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hey berries,

I’m still looking for a W honor name (boy or girl) to honor [name_m]William[/name_m], my zayde. It’s our tradition to use first initials to honor a deceased relative. I had chosen [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] to honor him but I don’t like it as much as before and [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] [name_f]Bloom[/name_f] feels too childish or like a picture book character. Whoops. I don’t care if the name is close to [name_m]William[/name_m], as long as it starts with W. (This name will either be a fn or mn)

Names I don’t like:
[name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
[name_m]Wilhelm[/name_m]
[name_f]Winona[/name_f]
[name_f]Winry[/name_f]
[name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_m]Waylon[/name_m]
[name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_u]Wilder[/name_u]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_m]Weston[/name_m]
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
[name_f]Wanda[/name_f]
and probably more :neutral_face:

I’m considering:

-[name_f]Winnie[/name_f] or [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] as a middle (have no idea what the first name would be)
-[name_m]Wilson[/name_m] as a middle for a boy
-Straying away from tradition and using a different way to honor him (I need ideas!)

I need any help I can get!

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Willem
[name_m]Wills[/name_m]
[name_f]Wellesley[/name_f]
[name_m]Westley[/name_m] (has a different vibe than [name_m]Wesley[/name_m], I think)
[name_u]Willie[/name_u]
[name_f]Winslet[/name_f]

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Winnipeg (maybe if you’re Canadian?)
[name_f]Wisteria[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilmina[/name_f]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Winola[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilda[/name_f]
[name_u]Wyatt[/name_u]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilson[/name_m]
[name_u]Wolf[/name_u](gang)
[name_m]Wilmer[/name_m]
[name_u]Wade[/name_u]

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No idea if this is your style but I have [name_f]Una[/name_f] [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] on my list.
Other ideas…
[name_u]Winslow[/name_u]
[name_f]Wenna[/name_f]
[name_u]Whitney[/name_u] / [name_f]Whitley[/name_f]

If you decide to honor [name_m]William[/name_m] without the w initial. [name_u]Liam[/name_u] or [name_m]Lio[/name_m] / [name_m]Leo[/name_m] could work for a boy and [name_f]Lia[/name_f] could work for a girl.

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Winifred?

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Winslet
[name_f]Wisteria[/name_f]
[name_u]Winslow[/name_u]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
[name_f]Winry[/name_f]
[name_u]Wynn[/name_u]
[name_f]Wellesley[/name_f]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_u]Wilde[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilson[/name_m]
[name_u]Wade[/name_u]
[name_u]Wolf[/name_u]
[name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m]
[name_m]Whistler[/name_m]
[name_m]Wells[/name_m]
[name_f]Wednesday[/name_f]
[name_m]Webster[/name_m]
[name_f]Winsome[/name_f]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_u]Willie[/name_u]
[name_u]Wyatt[/name_u]

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Winter! :grin:

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Wendy
[name_m]Ward[/name_m]
[name_f]Wilda[/name_f]
[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m]
[name_u]Winn[/name_u]
[name_m]Wolfram[/name_m]
Whitt/Whittaker
[name_u]Wallace[/name_u]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilmer[/name_m]
[name_m]Winford[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Woodrow[/name_m]
[name_u]Whitney[/name_u]
[name_m]Wulfric[/name_m]
[name_u]Winslow[/name_u]
[name_m]Walden[/name_m]
[name_u]Willoughby[/name_u]
[name_u]Windsor[/name_u]
[name_f]Wilfrieda[/name_f]
[name_u]Wendell[/name_u]
[name_m]Wyclef[/name_m]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
[name_u]Wade[/name_u]
[name_m]Willis[/name_m]
[name_m]Warwick[/name_m]
[name_m]Welby[/name_m]
[name_m]Winfield[/name_m]
[name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m]

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Willis
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
[name_u]Winslow[/name_u]
[name_f]Winslet[/name_f]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]/Walt
[name_u]Wallace[/name_u]
[name_u]Wally[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilkes[/name_m]
[name_u]Walker[/name_u]
[name_f]Wilma[/name_f]

Names that you can draw from [name_m]William[/name_m] that don’t start with a W!
[name_u]Liam[/name_u] (nn from [name_m]William[/name_m])
[name_m]Bill[/name_m] (nn from [name_m]William[/name_m])
[name_f]Mina[/name_f]/Minnie (nn from feminine [name_m]William[/name_m])
[name_f]Lina[/name_f] (nn from feminine [name_m]William[/name_m])
[name_m]Ansel[/name_m] (shares a protector meaning with [name_m]William[/name_m])
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] (shares a protector meaning with [name_m]William[/name_m])
[name_m]Raymond[/name_m] (shares a protector meaning with [name_m]William[/name_m])

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William…

Lia
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Malia[/name_f]
[name_f]Maia[/name_f]
[name_f]Milly[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]

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Wiley
[name_f]Wilma[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
[name_f]Wonder[/name_f]

I think [name_f]Wisteria[/name_f] and [name_f]Winslet[/name_f] are beautiful suggestions

How about the diminutive of [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]: [name_u]Billie[/name_u], [name_f]Mina[/name_f]
or [name_f]Minna[/name_f]

For boys [name_m]Wilson[/name_m] is a lovely choice

Wilbur
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]

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I’m guessing [name_u]Wiley[/name_u] isn’t your style but I’ll just throw it out there anyway. You could use [name_u]Liam[/name_u], [name_m]Bill[/name_m], [name_u]Billy[/name_u] etc as they’re nicknames for [name_m]William[/name_m], or a variant in a different language ([name_m]Gwilym[/name_m], [name_m]Guion[/name_m], [name_m]Wilkie[/name_m], [name_m]Ville[/name_m], [name_u]Pim[/name_u]).

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Thanks guys! I like [name_m]Willis[/name_m], [name_f]Wilmina[/name_f], [name_f]Wilfrieda[/name_f], and [name_f]Mina[/name_f]!

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Ok, so I have a name to suggest, but it’s very unique and from someone I know. Honestly not sure if there’s more than 1 person named this :rofl: Wilsh@nn0ah - She went by Sh@una as a nn, but I can see [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] for it. I’m pretty sure it’s a mix of 2 or 3 names.

So with that in mind, I’ll throw out a couple name combos that may work for you…

Winette / Winnette
Winemma

How about a name ending in -win or -wen?

Elowin / [name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
Rowin / [name_u]Rowen[/name_u]