Help me!

Expecting and think it is a boy. I met a little boy a few years ago named Santiago n Santi and I am obsessed with this.
Problem is my husband and I are not Spanish or any background anywhere close.
My husband said it’s cute but we absolutely cannot name our child Santiago.
Does anyone have a nice boy name with a crazy cute nn like this? Similar vibes to santi?
Thanks in advance!!!

Edited to add: I find boys names soooo hard and don’t really like any :confused: which makes it hard. I wouldn’t say I have a “style” I just really don’t love a lot of boys names. Like basically any besides Santi.
I like okay - Sullivan nn sully and this most likely will end up being the name if I don’t find a love. But I don’t love it like I love Santi.
We also both like the name Everett nn evie but my brother just named his son Everett so although I know he doesn’t own the name I am not comfortable using it.
There’s no other names on my boys list so far

I love [name_m]Santiago[/name_m] “Santi.” We live in Latin [name_u]America[/name_u] and one of my boys’ friends is [name_m]Santi[/name_m]. It’s so cute! But you’re right- I would find it unusual for a non Spanish-speaker to name a child [name_m]Santiago[/name_m].

I like cute nicknames too.

Maybe:
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] “Toby”
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m] “Ernie”
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m] “Nic” “Mino”
Víctor “Vicky”

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[name_m]Santiago[/name_m] is a lovely name, it’s a shame you can’t use it !!

[name_m]Santi[/name_m] makes me think of other boys’ nicknames ending in an -ee sound. Maybe…
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] ‘Sully’ or ‘Sunny’
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] ‘Sol’ or ‘Solly’ or ‘Sonny’
[name_u]Archer[/name_u] ‘Archie’
[name_u]Finn[/name_u] or [name_m]Phineas[/name_m] ‘Finney’
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] ‘Ozzy’
[name_u]August[/name_u] ‘Augie’
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] ‘Teddy’
[name_m]Elio[/name_m] ‘Eli’
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] ‘Benji’
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m] ‘Ziggy’
[name_u]Franklin[/name_u] ‘Frankie’
[name_u]Montgomery[/name_u] ‘Monty’
[name_u]Wilder[/name_u] ‘Wiley’

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With similar ending to [name_m]Santiago[/name_m]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_u]Harlow[/name_u] “Harley”
[name_u]Kairo[/name_u] “Kai”
[name_m]Kenzo[/name_m]
Cute nicknames:
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] “Ollie”
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] “Atti”
[name_m]Archibald[/name_m] “Archie”
[name_m]Otis[/name_m] “Otie”
[name_m]Leviticus[/name_m] “Levi”
[name_m]Corbinian[/name_m] “Corbin”

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I also love [name_m]Santiago[/name_m] and [name_m]Santi[/name_m]!

[name_f]My[/name_f] first thought was [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] nn [name_m]Jonty[/name_m].

[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m], [name_m]Raphael[/name_m] (Raffy)
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] (Freddy)
[name_u]Joseph[/name_u] (Joey, [name_u]Josey[/name_u], Jody)
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] (Paddy)
[name_m]Percival[/name_m], [name_m]Perseus[/name_m] (Percy)
[name_m]Roland[/name_m] (Rollie)
Toliver, [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m], [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m] (Tolly)
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] (Sandy)
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u] (Artie)
[name_u]Oberon[/name_u] (Obie)
[name_m]Sigmund[/name_m], [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] (Ziggy)

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You might like:

[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] ‘Solly’ ‘Sonny’
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] ‘Raffy’
[name_u]Leander[/name_u] ‘Landry’ ‘Lannie’
[name_u]Indigo[/name_u] ‘Indy’ ‘Iggy’
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] ‘Nash’ ‘Nate’ ‘Iggy’ ‘Izzy’
[name_m]Marshall[/name_m] ‘Mars’ ‘Marley’
[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m] ‘Fern’ ‘Ferdie’ ‘Andie’ ‘Finn’
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u] ‘Vale’ ‘Valley’ ‘Lennie’ ‘Vinnie’ ‘Tyne’
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] ‘Van’ ‘Ever’ ‘Evy’
[name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u] ‘Dash’ ‘Thad’ ‘Teddy’ ‘Taz’

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[name_m]Santiago[/name_m] is also used in Portuguese. Salvador/Salvatore is a similar option.
You may also like [name_u]Saint[/name_u] or [name_m]Santino[/name_m]. You can also just name him [name_m]Santi[/name_m]!

Similar style - international names with nicknames:
[name_m]Diego[/name_m]
[name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m]
[name_m]Camilo[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_u]David[/name_u]
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexandre[/name_m]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m]
[name_u]Jacoby[/name_u]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Eliseo[/name_m]
[name_m]Balthazar[/name_m]
[name_m]Dionysius[/name_m]
[name_m]Valentino[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Silvio[/name_m] or [name_u]Sylvester[/name_u]
Maximilian(o)
[name_m]Zacharias[/name_m]
[name_u]William[/name_u]
[name_m]Ulysses[/name_m]
[name_u]Denis[/name_u]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_m]Roderick[/name_m]
[name_u]Jupiter[/name_u]
[name_m]Aristotle[/name_m]
[name_u]Christian[/name_u]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m]
[name_u]Robert[/name_u]
[name_m]Dario[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonas[/name_m]
[name_m]Helio[/name_m]
[name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
Zarco
[name_m]Amadeo[/name_m]

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[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]. [name_m]Basti[/name_m] feels similar to [name_m]Santi[/name_m]. And there’s also [name_m]Seb[/name_m], [name_m]Bas[/name_m], [name_m]Bastian[/name_m], etc.

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Santiago is cute!! Honestly I don’t think you have to be Spanish to use it… My cousin isn’t Italian but he named his son Massimo because he loved it.

Longer names with cute unexpected nicknames:
Archimedes nn Archie
Marmaduke nn Moose / Duke
Nicodemus nn Nico
Thelonious nn Theo
Francisco nn Cisco
Rolland nn Rolly
Salvatore nn Sal
Rodrigo nn Rod
Maddock nn Mac
Mordecai nn Mori/ Kai
Chancellor nn Chance

Other ideas:
Enzo
Ringo
Benji
Coby
Dimitri
Ralphie
Elio
Sergio / Sergi
Sargeant
Sealey
Sweeney

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I think the names that have the most similar vibes are:

[name_m]Antonio[/name_m] - [name_m]Teo[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m] - [name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u] - [name_u]Eli[/name_u]
[name_m]Emilio[/name_m] - [name_m]Elio[/name_m], [name_m]Emil[/name_m]
[name_m]Emmanuel[/name_m] - [name_m]Manny[/name_m], [name_m]Manu[/name_m], [name_m]Wells[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] - [name_f]Feo[/name_f]
[name_m]Marius[/name_m] - [name_u]Ari[/name_u]
[name_m]Octavian[/name_m] / [name_m]Octavio[/name_m] - [name_u]Tavi[/name_u] (tah-vee), Vio
[name_m]Zacharias[/name_m] - [name_u]Ari[/name_u]

A variety of other possibilities:

[name_m]Alasdair[/name_m] - [name_f]Dair[/name_f]
[name_m]Aloysius[/name_m] - Wish
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] - [name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_u]Auberon[/name_u] - [name_u]Berry[/name_u], Bero
[name_m]Augusto[/name_m] / [name_m]Augustin[/name_m] - [name_m]Auggie[/name_m], [name_u]Gus[/name_u], Gusto
[name_m]Aurelio[/name_m] / [name_m]Aurelian[/name_m] - [name_m]Lio[/name_m]
[name_u]Christian[/name_u] - [name_u]Christo[/name_u]
[name_m]Chrysanthos[/name_m] - [name_m]Santi[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] - [name_u]Dash[/name_u]
[name_m]Eliseo[/name_m] - [name_u]Leo[/name_u], Seo, [name_u]Eli[/name_u]
[name_m]Endymion[/name_m] - Endy
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] - [name_m]Rico[/name_m], [name_u]Red[/name_u]
[name_m]Hamilton[/name_m] - [name_m]Hal[/name_m]
[name_m]Ignatio[/name_m] / [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] - [name_u]Iggy[/name_u]
[name_m]Isidore[/name_m] - [name_u]Isa[/name_u]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u] / [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] - [name_u]Ren[/name_u]
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m] - [name_u]Xan[/name_u] / [name_m]Ander[/name_m]
[name_u]Maxwell[/name_u] - [name_m]Wells[/name_m], [name_u]Mack[/name_u]
[name_u]Montgomery[/name_u] - [name_u]Monty[/name_u]
[name_m]Mordecai[/name_m] - [name_m]Mordy[/name_m], [name_u]Cai[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] - [name_m]Thane[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicanor[/name_m] - [name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_m]Percival[/name_m] - [name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_u]Peregrine[/name_u] - [name_u]Pip[/name_u] / [name_u]Pippin[/name_u], [name_m]Pero[/name_m], [name_u]Perry[/name_u]
[name_m]Phillip[/name_m] - [name_u]Pip[/name_u] / [name_u]Pippin[/name_u]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] - [name_u]Rafe[/name_u], Raffo
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] - [name_u]Ash[/name_u], Bash, [name_m]Bastian[/name_m], [name_m]Seb[/name_m]
[name_u]Taliesin[/name_u] - [name_u]Tally[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - [name_m]Teo[/name_m]
[name_m]Valerian[/name_m] - [name_u]Vale[/name_u]

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[name_u]Timothy[/name_u] - [name_m]Timmy[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m], [name_m]Nicolas[/name_m]- [name_u]Nicky[/name_u]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m]- [name_u]Richie[/name_u]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]- [name_u]Renny[/name_u]
[name_u]Lawson[/name_u], [name_u]Dawson[/name_u], [name_m]Harrison[/name_m], [name_m]Garrison[/name_m], etc. - [name_u]Sonny[/name_u]
[name_m]Charleton[/name_m]- [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]- Sebbie
[name_m]Reginald[/name_m]- [name_u]Reggie[/name_u]

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[name_m]Alessandro[/name_m] - [name_m]Sandro[/name_m], [name_u]Sandy[/name_u]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] - [name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] - [name_u]Nat[/name_u], [name_u]Natty[/name_u], Nate,Than
[name_m]Victor[/name_m] - [name_f]Vickie[/name_f]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u] - [name_m]Hal[/name_m], [name_f]Hennie[/name_f], [name_m]Hank[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] - [name_m]Seb[/name_m], Sebbie
[name_u]Edward[/name_u], [name_m]Edwin[/name_m], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] - [name_m]Ned[/name_m], [name_m]Neddie[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - [name_m]Ted[/name_m], [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u] - [name_u]Milo[/name_u]

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[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] - [name_m]Kip[/name_m], Kippy

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Since it’s a place, I think it would be OK to use Santiago. Otherwise you could have the formal name James but use Santi as his nickname and introduce him as that. Other suggestions: Xavier (Xavi), Inigo (Iggy), Christopher (Kit), Crispin (Kip), Cruz (doubt the Beckham’s have Spanish links), Alexander (Sandy), Samuel (Sammy), Sonny (a top 100 stand alone name in English speaking countries).

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Before reading the second paragraph I was going to recommend [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] nn [name_u]Sully[/name_u]! It has a very similar feel to it I think. Also maybe [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] nickname [name_m]Seb[/name_m] or Sebbie. [name_u]Or[/name_u] even [name_u]Sylvester[/name_u] nn Syl.

I do think you could still use [name_m]Santiago[/name_m] even though you are not of Spanish background. I know many people who use Italian names or [name_u]French[/name_u] names or [name_m]German[/name_m] names and are not from that background. Names can be international for sure! If you love and it and it feels right for you I say for for it.

If you or your husband really can’t get behind it though here’s a few suggestions…
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m] nn [name_m]Beni[/name_m]
[name_u]Dawson[/name_u] nn [name_m]Daw[/name_m]
[name_u]Denver[/name_u] nn [name_m]Den[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnick[/name_m] nn [name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m] nn [name_m]Auggie[/name_m] or [name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] nn [name_u]Sol[/name_u]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m] nn [name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_u]Memphis[/name_u] nn Mem
[name_u]Franklin[/name_u] nn [name_u]Frankie[/name_u]
[name_m]Stetson[/name_m] nn Stet
[name_u]Elias[/name_u] nn [name_u]Eli[/name_u]
[name_u]Anderson[/name_u] nn andy
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u] nn [name_f]Emmie[/name_f]

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