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Does anyone here prefer Bill as a nickname for William as opposed to Will? Does anyone like Bill and Will equally as nicknames for William?

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When I decided to give my son William the nickname Will rather than Bill, I was following a trend. When I was growing up, every William was nicknamed Bill and they were a dime a dozen. Which is probably why, when I reached my adulthood, Will became the preferred nickname for young parents who were using the name William. It had been out of style for quite a while and was ripe for a comeback, I suppose, and every one had known a million Bills and wanted something different. Though it would end up being not as different as they thought it would.

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I've seen a lot of people here say they like Will and whenever William is mentioned, if a nickname is mentioned, it seems I always see "William nn Will". I haven't seen Bill mentioned much and I can't remember ever seeing "William nn Bill" so I was just wondering if anyone here has some liking for Bill.

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Before my son was born, it was known among my family that if I had a son his name would be William, and I remember my sisters saying that they "wouldn't be able to stand it" if I called him Billy, lol.

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