We’re expecting baby number 3 in [name_u]August[/name_u], my guess is it’ll be a boy. Can you please inspire me as we’re stuck for names. We talk about [name_u]Francis[/name_u] (nn [name_m]Fred[/name_m]), [name_m]Frederic[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Fred[/name_m]) and [name_m]Solomon[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Sol[/name_m] or [name_m]Solly[/name_m]). But I’m not in love with any of these.
A formal/long old man name with a nickname option is what I’m hoping for!
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] nn [name_m]Nate[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] nn [name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] nn [name_m]Alec[/name_m], [name_u]Alex[/name_u], [name_u]Lex[/name_u], [name_m]Xan[/name_m], [name_m]Xander[/name_m]…
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] nn [name_m]Seb[/name_m], [name_m]Bas[/name_m], [name_m]Baz[/name_m]
[name_m]Lennox[/name_m] nn [name_m]Knox[/name_m]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m] nn [name_m]Don[/name_m], [name_m]Donny[/name_m], [name_u]Van[/name_u]
Some great suggestions, thanks berries. I’ve always been fond of [name_m]Abraham[/name_m] nn [name_m]Abe[/name_m] but my husband is not on board! [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] or [name_u]Constantine[/name_u] are interesting, what would the nicknames be?
I’ll workshop [name_m]Montgomery[/name_m]/[name_m]Monty[/name_m] with my husband, it’s appealing!
Ooh, I quite like [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] too. [name_m]Iggy[/name_m] and [name_m]Nate[/name_m] are cute. But are [name_m]Augustus[/name_m] and [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] too similar?
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m] and [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] are too similar for some, but I, personally, would do it if you use nicknames most of the time.
[name_u]Gus[/name_u] and [name_m]Iggy[/name_m] is downright irresistible :).
Nameberry’s database has no nickname suggestions for [name_u]Constantine[/name_u] (do you like [name_m]Stan[/name_m] or [name_m]Stanton[/name_m]?), but suggests “[name_u]Neely[/name_u]” for [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] as in the novel, “A Tree Grows in [name_u]Brooklyn[/name_u].”