This is especially useful if you are in the acting or media industry. The real nickname for William should be Will, but for some reason, Bill appears to be one of the nicknames for William. This happens because, in the olden days, people are fond of swapping consonants when the English language was developing. People began to play with the language because there were no set rules then, so they changed names like William shortened to Bill instead of Will.
Liam is the last four digits of the name William. This makes it a perfect nickname for William. Beau is a common nickname for Robert, Beaufort, or Beauregard. However, Beau is also being used as a nickname for William. Liam - A shortened version of William, Liam is of Irish descent and makes a great nickname for William. If you are a jazz lover, this might be a nickname you gravitate towards. Whit - Short and sweet, Whit is a creative nickname for William.
It likely derives from an Old English origin. Willa - A more feminine option, Willa is a pretty choice for a nickname. Willard - If you want to play off of William but keep a nickname a little more formal, Willard is a creative way to go. Not all nicknames have to be childlike, and Willard gives you the choice to keep things a little more formal while still honoring William. Willem - Perhaps originating from a child not yet able to pronounce William, Willem is a cute and creative choice for a nickname.
Will - A more common nickname for William, but by choosing the beginning few letters Will makes a perfectly creative option. Willie - As with Billie, sometimes choosing a more creative spelling jazzes up a nickname just a little bit. Wills - Sometimes adding that extra letter gives a nickname just a little bit of an extra creative flare.
Willy - Now that many people choose the rhyming nickname, such as Billy, Willy is a little less common and therefore a creative choice for William. Wylie - A more unique spelling than Wiley, makes Wylie a creative option for a nickname.
The name Henry dates back to medieval England. Curiously, at that time, Hank was a diminutive for John. So how do we get Hank from Henry? Well, one theory says that Hendrick is the Dutch form of the English name Henry. Henk is the diminutive form of Hendrick, ergo, Hank from Henk. Hanks were hugely popular here in the States for many decades, though by the early 90s it no longer appeared in the top 1, names for baby boys. But Hank is making a comeback! In , it cracked the top 1,, settling at By it was up to The name Jack dates back to about 1, and was originally used as a generic name for peasants.
Over time, Jack worked his way into words such as lumberjack and steeplejack. Even jackass, the commonly used term for a donkey, retains its generic essence in the word Jack. Of course, John was once used as a generic name for English commoners and peasants, John Doe which could be why Jack came became his nickname. But the more likely explanation is that Normans added -kin when they wanted to make a diminutive. And Jen was their way of saying John. So little John became Jenkin and time turned that into Jakin, which ultimately became Jack.
What's this have to do with Charles? Not much, but it's interesting. However, Charles in Middle English was Chukken and that's probably where the nickname was born.
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