Our sons are
[name]Theodore[/name] nn [name]Theo[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] nn [name]Nate[/name]
[name]Finnian[/name] nn [name]Finn[/name]
I am looking for names that go with the theme. They are long known but not common names that can be shortened to a four letter nn that can stand alone as a name. Any tips?
[name]Jackson[/name] nn [name]Jack[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] nn [name]Nick[/name]/[name]Nico[/name]
[name]Zachary[/name] nn [name]Zach[/name]/[name]Zack[/name]
[name]Matthew[/name] or [name]Mattias[/name] nn [name]Matt[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name] nn [name]Alex[/name]
[name]Jonathan[/name] nn [name]John[/name]
[name]William[/name] nn [name]Will[/name]/[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Anthony[/name] nn [name]Tony[/name]
Thank-you, all the above have been used in my family except [name]Jack[/name] which is too common for me. This is hard!
[name]Andrew[/name] “[name]Andy[/name] / [name]Drew[/name]”, [name]Albert[/name] “[name]Alby[/name] / [name]Bert[/name]”, [name]Isaac[/name] “[name]Zak[/name]”, [name]Harrison[/name] “[name]Harry[/name]”, [name]Alexander[/name] “[name]Alex[/name] / [name]Lex[/name]”, [name]Edmund[/name] / [name]Edward[/name] “[name]Eddy[/name]”, [name]Jeremy[/name] “[name]Jem[/name]”, Niklaus “[name]Nik[/name] / [name]Klaus[/name]”, [name]Sebastian[/name] “[name]Seb[/name]”, [name]Weston[/name] “[name]West[/name]”? 
[name]Beckett[/name] - [name]Beck[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name] - [name]Dash[/name]
[name]Jeremiah[/name] - [name]Remy[/name]
[name]Julian[/name] - [name]Jude[/name]
[name]Frederick[/name] - [name]Fred[/name]
[name]Leonardo[/name] - [name]Leon[/name]
[name]Thorsten[/name] - [name]Thor[/name]
[name]Ezekiel[/name] - [name]Zeke[/name]
[name]Everett[/name] - [name]Ever[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name] - [name]Toby[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name] - [name]Gabe[/name]
[name]Greyson[/name]/[name]Graham[/name] - [name]Grey[/name]
[name]Wolfgang[/name] - [name]Wolf[/name]
[name]Kieran[/name] - [name]Kier[/name]
[name]Morrison[/name] - [name]Moss[/name]
[name]Hamilton[/name]/[name]Miller[/name] - [name]Milo[/name]
[name]Dominic[/name] - [name]Nico[/name]
[name]Lucian[/name] - [name]Luke[/name]
[name]How[/name] about [name]Harrison[/name] - [name]Hank[/name]?
[name]Nicholas[/name] - [name]Cole[/name]
[name]Clayton[/name] - [name]Clay[/name]
[name]Curtis[/name] - [name]Curt[/name]
[name]Harold[/name]/[name]Harrison[/name] - [name]Hank[/name]
[name]Joshua[/name] - [name]Josh[/name]
[name]Christopher[/name] - [name]Kipp[/name]
[name]Cormac[/name] - [name]Mac[/name]/[name]Mack[/name]
[name]Zachary[/name] - [name]Zach[/name]
[name]Ezekiel[/name] - [name]Zeke[/name]
[name]Reuben[/name] nn [name]Ben[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name] nn [name]Ro[/name]
[name]Julian[/name] nn [name]Jules[/name]
[name]Samson[/name] nn [name]Sam[/name]
[name]Crispin[/name] nn [name]Chris[/name]
[name]Tobiah[/name] nn [name]Toby[/name]
[name]Peregrine[/name] nn [name]Perry[/name]/[name]Pippin[/name]
[name]Dorian[/name] nn [name]Dory[/name]
[name]Augustus[/name] nn [name]Gus[/name]
I like your names! Here are some others that might go with them.
[name]Sebastian[/name] nn [name]Seb[/name]
[name]Gregory[/name] nn [name]Greg[/name]
[name]Matthias[/name] nn [name]Matt[/name]
[name]Leopold[/name] nn [name]Leo[/name]
[name]Alastair[/name] nn [name]Ali[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] nn [name]Ollie[/name]
[name]Alonzo[/name] nn [name]Lon[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name] nn [name]Gabe[/name]
[name]Julian[/name] nn [name]Jules[/name] or [name]Jude[/name]
[name]Cassius[/name] nn [name]Cash[/name] or [name]Cass[/name]
[name]Ezekiel[/name] nn [name]Zeke[/name]
Already mentioned but i also like
[name]Frederick[/name] nn [name]Fred[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name] nn [name]Dash[/name]
[name]Ezekiel[/name] nn [name]Zeke[/name] and [name]WIlliam[/name] nn [name]Will[/name] are fantastic!
Thanks, of the above I like [name]Tobias[/name] [name]Toby[/name] but can’t use it as I want individual intitials and [name]Theo[/name] is a T already.
I also like [name]William[/name] [name]Liam[/name] not [name]Will[/name] but DH doesn’t.
All other names veto’d or used by family (the issue of large close families!!!)
[name]Anderson[/name] nn [name]Andy[/name]
[name]Cassius[/name] nn [name]Cash[/name], [name]Cass[/name]
[name]Davis[/name], nn [name]Dave[/name]
[name]Dorian[/name] nn [name]Dory[/name], [name]Ryan[/name]
[name]Francis[/name] nn [name]Frank[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name] nn [name]Gabe[/name]
[name]Harvey[/name] nn [name]Hank[/name]
[name]Judah[/name] nn [name]Jude[/name]
[name]Leopold[/name] nn [name]Leo[/name]
Leverett nn Rett, [name]Lev[/name], [name]Levi[/name]
[name]Louis[/name], nn [name]Lou[/name], [name]Louie[/name]
[name]Lucian[/name] nn [name]Luke[/name]
[name]Maximillian[/name] nn [name]Max[/name]
[name]Micah[/name] nn [name]Mike[/name]
[name]Orion[/name] nn [name]Ryan[/name], [name]Ori[/name]
[name]Patrick[/name] nn [name]Pat[/name], [name]Rick[/name]
Oh man. I’m swooning over here. All of your sons names are names I’ve heavily considered for my son and future sons. Some suggestions for brothers of [name]Theodore[/name], [name]Nathaniel[/name], and [name]Finnian[/name].
[name]Abram[/name] ([name]Bram[/name])
[name]Beckett[/name] ([name]Beck[/name])
[name]Graham[/name] ([name]Gray[/name])
[name]Miles[/name] ([name]Milo[/name])
[name]Peter[/name] ([name]Pete[/name])
If you’d be open to a non-4 letter nn or a name that’s already 4 letters or doesn’t really have a nn, then maybe:
[name]August[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name] ([name]Ben[/name])
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]George[/name]
[name]Hugo[/name]/[name]Hugh[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name] ([name]Sam[/name])
Hmm, this is a toughie. You might have to consider nicknames that aren’t four-lettered.
[name]Evander[/name] - [name]Evan[/name]
[name]Jacob[/name] - [name]Jake[/name] ([name]Tobias[/name] & [name]Jacob[/name]/[name]Toby[/name] & [name]Jake[/name] sounds great)
[name]Elijah[/name]/[name]Elliott[/name]/[name]Ellington[/name] - [name]Eli[/name]
[name]Archibald[/name] - [name]Archie[/name]
[name]Christian[/name] - [name]Chris[/name]
[name]Lysander[/name] - [name]Andy[/name]
[name]Whitman[/name]/[name]Whittaker[/name] - [name]Whit[/name]
[name]Campbell[/name]/[name]Cameron[/name] - [name]Cam[/name]
[name]Alistair[/name] - [name]Ali[/name]
[name]Malcolm[/name] - [name]Colm[/name]
[name]Cormac[/name] - [name]Mack[/name]
[name]Harrison[/name] - [name]Hayes[/name]/[name]Harry[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name] - [name]Ralph[/name]
[name]Jedidiah[/name] - [name]Jedd[/name]
[name]Maximilian[/name] - [name]Max[/name]
[name]Callahan[/name] - [name]Cal[/name]
[name]Wilder[/name] - [name]Wild[/name]
[name]Gulliver[/name] - [name]Levi[/name] (?)
[name]Forrester[/name] - [name]Ford[/name]
Trying to find a few that aren’t mentioned yet, but I may have repeats:
[name]Colton[/name]- [name]Cole[/name]
[name]Matthias[/name] - [name]Matt[/name]
[name]Anderson[/name]- [name]Andy[/name]
[name]Alvin[/name]- [name]Al[/name]/ [name]Alvy[/name]
[name]Albert[/name] - [name]Alby[/name] / [name]Al[/name]
[name]Barnaby[/name]- [name]Barney[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name] - [name]Ben[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name] -[name]Benji[/name]
[name]Davis[/name] - [name]Dave[/name]
[name]Xavier[/name] - Xavy
[name]Victor[/name] - [name]Vic[/name]
[name]Samson[/name] - [name]Sam[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name]- [name]Sam[/name]
[name]Roscoe[/name] - [name]Ros[/name] / [name]Ross[/name]
[name]Edison[/name] / [name]Edgar[/name] / [name]Edmond[/name] - [name]Ed[/name] / [name]Eddie[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] - [name]Ollie[/name] / [name]Olly[/name]
[name]Jeremiah[/name] / [name]Jeremy[/name] - [name]Jem[/name]
[name]George[/name] - [name]Geo[/name]
[name]Garrison[/name] - [name]Gary[/name]
[name]Jeffery[/name] / [name]Jefferson[/name] - [name]Jeff[/name]
Good luck and Congrats!
[name]How[/name] about
[name]Walter[/name] - [name]Walt[/name]
[name]Lincoln[/name] - [name]Link[/name]/[name]Linc[/name]
If you expanded your rules slightly, but with a similar flavor
[name]Francis[/name] - [name]Frank[/name]
[name]Desmond[/name] - [name]Des[/name]
[name]Calvin[/name] - [name]Cal[/name]
[name]Reginald[/name] - [name]Reggie[/name]
[name]Sullivan[/name] - [name]Sully[/name]
Or
[name]Griffin[/name] - [name]Griff[/name]
Gabriel- Gabe
Harrison- Haz
Jefferson- Jeff
Lincoln- Linc
Shaughnessy- Sean/Shaun
Malachi- Mal or Kai
Maksim- Maks
Marmaduke- Duke
Rafferty- Raff- my favorite!
Elijah- Eli
Gifford- Giff/Giffy
Justin- Just
Nicholas- Cole
Coleman- Cole
Anthony- Tony
Timothy- Tim/Timmy
Cornelius- Cory or Neil
Billington- Billy
Tatum- Tate
Jacoby- Jake or Coby
Damien- Dame
Seamus- Shea
Jameson- Jame/Jamie/Jay/James
Joshua- Josh
Douglass- Doug
Raymond- Ray
Raphael- Raph
Fitzgerald- Fitz
Solomon- Saul
Dexter- Dex
Not sure if these were mentioned yet…
[name]Jethro[/name] nn [name]Jett[/name]
[name]Michael[/name] nn [name]Mike[/name]
[name]Clayton[/name] nn [name]Clay[/name]
[name]Evander[/name] nn [name]Evan[/name]