Hello! So I recently noticed a trend in the type of boys names I like. The names themselves are classic and perhaps a bit underused but the nicknames are quite uncommon. Some examples include:
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] nn [name_m]Fritz[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ned[/name_m]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] nn [name_m]Hank[/name_m]
Could you help me come up with more names like this? I know for sure that we can’t use kit or hank for various reasons but I love that type of name and was hoping you could help me expand our list. Thanks, as always, for your time!
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] nn [name_m]Jonty[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] nn [name_m]Cole[/name_m]/ [name_m]Claus[/name_m]
[name_u]Wallace[/name_u] nn [name_m]Ace[/name_m]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m] nn [name_m]Hitch[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] nn [name_m]Huck[/name_m]
[name_m]Roger[/name_m] nn [name_m]Dodge[/name_m]
[name_m]Roderick[/name_m] nn Rook
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] nn Patch
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] nn [name_u]Jazz[/name_u]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m] nn [name_u]Jules[/name_u]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m] nn [name_u]Chase[/name_u]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] nn [name_u]Jem[/name_u]
Phillip nn Flip
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] nn [name_m]Kip[/name_m] or [name_m]Topher[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m] nn [name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m] nn [name_m]Duke[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] nn Zay
[name_m]Charles[/name_m] nn [name_m]Chaz[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] nn [name_m]Nate[/name_m], [name_u]Nat[/name_u]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m] nn [name_u]Bertie[/name_u]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m] nn [name_m]Pip[/name_m]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u] nn Mill or [name_m]Miles[/name_m]
There were loads more diminutives in medieval times, I think, mainly because the common names were a lot more common so people needed to differentiate themselves. Here are some from Behind the Name:
[name_m]Julian[/name_m] nn [name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m] nn [name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m] nn [name_u]Drew[/name_u]
[name_m]Chester[/name_m] nn [name_m]Chet[/name_m]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] nn [name_u]Van[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] nn [name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ike[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] nn [name_u]Jem[/name_u]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m] nn [name_u]Jay[/name_u]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]/[name_m]Malachi[/name_m] nn [name_m]Mac[/name_m]
[name_m]Mordecai[/name_m] nn [name_u]Cai[/name_u]/[name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] nn [name_m]Nate[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicolas[/name_m] nn [name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_m]Sylvester[/name_m]/[name_m]Sylvan[/name_m] nn [name_m]Sly[/name_m]