[name_m]Hi[/name_m], this is my first time posting here so I hope I do it right!
I’m wondering if [name_u]Rory[/name_u] can be a nickname for [name_m]Russell[/name_m]. If I have a son, he will be named after his father and will be IV.
[name_m]Russell[/name_m] is the middle name, and the baby will have close relatives with the same first name and middle name and variations of both ([name_m]Russ[/name_m], [name_m]Russell[/name_m], [name_m]Rusty[/name_m] etc.). [name_m]Rusty[/name_m] = something red and [name_u]Rory[/name_u] = red king. Is this too much of a stretch? [name_m]Will[/name_m] our family’s side eye the nick name? I really like the name [name_u]Rory[/name_u] but I don’t like [name_m]Russell[/name_m] or any variation of it (however I’m completely fine carrying on the namesake). There are no nicknames for the first name that aren’t taken either. 
Thanks in advance!
I think it works. It’s not the most obvious nickname, but it’s impossible to stick to the obvious when there are so many other Russells. Your son should stand out, and [name_u]Rory[/name_u] is a fun way to do that, without being too much of a stretch.
It’s not intuitive, but in your situation where you want to pass the name down but don’t want to use a traditional nickname, it works well enough. I mean, I know someone who is [name_m]Ronald[/name_m] [name_m]Wayne[/name_m] III and has always gone by [name_m]Jack[/name_m] because his dad wanted to pass down the family name and his mom wanted to name him [name_m]Jack[/name_m], and [name_u]Rory[/name_u]/[name_m]Russell[/name_m] is a lot closer than that! I really like [name_u]Rory[/name_u] as a name as well.
Thank you for the feedback. [name_m]How[/name_m] can we “enforce” (for lack of a better word) the nickname? [name_f]Do[/name_f] we just say “XYZ is his name but we are going to call him [name_u]Rory[/name_u]”? Or do we ask people to call him that? I’m so non confrontational!
I think it works 
Especially in this situation. I like [name_u]Rory[/name_u].
I would be very upfront from the start about everyone calling him [name_u]Rory[/name_u]. I don’t see why it should bother anyone, since several people in the family share the same name it would just make things less confusing anyway. If you and your SO only call him [name_u]Rory[/name_u] then everyone else will likely do the same.
I think it could work - introduce him as [name_u]Rory[/name_u], make sure it’s on his forms when he goes to school etc and I’m sure people will catch on. Perhaps get it printed on something too, so people will associate it with him
Could you even consider adding it as a second middle?