Will as a Nickname for Ellis

Boy Names
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[name_f]My[/name_f] friend and I got into an argument over this, so I want to see what you think. Could [name_u]Will[/name_u] be a nickname for [name_u]Ellis[/name_u]?

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I donā€™t think so. The only thing they have im common is the double L.

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No, they have nothing in common really.

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No, why

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No.

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I donā€™t really get it. :thinking:

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Thanks everyone! I didnā€™t get why [name_u]Will[/name_u] would be a nickname for [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] either!

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Where theres a will theres a way

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No- despite the double L, both names are very different.

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I canā€™t see it

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No, [name_f]Ell[/name_f] makes more sense

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no, canā€™t see it, although iā€™d be interested to hear the logic

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I really donā€™t get the logic! [name_f]My[/name_f] friend seems to think: Ellis>Ell>Ill>Will
I suggested the nickname [name_u]Eli[/name_u], which make more sense, but she doesnā€™t like it. Well, we were just talking hypothetically anyways, none of us are old enough to have kids.

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Not unless [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] is a middle to a first name starting with a W. Like [name_m]Westley[/name_m] [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] - [name_u]Will[/name_u]. [name_m]Even[/name_m] then thatā€™s a stretch.

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I asked my friend and she says that [name_u]Will[/name_u] as a nickname for [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] ā€œjust feels rightā€.

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Donā€™t see it!

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I really donā€™t think so, and Iā€™m usually willing to be pretty stretch-y with nicknames. (And honestly, calling an [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] [name_u]Will[/name_u] takes away all the pizazz and magic from the name, in my opinion). [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] is short enough to not really need a nickname, and if you really want one, I think just [name_f]El[/name_f] is a perfectly gender neutral

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Does she like the name [name_m]Willis[/name_m]? Sounds similar to [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] and can use [name_u]Will[/name_u] as a nn?

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I donā€™t think she likes [name_m]Willis[/name_m], but Iā€˜ll ask. Itā€™s not a big deal, since sheā€™s not having a kid anytime soon (we are both too young to have kids).

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Yes. Anything can be a nickname for anything else. There are no rules about this.

Is it obvious? No
Is it expected? No
Has it been done before? Who knows.

Does it ā€˜workā€™? For me, yes. [name_u]Will[/name_u], like [name_m]Ned[/name_m], [name_m]Ted[/name_m], [name_u]Joe[/name_u], [name_u]Jack[/name_u] and other generally used boy nicknames work fine with lots of full names that may only share one letter or sound.

We have no problem with [name_u]Jack[/name_u] for [name_u]John[/name_u], [name_m]Dick[/name_m] for [name_m]Richard[/name_m], [name_m]Ted[/name_m] for [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_m]Ned[/name_m] for [name_u]Edward[/name_u], [name_m]Bob[/name_m] for [name_u]Robert[/name_u], etc. This is because these short forms have a long history of use, not because they are particularly like the full name. I like the freshness and ingenuity when people come up with their own new versions of these.

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