I’m looking for a long, old and maybe a slightly weird name that has a short, nice nickname? For example, something like [name_m]Josh[/name_m] and [name_m]Joshua[/name_m], but an older, lesser used name? I really don’t like the name [name_m]Josh[/name_m] at all.
Names I’ve considered:
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Florin[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
I also like feminine names for boys, but not totally girly and out there:
[name_u]Ariel[/name_u]
[name_f]Sapphire[/name_f]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] nn [name_m]Seb[/name_m] was the first to come mind.
[name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] nn [name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_u]Abbott[/name_u] nn [name_m]Abe[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] nn [name_u]Sam[/name_u]
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m] nn [name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] nn [name_m]Vin[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] nn [name_m]Fred[/name_m]
Zedidiah nn [name_m]Zed[/name_m]
[name_u]Shannon[/name_u] nn [name_u]Shane[/name_u]
[name_f]Moriah[/name_f] nn [name_m]Mori[/name_m]
[name_m]Dimitri[/name_m] nn [name_f]Demi[/name_f]
[name_m]Fraser[/name_m] nn [name_f]Raz[/name_f]
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m] nn [name_m]Zeke[/name_m]
[name_m]Ebenezer[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ben[/name_m] or ?
[name_u]Whitney[/name_u] (or [name_f]Whitley[/name_f] or [name_f]Whitman[/name_f]) nn [name_u]Whit[/name_u]
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m] nn [name_m]Abe[/name_m]
[name_m]Archibald[/name_m] nn [name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_m]Harlan[/name_m] nn [name_m]Harry[/name_m]
[name_u]Ira[/name_u] (no nn comes to mind)
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] [name_u]Seth[/name_u] nn [name_u]Jaz[/name_u]/[name_m]Jas[/name_m]
I love this name. I’m not having a boy but if I were… I would use it without a second thought. I know one of the Twilight characters is named [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] but it’s a minor character and I think the connection will fade with time. It always reminds me of the precious stone.
It doesn’t quite meet your criteria but I also love [name_m]Damien[/name_m] for what it’s worth. It’s certainly unusual.
[name_m]Victor[/name_m], nn [name_u]Vic[/name_u]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m], nn [name_m]Walt[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m], nn [name_u]Phil[/name_u]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m], nn [name_u]Rafe[/name_u]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m], nn [name_m]Ben[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m], nn [name_m]Albie[/name_m]
I thought of [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] too but my preferred nn is [name_m]Leon[/name_m] ([name_m]Leo[/name_m] feels so over done in comparison).
[name_m]Theodor[/name_m]/[name_m]Hector[/name_m]/[name_m]Victor[/name_m] nn [name_m]Thor[/name_m] (obviously works best for [name_m]Theodor[/name_m]).
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] nn [name_u]Vinny[/name_u]
[name_m]Hendrik[/name_m] nn [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]Dick[/name_m] or [name_u]Ricky[/name_u]
[name_m]Aurelius[/name_m] nn [name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Horatio[/name_m] nn Tio
[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_u]Leland[/name_u]?
We named our son [name_m]Leeland[/name_m], shortened to [name_u]Lee[/name_u] if he wants. It’s a strong masculine name that was popular in the early 1900s-1920s. We get a million compliments on it. I love his name. It might work for you!