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When I was expecting my son and it was known his name would be William if it were a boy, my sisters told me that they wouldn't be able to stand it if I called him Billy. They had no need to worry, as Billy was never an option, being as I agreed with my sisters. It was a generic and very common nickname for our generation, we knew a ton of Billys who were usually later called Bill. It may just be a generational thing, but I can't stand either Billy or Bill as a nickname for William. Or Wilhelm or Willem.