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I can say William while hearing the Liam part. It's a very subtle difference but it's there.
Nicknames come about in many ways. Rhyming (Bob, Bill), from terms of endearment (Mine Edward, Mine Eleanor become Ned & Nell), from being cutout of names (Liam). There is always reasoning behind a nickname. Stating that a nickname doesn't make sense - no matter how odd - is ignoring history.
Nicknames come about in many ways. Rhyming (Bob, Bill), from terms of endearment (Mine Edward, Mine Eleanor become Ned & Nell), from being cutout of names (Liam). There is always reasoning behind a nickname. Stating that a nickname doesn't make sense - no matter how odd - is ignoring history.
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I don't think saying Liam makes as much sense as Bill is implying that they don't make sense, it's sating they make just make as much sense as each other. And I would put Will on a level 'above' Bill and Liam just in the sense that that exact sound is part of the full name. Maybe Will, then Liam, then Bill. They all make sense but they're not equally intuitive.
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