Sam, then your nephews and nieces can call you Uncle Sam, they'd probably learn to hate you though =P.
Pick a versatile name. English has a lot of them.
If you pick Richard, you could be called Rich, Rick, or ----.
With William you can be Will or Bill, Nathaniel can be Nate or Nathan (most likely Nate-dog).
Seriously does anyone here know someone named Nate that they don't call Nate-dog?
Homer J. SimpsonJudge Fudge said:Jay. Your nickname can be J