Guilty pleasure names...your alternatives?

Boy Names
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Ok so I know I’m not alone when I say there are certain names that I absolutely adore, but somehow know that I’ll never get the nerve to actually use: the guilty pleasure names :oops: Does anyone have any alternate ideas to help me get over my quirky favorites by replacing them with something similar(and realistic)? There’s nothing wrong with some of these names it’s just that naming our kid a Russian or French name, for example, when we’re both Norwegian Americans seems a bit insane. Any suggestions?

[name]Alfred[/name] - [name]Alfie[/name]
[name]Aleksey[/name]
[name]Amaury[/name]
[name]Bertram[/name] - [name]Bertie[/name]
[name]Casper[/name]
[name]Dmitri[/name]
[name]Guillaume[/name]
[name]Hugh[/name] - [name]Huey[/name]
[name]Magnus[/name] (family name)
[name]Martin[/name]
[name]Nikolai[/name]
[name]Ole[/name] (family name)
[name]Thor[/name] (yet another family name)

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I think many of your names are usable or close to it.

[name]Alfred[/name] - [name]Alfie[/name] - definitely ok to use
[name]Aleksey[/name] - try [name]Alec[/name]
[name]Amaury[/name] - not sure about this one
[name]Bertram[/name] - [name]Bertie[/name] - [name]Albert[/name]
[name]Casper[/name] - usable
[name]Dmitri[/name] - probably not going to work
[name]Guillaume[/name] - [name]Willem[/name], [name]William[/name]
[name]Hugh[/name] - [name]Huey[/name] - [name]Hugh[/name] works or [name]Hugo[/name] is even better
[name]Magnus[/name] (family name) - love it, definitely usable
[name]Martin[/name] - usable
[name]Nikolai[/name] - [name]Nicholas[/name] or [name]Nico[/name] would be fine
[name]Ole[/name] (family name) - good for the middle spot
[name]Thor[/name] (yet another family name) - good for the middle or [name]Theodore[/name] as a full name

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I definitely think you could get away with a lot of these, but here are alternatives with nn suggestions in parentheses:

[name]Alfred[/name] - [name]Alfie[/name]- [name]Arthur[/name] ([name]Artie[/name]), [name]Archer[/name] ([name]Archie[/name]), [name]Asher[/name], [name]Ashton[/name], [name]James[/name]/[name]Jameson[/name] ([name]Jamie[/name]), [name]Albert[/name] ([name]Albie[/name]), [name]Oliver[/name] ([name]Ollie[/name]), [name]Ellis[/name], [name]Tennyson[/name], [name]Philip[/name]
[name]Aleksey[/name]- [name]Alexios[/name], [name]Alessio[/name], [name]Alexander[/name] ([name]Axel[/name], [name]Xan[/name], [name]Xander[/name]), [name]Gregory[/name], [name]Leo[/name], [name]Stephan[/name], [name]Anton[/name], [name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Amaury[/name]- [name]Ari[/name], [name]Andre[/name], [name]Armand[/name], [name]Raphael[/name]
[name]Bertram[/name] - [name]Bertie[/name]- [name]Abram[/name] ([name]Bram[/name], [name]Abe[/name]), [name]Frederick[/name] ([name]Freddie[/name]), [name]Vincent[/name], [name]Louis[/name], [name]Wilson[/name], [name]Otto[/name]
[name]Casper[/name]- [name]Emile[/name], [name]Porter[/name], [name]Cole[/name], [name]Julius[/name]
[name]Dmitri[/name]- [name]Dante[/name], [name]Max[/name], [name]Timothy[/name], [name]Dominic[/name], [name]Julian[/name]
[name]Guillaume[/name]- [name]Gabriel[/name], [name]Anatole[/name], [name]Luc[/name], [name]Thomas[/name], [name]Auden[/name], [name]Beau[/name], [name]Charles[/name]
[name]Hugh[/name] - [name]Huey[/name]- [name]Hugo[/name], [name]Henry[/name], [name]Luca[/name], [name]August[/name], [name]Ray[/name]
[name]Magnus[/name] (family name)- [name]Mathias[/name], [name]August[/name], [name]Atticus[/name], [name]Callum[/name], [name]Nolan[/name]
[name]Martin[/name]- [name]Devin[/name], [name]Flynn[/name], [name]Finn[/name], [name]Lucas[/name], [name]Eric[/name], [name]Simon[/name]
[name]Nikolai[/name]- [name]Malachi[/name], [name]Makai[/name], [name]Nico[/name], Niccolo, [name]Nicolai[/name] (to me, this spelling looks a little less Russian), [name]Kai[/name]
[name]Ole[/name] (family name)- [name]Joel[/name], [name]Omar[/name], [name]Milo[/name]
[name]Thor[/name] (yet another family name)- [name]Declan[/name], [name]Apollo[/name], [name]Cruz[/name], [name]Neo[/name]

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I know both a [name]Dmitri[/name] and two [name]Magnus[/name]'s. They don’t seem so unusual to me.

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[name]Just[/name] wanted to add [name]Emery[/name] for [name]Amaury[/name]. Had a friend who just named her baby this. Its gender neutral, but she used it for a boy, but was naming him after her deceased [name]MIL[/name]. I also have a brother with this middle name. `

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Wow! Thank you all so much for the suggestions! Its refreshing to hear that some people don’t think these names are too out there. My husband and I both particularly liked the suggestions [name]Emery[/name], [name]Theodore[/name], [name]Oliver[/name](husbands favorite), [name]Hugo[/name], [name]Albert[/name](my favorite) and [name]Mathias[/name] (which is actually my grandfathers name). This has definitely given us a lot to think about!

Thanks again!

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I think all of your guilty pleasures are completely usable in the middle spot.

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[name]Gretel[/name], I love the sound of it and think it’s an adorable name, but I’d never use it.