I’m looking to name my 3rd boy. The other two are zebulon ([name_m]Zeb[/name_m]) and augustus ([name_u]Gus[/name_u]). We like rarer, longer names but that have a friendly short nickname. We’ve talked about nereus (a family name) but SO other isn’t sold on it as a first name. [name_m]Finneas[/name_m], [name_m]Caradoc[/name_m], [name_m]Lafayette[/name_m], and [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] have been discussed. We seem to find names or nicknames we like but struggle to fine both in one name. SO does not like having to get creative to get to the nickname. [name_m]Randal[/name_m] will likely be the middle name but [name_m]Nereus[/name_m] isn’t out if the running. Thanks in advance for any help.
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I really love the idea of [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] nn [name_u]Poe[/name_u] with your sibset- [name_m]Zeb[/name_m], [name_u]Gus[/name_u] and [name_u]Poe[/name_u] would be so cute
Some more ideas:
[name_m]Roland[/name_m] nn [name_f]Ro[/name_f]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] nn [name_m]Kip[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] nn [name_u]Bo[/name_u]
[name_m]Percival[/name_m] nn [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]/ [name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_u]Peregrine[/name_u] nn [name_u]Pippin[/name_u]/ [name_u]Pip[/name_u]
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m] nn [name_u]Zeke[/name_u]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] nn [name_u]Van[/name_u]
[name_u]Oberon[/name_u] nn [name_u]Bo[/name_u]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u] nn [name_m]Ry[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Brannigan[/name_m] nn [name_u]Bran[/name_u]
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How about
Jediah ([name_m]Jed[/name_m])
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] ([name_u]Sonny[/name_u])
[name_m]Nicodemus[/name_m] ([name_u]Nico[/name_u])
[name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] ([name_f]Nel[/name_f])
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] ([name_m]Iggy[/name_m])
[name_m]Tiberius[/name_m] ([name_u]Rio[/name_u])
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m] ([name_u]Sandy[/name_u])
[name_m]Merrick[/name_m] ([name_f]Merry[/name_f])
Rexwell ( [name_u]Rex[/name_u])
[name_m]Ebenezer[/name_m] ([name_m]Ned[/name_m]/Eben)
Olivander ([name_u]Ollie[/name_u])
[name_m]Thackeray[/name_m] ( [name_u]Ray[/name_u])
[name_u]Constantine[/name_u] ([name_m]Stan[/name_m])
[name_m]Barthelemy[/name_m] ([name_u]Remy[/name_u])
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] ( [name_m]Barney[/name_m])
[name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] ([name_m]Leo[/name_m])
[name_m]Melville[/name_m] ([name_m]Ville[/name_m])
[name_m]Cassander[/name_m] ( [name_m]Anders[/name_m]/Cas)
[name_u]Jericho[/name_u] ( [name_u]Jerry[/name_u])
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m] ( [name_u]Kai[/name_u])
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] ([name_m]Seb[/name_m])
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m] ([name_m]Abe[/name_m])
Tobias/ Tobiah (Toby)
Balthazar (Bee/Taz)
Obadiah (Obi)
Thaddeus (Theo)
Aurelius ( Rio)
Octavius (Otto)
Octavian nn [name_u]Tavi[/name_u]
[name_m]Valerian[/name_m] nn [name_u]Val[/name_u]
[name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] nn [name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Johannes[/name_m] nn [name_u]Joey[/name_u]
[name_m]Maximilian[/name_m] nn [name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_m]Nicodemus[/name_m] nn [name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_m]Balthazar[/name_m] nn [name_m]Baz[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmond[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ed[/name_m]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m] nn [name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Horatio[/name_m] nn [name_u]Ray[/name_u] or Tio
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ben[/name_m] or [name_m]Ned[/name_m]
[name_u]Peregrine[/name_u] nn [name_u]Perry[/name_u] or [name_u]Pip[/name_u] or [name_u]Penn[/name_u]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] nn Ev
Bozidar (Boz)
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]
D’Artagnan
[name_m]Fisher[/name_m]
[name_m]Galileo[/name_m]
[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Mortimer[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilead[/name_m]
[name_m]Osmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m]
Zebulon, [name_m]Augustus[/name_m], & _______:
Devereux [name_m]Randal[/name_m] “[name_m]Dex[/name_m]”
[name_m]Cassius[/name_m] [name_m]Randal[/name_m] “[name_m]Cash[/name_m]”
[name_m]Osiris[/name_m] [name_m]Randall[/name_m] “[name_m]Ozzy[/name_m]”
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m] [name_m]Nereus[/name_m]
[name_m]Nereus[/name_m] [name_m]Randal[/name_m] “[name_m]Nero[/name_m]”
[name_u]Remington[/name_u] [name_m]Nereus[/name_m] “[name_u]Remy[/name_u]”
[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u] [name_m]Randal[/name_m] “[name_m]Bear[/name_m]”
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] [name_m]Randal[/name_m] “[name_m]Iggy[/name_m]”
[name_m]Kipling[/name_m] [name_m]Randal[/name_m] “[name_m]Kip[/name_m]”
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u] [name_m]Nereus[/name_m] “[name_m]Leo[/name_m]”
[name_m]Harland[/name_m] [name_m]Randal[/name_m] “[name_m]Hank[/name_m]” “[name_u]Harley[/name_u]”
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u] [name_m]Randal[/name_m] “[name_u]Rory[/name_u]”
[name_m]Ulysses[/name_m] [name_m]Randal[/name_m] “[name_u]Sully[/name_u]”
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m] [name_m]Nereus[/name_m] “[name_u]Lux[/name_u]” “[name_u]Lou[/name_u]” “[name_m]Len[/name_m]”
[name_m]Alastair[/name_m] [name_m]Randal[/name_m] “[name_m]Alec[/name_m]”
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] [name_m]Nereus[/name_m] “[name_u]Van[/name_u]”
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] [name_m]Randal[/name_m] “[name_u]Gio[/name_u]”
[name_m]Balthazar[/name_m] [name_m]Randal[/name_m] “[name_m]Baz[/name_m]”
[name_m]Torian[/name_m]/Taurean [name_m]Randal[/name_m] “[name_u]Rory[/name_u]”
[name_m]Percival[/name_m] [name_m]Nereus[/name_m] “[name_u]Percy[/name_u]”
[name_m]Quinton[/name_m] [name_m]Randal[/name_m] “[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]” “[name_u]Quincy[/name_u]”
[name_m]Darius[/name_m] [name_m]Randal[/name_m]
[name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m] [name_m]Nereus[/name_m] “[name_m]Enzo[/name_m]”
[name_u]Oberon[/name_u] [name_m]Randal[/name_m] “[name_m]Obie[/name_m]” “[name_m]Bear[/name_m]”
[name_m]Valerian[/name_m] [name_m]Randal[/name_m] “[name_u]Valor[/name_u]”
I love [name_m]Zebulon[/name_m] 
I’m glad someone could use it if I can’t!
[name_m]Llewellyn[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Lou[/name_u])
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Abe[/name_m])
[name_m]Ebenezer[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Ben[/name_m])
[name_m]Emmanuel[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Manny[/name_m], [name_m]Emrys[/name_m])
[name_m]Salvatore[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Sal[/name_u], [name_m]Thor[/name_m])
[name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Leon[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m])
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] (nn [name_m]Lance[/name_m])
[name_m]Gulliver[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Gil[/name_m])
[name_u]Montgomery[/name_u] (nn [name_u]Moe[/name_u], [name_m]Monty[/name_m])
[name_m]Belvedere[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Bear[/name_m])
[name_m]Marmaduke[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Duke[/name_u])
[name_u]Carlisle[/name_u] (nn [name_m]Carl[/name_m], [name_u]Cal[/name_u], [name_u]Lyle[/name_u])
Murdock (nn Murry, Doc)
Cadogan
I LOVE your names!
I think a full name with the nn [name_m]Oz[/name_m] or [name_m]Cas[/name_m] would fit perfectly! I have a whole list of those, if you’re interested!
Otherwise, here’s a few more:
Adonai nn [name_f]Ado[/name_f]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m] nn [name_u]Van[/name_u]
[name_u]Jensen[/name_u] nn [name_m]Jens[/name_m]
[name_m]Roswell[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ross[/name_m] or [name_m]Wells[/name_m]
[name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m] nn [name_u]Wolf[/name_u] or Wolfie
[name_u]Schuyler[/name_u] (pronounced [name_u]Skyler[/name_u]) nn [name_u]Sky[/name_u]
Nereus is cool. It doesn’t seem to have an easy nickname like the others though.
What about:
[name_m]Ossian[/name_m] “[name_m]Ozzy[/name_m]”
[name_m]Nicandro[/name_m] “[name_u]Nico[/name_u]”
[name_m]Massimo[/name_m] “[name_u]Mo[/name_u]”
[name_u]Taliesin[/name_u] “[name_u]Tal[/name_u]”
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m] “[name_u]Day[/name_u]”
[name_m]Gillespie[/name_m] “[name_m]Gil[/name_m]”
[name_m]Macauley[/name_m] “[name_m]Mac[/name_m]”
[name_m]Lowell[/name_m] “[name_m]Loewy[/name_m]”
[name_m]Balthazar[/name_m] “[name_f]Aly[/name_f]”
[name_m]Obadiah[/name_m] “[name_m]Obi[/name_m]/Bo”
Thank you all for the suggestions. There are several we like. I really like the idea of nereus randall and calling him nero, but is it too associated with the emperor?
I think it’s fine. How about the nickname [name_u]Rio[/name_u] if you are concerned. I think [name_m]Nikias[/name_m] is also nice NN [name_u]Kai[/name_u]!