I am having a third son and would love some help finding a name. We ALL have 3 letter names with a longer formal name, and while it wasn’t intentional now it would feel wierd not giving that to our last child.
We also can’t use [name_m]Seb[/name_m], [name_u]Gus[/name_u], [name_m]Guy[/name_m] or [name_m]Bob/name_m
I love English names and names that are slightly quirky even
I’m really stuck and would love your help!
Thank you!
Neeeea
September 8, 2016, 2:14am
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What about
[name_u]Lee[/name_u]/[name_m]Leo[/name_m] ([name_m]Leonard[/name_m], [name_m]Leopold[/name_m])
knnames
September 8, 2016, 4:33am
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[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] ([name_u]Max[/name_u]), [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] ([name_m]Art[/name_m]) and…
I feel like I have the answer for you. My husband and I have the same requirements, longer formal name, short everyday name. We wanted something masculine. I loved Ted but it was off limits to us too.
Harling
September 8, 2016, 5:56am
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[name_m]Ike[/name_m] ([name_m]Isaac[/name_m])
laugre
September 8, 2016, 5:57am
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What about…
[name_m]Tad[/name_m]
maurab
September 8, 2016, 8:04am
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I love the suggestions of [name_m]Raymond[/name_m] ([name_u]Ray[/name_u]), [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] ([name_m]Wes[/name_m]) & [name_m]Kipling[/name_m] ([name_m]Kip[/name_m]) among others. Trying not to repeat:
[name_m]Warren[/name_m] ([name_u]Ren[/name_u])
[name_m]Ace[/name_m] ([name_u]Wallace[/name_u], [name_u]Asa[/name_u], [name_u]Mason[/name_u])
[name_u]Cal[/name_u] - [name_m]Callahan[/name_m], [name_m]Calloway[/name_m], [name_m]Callum[/name_m], [name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Tim[/name_m] - [name_m]Timothy[/name_m]
My son goes to school with an [name_m]Obadiah[/name_m], and he goes by [name_m]Obi[/name_m]. My son thinks it’s really cool and that we should consider it.
We’re tossed around [name_m]Octavious[/name_m], nn [name_u]Taye[/name_u]… I suppose you could spell it [name_u]Tae[/name_u], but it looks a little girlish.
I know a [name_m]Luc[/name_m] - pronounced just like [name_m]Luke[/name_m].
I’m loving [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] - it has the obvious nn [name_m]Dan[/name_m].
Here’s a list from BtN of all the male 3 letter names in their db: Browse Names - Behind the Name
What about:
[name_m]Ian[/name_m] ([name_m]Christian[/name_m], [name_u]Florian[/name_u], [name_m]Killian[/name_m], [name_m]Julian[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_m]Valerian[/name_m], [name_m]Aurelian[/name_m], etc., etc.!)
Good luck!
Maxwell & Arthur:
Wes, Wesley
My first thought was [name_m]Leonard[/name_m] or [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] ([name_m]Leo[/name_m]) but have you also considered maybe [name_u]Asa[/name_u] or [name_u]Kit[/name_u]? I love [name_u]Kit[/name_u] as short for [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]. I also love the idea of maybe [name_m]Calvin[/name_m]/[name_m]Callan[/name_m] with the nickname [name_u]Cal[/name_u], or [name_m]Henry[/name_m] with the nickname [name_m]Hal[/name_m]? [name_u]Love[/name_u] all of these! Good luck!
coleyk
September 10, 2016, 9:00am
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[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m] called [name_m]Tad[/name_m] I feel like is best because [name_m]Tad[/name_m] is so similar to Ted.
[name_u]Cal[/name_u] ([name_m]Calvin[/name_m])
honeypear:
I feel like I have the answer for you. My husband and I have the same requirements, longer formal name, short everyday name. We wanted something masculine. I loved Ted but it was off limits to us too.
Wow, I just fell in love with [name_m]Jed[/name_m]. So great!
Here’s a few from my long list:
Warmest congratulations, @marielou ; I’m excited for you as you anticipate the arrival of a third son!
What a nice sibset. [name_f]May[/name_f] I suggest:
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] ([name_u]Max[/name_u]), [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] ([name_m]Art[/name_m]) {and} [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] ([name_u]Cal[/name_u]) / [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] ([name_m]Ike[/name_m]) / [name_m]Phineas[/name_m] ([name_m]Fin[/name_m])
Suggesting [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] nn [name_u]Ren[/name_u].
My first thought was [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ike[/name_m] or [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] nn [name_u]Sam[/name_u].
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m] nn [name_u]Van[/name_u]