"because I'm not going to be that person that calls her partner 'dad' or 'father'" -Mrs. Flipp on why Wilson is only a middle name candidate
there's also the volleyball issue 
I am called Wil. 2 "wills" makes confusion. alternate appellation needed
can testify that if the kid is differentiated by a "-y" he may never be rid of it 
ha good luck with that
also: all Beowulf character names have been nixed
yes coyote has a point
yep, people HALF my age sometimes address me with a trailing -y because my sisters never lost the habit 
how about 'coyote' ?
seems like you could explain to them what a 'diminuitive' and how it is inappropriate for them to use one with you
Aww, it's ok — to me, more amusing than annoying 
reeko: yes, exactly: Cootey