William Barnabas has struck my fancy but it may be toeing the line of pomposity. William Sinclair is also one I quite like (Sinclair is a family name although not a particularly meaningful one for me personally). William Somerled sounds like some sort of awesome warrior king to me as well. I like it.

Well, it's my son's name. Growing up and as a teenager, I never planned to name a son William and if you had told me then that I would some day, I'd have said you were crazy. It was a very very common name amongst my age group and older. I knew a thousand Bills. (Without exception, every William I knew was called Bill.) I never really thought about the sound of it, whether I liked that or didn't like it. It was just so common that I thought it one of the most boring names ever.

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Then lo and behold, I meet a guy named William James III, who went by his middle name, and he told me he always wanted to name a son William James IV, and just couldn't see anything else, and I said okay, and now I have a son named William who is called Will.

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So...the fact that it's now my son's name has made me like it more and I do really like Will. Short, simple, yet strong and masculine. I still think William is pretty boring, however, and I know that if it weren't for my husband wanting to continue a family tradition, I would never have named a son William.

I actually cringed when you said William Taylor. William loses its appeal when its placed with a popular/trendy name imo. Why not pair it with some more classic but still fresh and spunky. Perhaps, William Atticus, William Jude, William Leopold, or something similiar.