Hayes from Harold?

[name_m]Hayes[/name_m] as a nickname for [name_m]Harold[/name_m]?
Thoughts?
[name_m]How[/name_m] do we get there, besides just call him [name_m]Hayes[/name_m]?

We’d love to use [name_m]Harold[/name_m] (it’s a family name for DH) and can’t do [name_m]Harry[/name_m] as a nickname due to our last name because it would commit our poor boy to an entire lifetime of teasing. So…I’m thinking [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] is a great alternative.

Can’t wait to hear what you lovelies come up with!

I don’t see why not. It’s fresher than [name_m]Harry[/name_m], and more unique…

I think it’s quite cool!

I think you could use [name_m]Harold[/name_m], though I think [name_m]Hayward[/name_m], Haytham, or [name_m]Hamish[/name_m] would be more intuitive.

Names that are a slight stretch but could get you to [name_m]Hayes[/name_m]:
[name_m]Halston[/name_m]
[name_m]Harris[/name_m]
[name_m]Haskel[/name_m]

And if you don’t find a name that’s appealing, [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] makes a perfectly fine given name.

Or you could call him [name_m]Hal[/name_m].

Honestly I think it’s fine. There’s plenty of men with musty names that have gone by nicknames totally unrelated to their actual name, like [name_m]Clement[/name_m] [name_m]Leroy[/name_m] “[name_m]Butch[/name_m]” Otter or [name_m]Elmer[/name_m] [name_m]Earl[/name_m] “[name_m]Butch[/name_m]” [name_m]Hartman[/name_m].

However…if your last name is really, truly bad with [name_m]Harold[/name_m]…(I’m assuming you pronounce [name_m]Harry[/name_m] and hairy the same)…like it’s Balz or Cox or something…don’t call him [name_m]Harold[/name_m]. He’ll still be getting jokes even if you don’t call him [name_m]Harry[/name_m]. Make it a middle name.

It’s Dillow. So the Dildo reference is what I’m afraid of

I agree with @greta-elizabeth. I would place it in the middle spot or perhaps the [name_m]Harold[/name_m] that you wish to honour has a middle name that may fit better?

I think [name_m]Harold[/name_m] nn [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] is totally fine. There’s also [name_u]Hayden[/name_u].

What about [name_m]Hardy[/name_m]?
Or [name_u]Harley[/name_u]?

Tough call. Normally I’d say use [name_m]Harold[/name_m]. [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] is a perfectly acceptable nickname. However, the D at the end of [name_m]Harold[/name_m] really runs into your last name. It makes pronunciation tricky. This in theory won’t be a big deal on a daily basis if your son goes by Hayes, but your little guy will have to deal with it on occasion and I can see it being a pain. I’d move [name_m]Harold[/name_m] to the middle spot and search for another first you love.

It’s a stretch I think [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] s what you should use if you like it. [name_m]Harold[/name_m] nicknames [name_f]Hally[/name_f] or [name_m]Rollo[/name_m] work as well. [name_m]Holt[/name_m] is also a [name_m]Harold[/name_m] nickname. Other names like [name_m]Hayes[/name_m]: Hayworth, [name_m]Mayhew[/name_m].

Right? Both family names that we would love to use from his side have a hard D at the end. [name_m]Harold[/name_m] and [name_m]Edward[/name_m]. We’ve looked for a lot of alternatives and I’ve had tons of suggestions from all of you wonderful berries, we just haven’t found anything we [name_u]LOVE[/name_u]. [name_m]Allen[/name_m]/[name_m]Alan[/name_m], [name_m]Timothy[/name_m], and [name_m]Gerald[/name_m]/[name_m]Jared[/name_m] are other honor names we can play with and we have some time. I don’t know that I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] either, I do really like the modern vintage feel it has. We would use [name_m]Harry[/name_m] in a heartbeat, but know well enough not to name our child [name_m]Harry[/name_m] Dillow lol It also doesn’t help that we are set on and in love with the perfect girl name ([name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]). So we keep looking for that same feeling in a boy name…

Ooh, [name_m]Holt[/name_m] is interesting!