Initials that spell nicknames: looking for feedback and ideas!

General Name Discussion
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I’m not expecting yet, just making up name combinations I theoretically like.

It has always been a quilty pleasure of mine but recently I’ve been falling for initials that spell a nickname, for example [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Edwin[/name_m] [name_m]Darius[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Ted[/name_m]’. I also love to pair a classical first name with a name from Greek mythology for the second middle, which leaves room for a random name I like in the first middle spot.

I’m looking for some feedback on my combinations and for new ideas!

Which of my combinations do you like the most? Please vote for them in the poll below. And which names do you dislike? Why?
Also, do you have any sugestions for other combinations with initials that spell out a nickname? I’d love to see your creations! [name_m]Just[/name_m] ideas for first names with a three letter nickname (doesn’t have to be very obvious) are welcome too!

  • [name_m]Adrian[/name_m] [name_m]Remus[/name_m] [name_m]Icarus[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Ari[/name_u]’
  • [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_m]Rainer[/name_m] [name_m]Theseus[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Art[/name_m]’
  • [name_m]Caspar[/name_m] [name_m]Amias[/name_m] [name_m]Sirius[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Cas[/name_m]’
  • [name_u]Florian[/name_u] [name_m]Ismael[/name_m] [name_m]Orestes[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Fio[/name_m]’
  • [name_m]Frederik[/name_m] [name_m]Regis[/name_m] [name_m]Elio[/name_m] ‘Fre’
  • [name_m]Leonard[/name_m] [name_u]Elias[/name_u] [name_u]Orion[/name_u] ‘[name_m]Leo[/name_m]’
  • [name_m]Melchior[/name_m] [name_m]Emil[/name_m] [name_m]Linus[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Mel[/name_u]’
  • [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Edwin[/name_m] [name_m]Darius[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Ted[/name_m]’

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  • [name_f]Annika[/name_f] [name_f]Juno[/name_f] [name_f]Ariane[/name_f] ‘[name_u]Aja[/name_u]’
  • [name_f]Irene[/name_f] [name_f]Rosa[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] ‘[name_u]Ira[/name_u]’
  • [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] [name_f]Athene[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Lea[/name_f]’
  • [name_u]Maria[/name_u] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_u]Artemis[/name_u] ‘[name_f]Mia[/name_f]’
  • [name_f]Nelia[/name_f] [name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_f]Andromeda[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Nea[/name_f]’
  • [name_f]Terese[/name_f] [name_f]Elena[/name_f] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] ‘Tes’

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I definitely knew a [name_u]Cal[/name_u] growing up who I just assumed was [name_m]Callum[/name_m] or [name_m]Caleb[/name_m] but was in fact [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]. I’ve also got a collegue who is [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Andrew[/name_m] [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] but goes by [name_m]Hal[/name_m], although [name_m]Hal[/name_m] is a nickname for [name_m]Henry[/name_m] anyway. We also had a [name_m]Zak[/name_m] at school who was [name_m]Zak[/name_m] [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] Surname (began with a K but can’t remember it).

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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.

These are fun! I voted for [name_m]Adrian[/name_m] nn [name_u]Ari[/name_u] & [name_u]Maria[/name_u] nn [name_f]Mia[/name_f]. Those are two of my top favorite names, because my cats are [name_f]Mia[/name_f] & [name_u]Ari[/name_u]. :). [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_u]Skye[/name_u] nn [name_f]Mia[/name_f] & [name_u]Artemis[/name_u] [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] nn [name_u]Ari[/name_u].

A few other ideas-

Boys-

[name_m]Abram[/name_m] [name_u]Bennett[/name_u] [name_u]Elias[/name_u] nn [name_m]Abe[/name_m]

[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] nn [name_m]Ace[/name_m]

[name_m]Avram[/name_m] [name_m]Vincent[/name_m] [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] nn [name_u]Avi[/name_u]

[name_m]Bernard[/name_m] [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ben[/name_m]

[name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_u]Alden[/name_u] [name_m]Levi[/name_m] nn [name_u]Cal[/name_u]

[name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_u]Avery[/name_u] [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] nn [name_m]Cab[/name_m]

[name_m]Declan[/name_m] [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] [name_m]Xavier[/name_m] nn [name_m]Dex[/name_m]

[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_m]Levi[/name_m] [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] nn [name_m]Eli[/name_m]

[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] [name_m]Bernard[/name_m] nn [name_m]Gib[/name_m]

[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] nn [name_m]Gil[/name_m]

[name_m]Ivan[/name_m] [name_m]Koa[/name_m] [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] nn [name_m]Ike[/name_m]

[name_u]James[/name_u] [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] nn [name_u]Jem[/name_u]

[name_u]Laurence[/name_u] [name_u]Avery[/name_u] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] nn [name_m]Lad[/name_m]

[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] [name_m]Adrian[/name_m] [name_m]Charles[/name_m] nn [name_m]Mac[/name_m]

[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] [name_u]Alden[/name_u] [name_m]Xavier[/name_m] nn [name_u]Max[/name_u]

[name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] [name_m]Phineas[/name_m] nn [name_u]Pip[/name_u]

[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Adrian[/name_m] [name_m]Mateo[/name_m] nn [name_u]Sam[/name_u]

[name_m]Timothy[/name_m] [name_m]Iain[/name_m] [name_u]Michael[/name_u] nn [name_m]Tim[/name_m]

[name_m]Wesley[/name_m] [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] [name_m]Simon[/name_m] nn [name_m]Wes[/name_m]

[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] [name_u]Alden[/name_u] [name_m]Caspar[/name_m] nn [name_m]Zac[/name_m]

Girls-

[name_f]Arabella[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] nn [name_u]Ara[/name_u]

[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Bea[/name_f]

[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] nn [name_f]Eve[/name_f]

[name_f]Katia[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u]

[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] nn [name_f]Mae[/name_f]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. :slight_smile:

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Thank you for the ideas!

@lyrasoxford, interesting to hear that some people out there are actually going by their initials, I personally don’t know anyone who does.

I love your cats’ names! :smile:
Also, thank you for all your ideas! The following are my favourites:

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I love these kids of names! I couldn’t choose just one from eahc gender so I had to vote on multiples! I voted on [name_m]Leonard[/name_m] [name_u]Elias[/name_u] [name_u]Orion[/name_u] “[name_m]Leo[/name_m]”, [name_m]Caspar[/name_m] [name_m]Amias[/name_m] [name_m]Sirius[/name_m] “[name_m]Cas[/name_m]”, [name_m]Adrian[/name_m] [name_m]Remus[/name_m] [name_m]Icarus[/name_m] “[name_u]Ari[/name_u]” (love seeing someone use [name_m]Icarus[/name_m]!), [name_f]Terese[/name_f] [name_f]Elena[/name_f] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] “Tes”, and [name_f]Nelia[/name_f] [name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_f]Andromeda[/name_f] “[name_f]Nea[/name_f]”!

[name_f]My[/name_f] top combo at the moment (for this kind of combo) is [name_m]Jupiter[/name_m] [name_u]Elias[/name_u] [name_u]Maine[/name_u] “[name_u]Jem[/name_u]”! I also have on my list [name_m]Koda[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_m]Ike[/name_m] “[name_u]Kai[/name_u]”, [name_u]Kolby[/name_u] [name_m]Octavian[/name_m] Aaro “[name_m]Koa[/name_m]”, and [name_u]Remington[/name_u] [name_m]Ethan[/name_m] [name_m]Xenos[/name_m] “[name_u]Rex[/name_u]”. For girls I only have [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] [name_u]Yarrow[/name_u] [name_f]Adalia[/name_f] “[name_f]Mya[/name_f]”.

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These are my faves:

[name_m]Leonard[/name_m] [name_u]Elias[/name_u] [name_u]Orion[/name_u] “[name_m]Leo[/name_m]”
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Edwin[/name_m] [name_m]Darius[/name_m] “[name_m]Ted[/name_m]”
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_m]Rainer[/name_m] [name_m]Theseus[/name_m] “[name_m]Art[/name_m]”
[name_m]Caspar[/name_m] [name_m]Amias[/name_m] [name_m]Sirius[/name_m] “[name_m]Cas[/name_m]”
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] [name_f]Athene[/name_f] “[name_f]Lea[/name_f]”

I really like all of the names, and think the combos flow well together. I also like how the nicknames feel intuitive for the first names as well as the clever initials! Such a fun way to create a nickname :slight_smile:

I actually know someone who goes by the nickname [name_u]Mat[/name_u](t) from his initials. I’ll have to use special characters because his full name must be completely unique… it’s Mer1wether Athelst@n T@vish Surname!

ETA: Actually, I also know a [name_f]Mab[/name_f], whose first name is [name_u]Maria[/name_u] and middle initials are A and B. Not sure what they are though, unfortunately.

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@AdroitArtemis, thank you !
Your combo’s are amazing!

@katinka thank you for your input and [name_m]Matt[/name_m] has indeed a totally unique name!

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