Davis nn Dax - too much of a stretch?

Boy Names
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I’m still loving [name_m]Dax[/name_m] as a brother name to our son [name_m]Collier[/name_m]. We have a very common last name, so we don’t want anything too common for the first. ([name_m]Hence[/name_m], [name_m]Collier[/name_m]). Hubby doesn’t love [name_m]Dax[/name_m], but really likes [name_m]Davis[/name_m]. Is it too much of a stretch to have [name_m]Dax[/name_m] as a nn? Any other ways to get [name_m]Dax[/name_m]? I don’t particularly care for [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m].

OR, if you don’t like [name_m]Davis[/name_m]/[name_m]Dax[/name_m], Any other name suggestions would be great. Middle name will likely be [name_m]Christopher[/name_m].

[name_m]Davis[/name_m] nn “[name_m]Dax[/name_m]”
[name_u]Owen[/name_u] - still a contender
[name_m]Graham[/name_m] nn “[name_u]Grey[/name_u]”
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Fitzgerald[/name_m] nn [name_m]Fitz[/name_m]
[name_m]Benson[/name_m] nn “[name_m]Ben[/name_m]”
[name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
Brannen

Thanks, berries!

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I do think [name_m]Dax[/name_m] is a stretch with the name [name_m]Davis[/name_m]. What about the name [name_u]Dexter[/name_u] - and call him [name_m]Dex[/name_m].

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@rutled16 Thanks for the suggestion. [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t love [name_u]Dexter[/name_u] or [name_m]Dex[/name_m]. [name_u]Dexter[/name_u] will likely be associated with the TV character for all of eternity :slight_smile: Not a great association!

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I think it works great and I like both [name_m]Davis[/name_m] & [name_m]Dax[/name_m]! Nicknames can be creative, some are completely made up and are totally out in left field. [name_m]Dax[/name_m] and [name_m]Davis[/name_m] both start with Da, that’s enough of a connection for me. The beauty of nicknames is that they don’t have to match the name perfectly & are a way to be creative with naming!

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[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Fitzgerald[/name_m] nn [name_m]Fitz[/name_m] is cute :slight_smile: I think you could make [name_m]Dax[/name_m] a nn for [name_m]Davis[/name_m] too.

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I think it works perfectly fine as a nickname! Maybe not the most intuitive initially, but you’d be amazed with the nicknames people end up using that have far less of a connection :slight_smile:

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Thanks, @laugre. I am still trying to convince hubby that I this could work. He still isn’t sold on [name_m]Dax[/name_m]! :confused:

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I personally don’t think it is too much of a stretch. As @laugre said Nicknames can end up being totally unrelated to the persons name, my childhood nickname [name_f]Lulu[/name_f] is totally unrelated to my actual name which is [name_f]Carrie[/name_f]-[name_f]Anne[/name_f], yet I would respond to both.
I do like [name_m]Davis[/name_m] nn [name_m]Dax[/name_m] although it isn’t actually my usual style I also like [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Fitzgerald[/name_m] nn [name_m]Fitz[/name_m]. Good luck convincing your husband!

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I don’t think [name_m]Dax[/name_m] is too much of a stretch from [name_m]Davis[/name_m] (which is a great name). I agree with others that nns don’t have to be connected directly.

Does the mn have to be [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]? You could use [name_m]Davis[/name_m] [name_m]Xavier[/name_m], which would connect the X if you thought it needed a more obvious connection.

Good luck!