See the results of this poll: Which boys name and nickname do you prefer?
Respondents: 38 (This poll is closed)
- Theodore/ Theo : 24 (63%)
- Benjamin/ Benji/ Ben: 14 (37%)
Really like both of these!
My favourite biblical names would have to be [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] (Ez?) and [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] ([name_m]Nate[/name_m])
I love them both!
I went with [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] because it’s my favourite out of the two of them, but I love [name_m]Benji[/name_m] as a nickname for [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]. I prefer [name_m]Ted[/name_m]/[name_u]Teddy[/name_u] for [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] just that little bit more but I also love [name_u]Theo[/name_u].
I voted for [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] because I really love it. [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] is fantastic too but very few nicknames beat [name_m]Benji[/name_m] in my opinion …
I went for [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] / [name_u]Theo[/name_u] as [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] is such a cute nickname and it’s a bit more different to [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m].
While I absolutely love the nickname [name_m]Benji[/name_m], I would be scared it would be shortened to [name_m]Ben[/name_m] instead which as I think it is a bit dull (but that could just be because I was born in 80’s UK and [name_m]Ben[/name_m] was an extremely common name around that time. Maybe it’s different in the US).
Both are great - I went for [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] out of personal preference and because I prefer [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] to [name_u]Theo[/name_u] as a nn for [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]. [name_u]Jem[/name_u] could also make a cool nn for [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m].
Other biblical names with cool nicknames:
[name_m]Jared[/name_m] ([name_m]Jed[/name_m])
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] (Solo/[name_m]Solly[/name_m])
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] ([name_m]Zac[/name_m])
[name_m]Asher[/name_m] ([name_u]Ash[/name_u])
I also love pp’s suggestion on [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] nn [name_m]Nate[/name_m].
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m] nn zac or ike
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m] nn bram
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m] nn [name_m]Zeke[/name_m]
[name_m]Manuel[/name_m] , [name_m]Emanuel[/name_m] nn [name_m]Manny[/name_m]
I voted for [name_m]Theodore[/name_m].
My favorite Biblical names are:
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] ([name_m]Gabe[/name_m])
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m] ([name_u]Cal[/name_u])
[name_m]Lazarus[/name_m] (Laz)
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] ([name_m]Deon[/name_m])
[name_m]Jethro[/name_m] ([name_u]Jet[/name_u])
I love [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] with either nn.
Others-
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ike[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m] nn [name_m]Sy[/name_m]
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m] nn [name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u] is translated to God
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] is God’s Gift ‘dore’ being gift
And [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] is also translated to blessed one.
I voted theo but [name_m]Ben[/name_m] is also good, more commonly used though. There are soo many ‘biblical’ names, perhaps if you’re looking for something that sounds ‘Biblical’, longer, looks good on paper like these but has a more modern fun nn… Maybe decide what you mean by ‘Biblical’ do you want just any name you can find in the Bible or something that has a definition that connects to God or something religious in a specific way that might help you find a few options?
I voted for [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m].
I’d also suggest [name_m]Levi[/name_m], [name_m]Judah[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Jude[/name_u]), [name_m]Asher[/name_m], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Gabe[/name_m]), [name_m]Silas[/name_m], [name_u]Micah[/name_u], [name_m]Elijah[/name_m], [name_m]Jonah[/name_m], and [name_u]Noah[/name_u].
My first ideas were things like [name_m]Asher[/name_m] nn [name_u]Ash[/name_u], [name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m] nn [name_m]Zeke[/name_m], [name_m]Josiah[/name_m] nn [name_u]Si[/name_u]/[name_m]Sy[/name_m]/[name_m]Cy[/name_m], [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] nn [name_u]Free[/name_u] (where I’m from, most people say [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] as ee-free-yum, so I think [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] nn [name_u]Free[/name_u] is pretty cool, even though I generally say it EFF-rum these days), [name_m]Judah[/name_m] nn [name_u]Jude[/name_u], etc.? Or are you looking for a more traditional Biblical name ([name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], [name_m]Samuel[/name_m], [name_m]Daniel[/name_m], [name_u]Michael[/name_u], [name_m]Caleb[/name_m], etc?). I think [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] nn [name_m]Thane[/name_m] or [name_u]Niall[/name_u] is pretty coo, too, or [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] nn [name_u]Dane[/name_u]/[name_u]Niall[/name_u], [name_m]Caleb[/name_m] nn [name_u]Cal[/name_u], etc…
Of your two options, I like them both a lot. I am not a huge [name_m]Benji[/name_m] fan, but [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ben[/name_m] was one of my first favorite boy’s names, so I’m still quite partial to it. I like but don’t love [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], but I really love [name_u]Theo[/name_u]. I could go either way, honestly. They’re both really great names.
Good luck!