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The King, Charles III and The Queen Consort => The Prince and Princess of Wales => Topic started by: britannia on October 17, 2004, 11:38:59 AM

Title: Call me Wills!!!!??
Post by: britannia on October 17, 2004, 11:38:59 AM
yeah i know that's not an important question, but i'm interested in:

why is william called "wills" and not "will"????? has the "s" any meaning?

cause i think that "will" sounds really better and cuter!!!!!  :D  
Title: Call me Wills!!!!??
Post by: Windsor on October 17, 2004, 01:47:02 PM
Yes you right :)
WHY????? :huh:  
Title: Call me Wills!!!!??
Post by: GIGI on October 17, 2004, 03:29:04 PM
Maybe his mother called him like that!!
Title: Call me Wills!!!!??
Post by: Gems on October 17, 2004, 04:11:56 PM
cos that's just what people call him. everyone i know has i nick name if they have a big name like his. [/font]
Title: Call me Wills!!!!??
Post by: GIGI on October 17, 2004, 04:21:32 PM
Hey!!! NOW I KNOW, WHY!!! William, the shortest version is Will, but there is a word will, when people are reffering to the future!!! So, he wanted to be called Wills!!!

I'm a genius!!! :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :happytears:  :happytears: j/k
Title: Call me Wills!!!!??
Post by: Gems on October 17, 2004, 04:42:24 PM
QuoteHey!!! NOW I KNOW, WHY!!! William, the shortest version is Will, but there is a word will, when people are reffering to the future!!! So, he wanted to be called Wills!!!

I'm a genius!!! :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :happytears:  :happytears: j/k
a will is somethign you write before you die.  
Title: Call me Wills!!!!??
Post by: Hillery on October 17, 2004, 04:48:47 PM
I don't know but some people call me Hill and Hills,short for Hillery.There is really no reason behind my nickname.Maybe because I don't have mountains,only hills.
Title: Call me Wills!!!!??
Post by: Windsor on October 17, 2004, 04:49:50 PM
QuoteHey!!! NOW I KNOW, WHY!!! William, the shortest version is Will, but there is a word will, when people are reffering to the future!!! So, he wanted to be called Wills!!!

I'm a genius!!! :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :happytears:  :happytears: j/k
Now it makes sense!!!........Thanks :D  
Title: Call me Wills!!!!??
Post by: The Queen on October 17, 2004, 05:43:25 PM
Its better than Bill (Or Bills :P ).
Title: Call me Wills!!!!??
Post by: Gems on October 17, 2004, 06:01:02 PM
billy, willy [/font]
Title: Call me Wills!!!!??
Post by: britannia on October 17, 2004, 06:22:13 PM
yeah i also found it stupid to write: Will will (have.......)   that looks really strange.

but english is not my mothertongue and so this "s" in wills looks strange too. but you are right: bill would be worse......

i think "will" looks and sounds more pretty. it's also a "right" name, isn't it?  

B) If i would met him, i would call him Will!  B)  
Title: Call me Wills!!!!??
Post by: Windsor on October 17, 2004, 06:44:33 PM
I agree with you Britannia :)  
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Post by: Gems on October 17, 2004, 08:56:49 PM
What's that saying? "Call me anything but untidy?" or something like that. [/font]
Title: Call me Wills!!!!??
Post by: LisaG on October 17, 2004, 09:02:19 PM
His father apparently called him "Wills" during a photo shoot back when he was 2. I have never heard anyone else that actually knows him call him that in public. I often wonder if that's a name the press like to use kinda like how the press called John F Kennedy Jr "JohnJohn" No one in his family acutally called him that just the press.  I've heard William say a few times for people to call him "Will"
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Post by: Gocha on October 17, 2004, 09:37:56 PM
QuoteQUOTE (GIGI @ Oct 17 2004, 04:22 PM)
Hey!!! NOW I KNOW, WHY!!! William, the shortest version is Will, but there is a word will, when people are reffering to the future!!! So, he wanted to be called Wills!!!

I'm a genius!!!      j/k 

a will is somethign you write before you die.

QuoteI don't know but some people call me Hill and Hills,short for Hillery.There is really no reason behind my nickname.Maybe because I don't have mountains,only hills.

Hahaha :D you are people very funny:) I love your posts:)  
Title: Call me Wills!!!!??
Post by: ilovematt! on October 17, 2004, 11:10:49 PM
Yeah, he seems to ask people to call him Will, but I have heard a few people who supposedly know him refer to him as "Wills". Personally I like Wills better than Will, I think it's cuter. I've never heard anyone named William who calls himself Wills before, always Will, so it's distinct and cute.  :wub:  
Title: Call me Wills!!!!??
Post by: drvixen101 on October 18, 2004, 12:03:41 AM
QuoteYeah, he seems to ask people to call him Will, but I have heard a few people who supposedly know him refer to him as "Wills". Personally I like Wills better than Will, I think it's cuter. I've never heard anyone named William who calls himself Wills before, always Will, so it's distinct and cute.  :wub:
Same here I never heard anyone refer to themselves as "Wills" but hey if thats what he wants to be called then so be it. Plus didn't he tell those kids in Chile,who he was teaching english, to call him Wills. I dunno the "s" seems weird to me.
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Post by: LisaG on October 18, 2004, 02:12:04 AM
Actually he said Will. I remember him saying that to the kids and also to some press people once.  :)  
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Post by: Iris on October 18, 2004, 09:56:36 AM
His mates call him Will, check the banner on the car (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v350/irisfantastica/willybashmates.jpg)

this was taken when his friends arrived for his 21st birthday bash. (BBC news)
Title: Call me Wills!!!!??
Post by: screw_N_scott on October 18, 2004, 10:15:28 AM
because mummy and daddy wanted to be different. lol






Title: Call me Wills!!!!??
Post by: britannia on October 18, 2004, 03:57:34 PM
hey, i'm happy that he wants to be called will. (not that it changes my life :P )

but will..............................that sounds so brave and strong. and it's so "handy" cause it's only one syllable, e.g.  : Will, do this! Will do that!!!  :D  
Title: Call me Wills!!!!??
Post by: Stix Chix on October 18, 2004, 08:57:12 PM
QuoteHis mates call him Will, check the banner on the car (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v350/irisfantastica/willybashmates.jpg)

this was taken when his friends arrived for his 21st birthday bash. (BBC news)
Or they ran out of room for the s! ;)  :lol:  
Title: Call me Wills!!!!??
Post by: Stix Chix on October 18, 2004, 09:00:55 PM
Quotewhy is william called "wills" and not "will"????? has the "s" any meaning?
I heard it was a Sloane Ranger thing to add an s to the ends of words.  Like calling your dad "dads" (which mine hates! :lol:)
So I guess Diana started it up even if Charles was the first to call him that in public.

I think it's cute!  But Will is a bit more mature.  ;)  
Title: Call me Wills!!!!??
Post by: drvixen101 on October 18, 2004, 09:11:45 PM
Who is Sloane Ranger? Sorry if I'm off topic but I just wanted to know.
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Post by: Stix Chix on October 18, 2004, 09:25:17 PM
QuoteWho is Sloane Ranger? Sorry if I'm off topic but I just wanted to know.
It was what the young trendy upper-class ladies living on Sloane Street in London were called.  Diana lived there with friends before she married Charles.  
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Post by: drvixen101 on October 18, 2004, 09:36:05 PM
Thans Gems Gems.
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Post by: screw_N_scott on October 21, 2004, 08:06:01 AM
lol they jsut ran out of room

lol and were making a topic out of it oh my god





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