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[mandy-23.livejournal.com]

What does everyone think of the name Willem? It's dutch and means strong-willed warrior. What middle name would you put with it? I've had a lot of people say they didn't like it and I should just use the name William...thoughts?

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[museofmyself.livejournal.com]

I like it. It makes me think of the actor Willem Dafoe, which is a very good thing. :)

[mystickiwi.livejournal.com]

I concur! He was the first person I thought of!

That being said, I like Willem, but I think a child with that name would constantly have to correct people who would spell it William.

[mandy-23.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I thought about that. I was considering just using the name William but I still like Willem better. My mom has to correct people all the time with her name so I don't really want to have to impose that on my own child. :)

[mandy-23.livejournal.com]

I had no idea that was his name! lol. I had to look up the name to see who you were talking about but I really like him as an actor so thats another plus for the name. :)

[eleanorgrace.livejournal.com]

I love him; I thought of him first, as well.

I think it's a great name. It's different but not strange, it has good nick-name options (the same as William, I'd assume), and it's easy to spell.

I don't think telling people how to spell your name all the time is a big deal, either, if that's a concern of yours. I always have to spell "Eleanor," and it's not a detriment in any way. Usually I just let people spell it wrong if it's not on official paperwork or anything.

And if you like it more than William, I think you shouldn't feel pressured to William just because the latter is more common.

[daveandmonika.livejournal.com]

Well, you couldn't really use Liam, which is a populare nn for William, but you could use Lem which I think is pretty cool.