[name_m]Hi[/name_m] Berries!
Lately I’ve been loving the name [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] - nn [name_m]Nate[/name_m]. I love how [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] is so classic, yet uncommon, while [name_m]Nate[/name_m] could be an appropriate nn from babydom to adulthood.
My hubby is yet to be convinced - our favourite is [name_m]Callum[/name_m] - and I’m finding it hard to find other names with similar qualities like [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m].
Any ideas? 
[name_f]TIA[/name_f].
I really like [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] and [name_m]Nate[/name_m] is adorable.
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - [name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] - [name_m]Seb[/name_m], Bash
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] - [name_u]Nicky[/name_u], [name_u]Nick[/name_u], [name_u]Nico[/name_u], [name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m] - [name_m]Al[/name_m], [name_u]Bertie[/name_u]
[name_m]William[/name_m] - [name_m]Will[/name_m], [name_m]Bill[/name_m]/y, [name_m]Liam[/name_m], [name_m]Wilkie[/name_m]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m] - [name_m]Don[/name_m], [name_u]Van[/name_u]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] - [name_m]Alf[/name_m], [name_m]Fred[/name_m]/die
[name_m]Ronald[/name_m] - [name_m]Ron[/name_m]
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m] or [name_u]August[/name_u] - [name_m]Augie[/name_m], [name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] - [name_u]Cal[/name_u]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] - [name_m]Fred[/name_m]/die
[name_m]Victor[/name_m] - [name_u]Vic[/name_u]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m] - [name_m]Dom[/name_m], [name_u]Nick[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] is a great name. It may be more common than you realize though and is being used a lot more. I wouldn’t use the word uncommon in reference to [name_m]Nate[/name_m] or [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m].
I second the [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] suggestion). You also might like:
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Alastair[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_m]Roderick[/name_m]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
I like [name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m], nn [name_m]Thad[/name_m];
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m], nn [name_m]Xander[/name_m] or [name_u]Lex[/name_u]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m], nn [name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m], nn [name_m]Benji[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m], nn [name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] or [name_m]Maximus[/name_m], nn [name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_u]Finlay[/name_u], nn [name_u]Finn[/name_u]
I love [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]! [name_m]How[/name_m] about:
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]-[name_m]Zach[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]-[name_u]Alex[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]-[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]-[name_m]Will[/name_m], [name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]-[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]-[name_u]Sam[/name_u]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]-[name_m]Cole[/name_m], [name_u]Nick[/name_u]
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m]-[name_m]Zeke[/name_m]
We named our son [name_m]Victor[/name_m] partially because we thought the nickname [name_u]Vic[/name_u] was really appealing/cool. We call him [name_m]Victor[/name_m] and [name_u]Vic[/name_u] interchangeably.
This next baby I’m having will be [name_m]Francisco[/name_m], and we’re calling him [name_u]Frankie[/name_u] as a baby with the thought that [name_m]Frank[/name_m] or [name_m]Franco[/name_m] are good nicknames for a boy/teenager.
Our criteria for names included classic; English/Spanish friendly; nickname-able; easy to spell.
Other names we liked but passed on for various reasons:
[name_m]Alonzo[/name_m] - [name_m]Zo[/name_m]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] - [name_u]Van[/name_u]
[name_m]Ruben[/name_m] - [name_m]Ben[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m] - Ez
Good luck!
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] - [name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] - [name_u]Jamie[/name_u]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m] - [name_u]Drew[/name_u]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] - [name_m]Saul[/name_m]
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m] - [name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] - [name_m]Gil[/name_m]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] - [name_m]Topher[/name_m]
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m] - [name_u]Quin[/name_u]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] - [name_m]Lance[/name_m]
Thank you all for your input!
You have set me on a new path – loving [name_u]Nico[/name_u]!
What would you think of the name [name_m]Nikolai[/name_m]?