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[drunkontea.livejournal.com]

I tend to like alternatives (for lack of a better word) to classic names better. For example

Willem and/or Liam to William
Edwin to Edward

Wdyt, or are they completely different names to you? What other "alternatives" can you think of?

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[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Willem is just another legit version of William and Edwin is not Edward from what I know.. so I wouldn't define them "alternative". You just don't like classic names, and that's fine :)

The only "alternative" thing about names that I can think of are those names where people are trying too hard to make them "alternative". So basically the whole kr8yvv trend and such.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I meant to say that if a name has legit variants, then I don't see what there is about them that makes them anymore alternative then its "root" name ;)

For example, Isabella stems from Elizabeth, but I don't consider Isabella as "alternative".

[icebyrd67.livejournal.com]

i like edvard. weird, i know

[drunkontea.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I meant legitimate names that are a variant of more classic, timeless names. I really couldn't find another word for it other than "alternative". (I hate "kr8yvv" names though. Blech.)

[djador.livejournal.com]

I know brothers named Edwin and Edward. They have 4 other brothers with completely unrelated names. Anyway, I like the name Edward a lot more than Edwin but that might have a little bit to do with the fact that I like Edward the person more than Edwin and have a hard time looking at the names completely unbiased.

I do like Willem though, I'm not sure if I like it any more than William though.

[sweatydog.livejournal.com]

I like both Edwin and Edward.

[monalyssasmile.livejournal.com]

I prefer Edwin to Edward anyway. My mom would kill me if I ever used the name Edward anyway, she'd probably kill me if I used any Ed- name actually. Good thing I don't like Edwin enough to use it.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i prefer william, liam and edward.

i see edwin and edward as two completely different names, and i see willem and william as two variations on the same name.

as for liam, i like it alone and as a nickname for william.

[thorabrighid.livejournal.com]

I like Edward, but I don't like Edwin. I do like Edmund though.

[amspeck-myworld.livejournal.com]

I prefer Wilfred to William and Edmund to Edward :)