Head turning boys names with cool nicknames

Name Advice
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Hey berries! We are looking for an awesome, strong, memorable and underused (but not bizarre or made up) boy name that has a cool and wearable nickname.

Names that my husband likes as examples:

[name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] (nickname Leo) - I love [name_m]Leo[/name_m] but am not crazy about Leonidas… feels too much and too similar to ailments like tendonitis)

[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] (Mav) - it’s a contender for sure though obviously getting more popular since top gun 2

[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] (we both like this but don’t like Mag/Mags)

Names I like but can’t use or hubby doesn’t like:

[name_m]Evander[/name_m] (Van)
[name_m]Boaz[/name_m] (Bo)
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] (Bash/Bastian)
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] (Vince)
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] (Sol)
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] (Lex)
[name_m]Callahan[/name_m] (Cal)
[name_m]Kaspar[/name_m] (Kas)
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m] (Zeke)
Sylvan/Sylvanus (Van)
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m] (Dom)
[name_m]Frederic[/name_m] (Fred)
[name_m]Jericho[/name_m] (Jer)

Shorter names without nicknames in our style:

[name_m]Idris[/name_m]
[name_m]Zion[/name_m]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Aksel[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Darius[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Kelso[/name_m]
[name_m]Adriel[/name_m]

Looking for more inspiration. I feel like I’ve seen every name list and name video on the planet but I haven’t given up hope yet. lol

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[name_m]Leander[/name_m] “Leo” and [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] “Dash” came to mind - what do you think of these?

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Just fwiw my favorite nn for Magnus is Max! With Mcgee in a close 2nd.

I’d also suggest…

Sullivan nn Sully
Absalom nn Sol/Sal
Cordovan nn Cord/Van/Don
Donovan nn Don/Van/Nova
Aloysius nn Ali/Al/Wish
Amasa nn Ace/Mozzy
Anatoli nn Nat/ Toli/ Oli
Archibald nn Archie
Callaway nn Cal
Cassander nn Cass / Andy
Catcher nn Catch
Mcgyver nn Mac / Guy
Mccoy nn Mac / coy
Credence nn Creed
Lorenzo nn Enzo
Halloran nn Hal
Ignatius nn Iggy / Nat / Nash
Iker nn Ike
Jazaniah nn Jazz/ Zane
Jemison nn Jem
Leveson nn Levi
McAllister nn Mack
Nicodemus nn Nick/ Cody/ Dean
Percival nn Percy
Perseus nn Percy
Roscoe nn Ross / Rocky
Rockwell nn Rocky
Taft
Tennyson nn Sonny
Thatcher nn Thatch
Tollin / Tolliver nn Tolly
Truman nn True
Wallace nn Ace / Wally
Zenebe nn Zen
Rutherford nn Rue / Ford

Some oldies with fun nicknames…
Phillip nn Flip
Richard nn Hitch
Roger dd Dodge

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Some more nn ideas:
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] - [name_m]Gus[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m] - [name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m] - [name_m]Ade[/name_m], [name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] - [name_m]Andy[/name_m]

Some ideas for you:
[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] - [name_m]Remy[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m] - [name_m]Cas[/name_m]
[name_m]Redmond[/name_m] - [name_m]Monty[/name_m]

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[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] - [name_m]Cas[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m] - [name_m]Raf[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] - [name_m]Jem[/name_m]
[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m] - Ferdy
[name_m]Valentino[/name_m] - [name_m]Val[/name_m]
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m] - [name_m]Abe[/name_m]
[name_m]Maximilian[/name_m] - [name_m]Max[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m] - [name_m]Ben[/name_m]
[name_m]Leonardo[/name_m] - [name_m]Leo[/name_m]

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I know a young boy named [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] nn [name_m]Leo[/name_m] and I don’t think anyone has ever mentioned it sounding like tendonitis. I think it’s a strong, ancient Roman-sounding name and [name_m]Leo[/name_m] is a great nickname to make it more wearable!
Maybe you could do [name_m]Magnus[/name_m] nn [name_m]Gus[/name_m]? I definitely think that could work; the sounds are right there!
Have you considered [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] nn [name_m]Seb[/name_m] or [name_m]Baz[/name_m]?
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] nn Xander/Xan/Zan
[name_m]Nicodemus[/name_m] nn Nick/Nico
[name_m]Demetrius[/name_m] nn Dem/Demi
Maximilian/Maximus nn [name_m]Max[/name_m]
Callixtus nn Cal/Calix

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[name_m]Abraham[/name_m] “Abe”
[name_m]Andreas[/name_m] “Dre”
[name_m]Bronson[/name_m] “Bron”
[name_m]Cassius[/name_m] “Cass”
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] “Cy”
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] “Ned”
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] “Eddie”
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m] “Ez”
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] “Gabe”
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m] “Joe”
Leshem “Shem”
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m] “Linc”
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m] “Mac”
[name_m]Matteo[/name_m] “Teo”
[name_m]Phoenix[/name_m] “Nix”
[name_m]Salem[/name_m] “Sam”

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[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] could be [name_m]Mack[/name_m] or [name_m]Gus[/name_m]!

Some other ideas:

[name_m]Isidore[/name_m] (Sid, Idgy, [name_m]Rory[/name_m] Iz, Izzy)
[name_m]Montague[/name_m] (Tag, Monty)
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m] (Tad, [name_m]Teddy[/name_m], Dash)
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] / [name_m]Ambrosius[/name_m] / [name_m]Ambrosio[/name_m] (Bram, [name_m]Bo[/name_m], [name_f]Ro[/name_f], Brosie)
[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] (Penn, [name_m]Pip[/name_m], [name_m]Reggie[/name_m], Pippin)
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] (Cas, [name_m]Kip[/name_m], [name_m]Cian[/name_m], Cash)
[name_m]Oleander[/name_m] (Leo, [name_m]Oli[/name_m], Landie)
[name_m]Perseus[/name_m] (Percy, Pez)
[name_m]Benvolio[/name_m] (Bo, [name_m]Ben[/name_m], Benny)
[name_m]Carlyle[/name_m] (Lyle, [name_m]Cy[/name_m], [name_m]Cai[/name_m], Cal)
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m] (Donny, [name_m]Danny[/name_m], Van)
[name_m]Alastair[/name_m] (Asa, Ace)
[name_m]Zebedee[/name_m] (Zee, [name_m]Ziggy[/name_m], Zeb)
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m] (Sasha, [name_m]Landie[/name_m], Lannie)

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Maybe you would like…

[name_m]Cassander[/name_m] ‘Cass’ ‘Andy’ or ‘Ander’
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] ‘Iggy’
[name_m]Augustine[/name_m] ‘August’ ‘Gus’ ‘Auggie’
[name_m]Maximus[/name_m] ‘Max’
[name_m]Caius[/name_m] ‘Cai’
[name_m]Ozias[/name_m] ‘Ozzy’
[name_m]Casimir[/name_m] ‘Cas’ / [name_m]Kazimir[/name_m] ‘Kaz’
[name_m]Oberon[/name_m] ‘Obie’
[name_m]Cyril[/name_m] ‘Cy’
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m] ‘Ricky’ or ‘Eddie’
[name_m]Marcel[/name_m] / [name_m]Marcellus[/name_m] ‘Mars’
[name_m]Zebulon[/name_m] ‘Zeb’
[name_m]Zebedee[/name_m] ‘Zeb’
[name_m]Mordecai[/name_m] ‘Cai’
[name_m]Tarquin[/name_m] ‘Quin’
[name_m]Thorin[/name_m] ‘Thor’
[name_m]Calix[/name_m] ‘Cal’
[name_m]Tycho[/name_m] ‘Ty’
[name_m]Fitzwilliam[/name_m] ‘Fitz’ ‘Will’ ‘Liam’ or ‘Billy’
[name_m]Osiris[/name_m] ‘Cy’ or ‘Ozzy’
[name_m]Everett[/name_m] ‘Ever’ or ‘Rhett’
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m] ‘Tad’ or ‘Theo’
[name_m]Sullivan[/name_m] ‘Van’ or ‘Sully’
[name_m]Sampson[/name_m] / [name_m]Samson[/name_m] ‘Sam’ or ‘Sonny’
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m] ‘Kai’ or ‘Mal’

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[name_m]Lennox[/name_m] nn [name_m]Lenny[/name_m]

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[name_f]Love[/name_f] your style! The berries already mentioned most of my suggestions, but I’ll throw in

[name_m]Maximo[/name_m] (Max)
[name_m]Julius[/name_m] (Jules)
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] (Toby)
[name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m] (Renzo, [name_m]Enzo[/name_m], Lalo)
[name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m] (Wolf / Wolfie)
[name_m]Brutus[/name_m] / [name_m]Bruno[/name_m] (Bru)

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Maybe you will like Marshall nn Marsh. That’s my son’s name :blush: it’s a strong vintage name that is not common but still well known and easy to spell. I rarely see it on any name list or video. The nn Marsh is a trendy nature name that feels more modern than the full name Marshall. Also it means horse caretaker - gives cowboy vibes.

other ideas

Barrett “Bear”
Clifford “Cliff”
Dexter “Dex”
Griffin “Finn”
Lachlan “Lach”
Reuben “Ben” or “Rue”
Roscoe “Ross”
Russell “Russ”
Truman “True”

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For [name_m]Edwin[/name_m], what about the nickname “Win”? [name_m]Or[/name_m] you could use [name_m]Win[/name_m] as a nn for [name_m]Oswin[/name_m] or [name_m]Winchester[/name_m].

I also found someone who suggested the nickname “Maz” for [name_m]Magnus[/name_m].