I was inspired by an Appellation Mountain post on Facebook today. They were discussing “grandpa” names for boys. The appeal being that it stands the test of time, is classic, passes well as a family name for future use of other children in the family, is underused and rare to find on children nowadays and is traditional enough that others know how to pronounce it and spell it. I totally get the appeal!
The one that came to mind first for me was [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] nickname Bash or [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] nickname [name_u]Andy[/name_u]. What else comes to mind for you?
[name_m]Albert[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ace[/name_m]/[name_u]Bertie[/name_u]
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m] nn [name_m]Abe[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ace[/name_m]/[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]/[name_u]Freddie[/name_u]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ben[/name_m]/[name_m]Benny[/name_m]/[name_u]Bernie[/name_u]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m] nn [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]/[name_u]Chase[/name_u]/[name_m]Chance[/name_m]/[name_m]Chet[/name_m]/[name_u]Cal[/name_u]/[name_m]Cab[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] nn [name_m]Eddie[/name_m]/[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]/[name_m]Ned[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m] nn [name_u]Georgie[/name_u]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] nn [name_m]Gil[/name_m]/[name_m]Gilby[/name_m]/[name_m]Gib[/name_m]/[name_m]Gibby[/name_m]/[name_u]Bertie[/name_u]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] nn [name_m]Hank[/name_m]/[name_m]Harry[/name_m]
[name_m]Jerome[/name_m] nn [name_u]Jem[/name_u]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m] nn [name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m] nn [name_m]Pip[/name_m]/[name_m]Pete[/name_m]/Patch
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] nn [name_u]Sam[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] nn [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]/[name_u]Theo[/name_u]/[name_m]Thatch[/name_m]/Thax
[name_m]Montgomery[/name_m] and [name_m]Chester[/name_m] came to mind: [name_m]Monty[/name_m] and [name_m]Chet[/name_m]. And I love [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] ‘Bash’, such a great name! [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] is cute too but I prefer [name_m]Art[/name_m]/[name_m]Arty[/name_m] as a nickname for it. I’ve never actually heard [name_u]Andy[/name_u] used as a shortened version for [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] before.