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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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].
No.
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).
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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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?
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