# Does this work?

**URL:** <https://forum.nameberry.com/t/does-this-work/485596>\
**Category:** Boy Names\
**Created:** [November 12, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/does-this-work/485596 "2026-11-12T14:47:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rosie7](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/rosie7/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@Rosie7](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Rosie7)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/does-this-work/485596/1 "2026-11-12T14:47:42Z")

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Do you think that [name\_m]Vinny[/name\_m] could work as a nickname for [name\_m]Victor[/name\_m]? (This is for a character’s baby, not a real baby.) 🙂 I am thinking of [name\_m]Victor[/name\_m] [name\_m]Leo[/name\_m] as the combo.

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**Author:** ![AcutePunubiris](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/acutepunubiris/32/165844_2.png) [@AcutePunubiris](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/AcutePunubiris)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/does-this-work/485596/2 "2026-11-12T15:34:25Z")

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I think it could, but it might go over better if you had an in plot reason for it. Or a middle name starting with N. Most people are going to assume a [name\_m]Vinny[/name\_m] is [name\_m]Vincent[/name\_m], and most people with automatically shorten [name\_m]Victor[/name\_m] to [name\_m]Vic[/name\_m], so I’d definitely find a plot related, or world building reason for him to be called [name\_m]Vinny[/name\_m] rather than [name\_m]Vic[/name\_m].

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**Author:** ![autumnreverie](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/autumnreverie/32/544_2.png) [@autumnreverie](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/autumnreverie)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/does-this-work/485596/3 "2026-11-13T01:33:48Z")

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No.

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**Author:** ![snowmaiden](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/snowmaiden/32/125208_2.png) [@snowmaiden](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/snowmaiden)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2026, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/does-this-work/485596/4 "2026-11-13T01:54:59Z")

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I think it’s fine. I’ve read characters with stretchier nicknames that go unexplained. I wouldn’t think too much about it as a reader unless this boy is a central character (in which case I’d probably anticipate an explanation as to where his nickname came from).

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**Author:** ![ashthedreamer](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/ashthedreamer/32/166395_2.png) [@ashthedreamer](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/ashthedreamer)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2026, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/does-this-work/485596/5 "2026-11-13T05:11:13Z")

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It is a bit of a stretch but I don’t think it _doesn’t_ work. I would probably swap [name\_m]Leo[/name\_m] for [name\_m]Leon[/name\_m] though to make it work a little easier… or come up with a plot based reason for the nn. But it doesn’t seem that outlandish to me? Good luck!

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**Author:** ![Greyblue](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/greyblue/32/120523_2.png) [@Greyblue](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Greyblue)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2026, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/does-this-work/485596/6 "2026-11-13T06:54:44Z")

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> [@AcutePunubiris](#):
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> but it might go over better if you had an in plot reason for it

seconding this! It could be because of the surname? that [name\_m]Victor[/name\_m] is a family name and [name\_m]Vic[/name\_m] is already in use? that parents were between [name\_m]Victor[/name\_m] and Finn/Finley, Leonard/Lenny, [name\_m]Vincent[/name\_m] etc?