Longer names - Four letter nn

Boy Names
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Hello all!

I’m kind of digging the fact that all of my favorite names either are four letters or easily/naturally shorten to four letters. I think this would be kind of an adorable “theme” for a set of siblings, so I was hoping you could help me expand my list of names that are longer (doesn’t have to be [name]LONG[/name], just longer than four letters) that shorten to four letters.

My absolute favorite names are [name]Alexander[/name] ([name]Alex[/name]), [name]Mark[/name], [name]Jack[/name], [name]Evan[/name], [name]Adam[/name] and [name]Patrick[/name] (with no nickname… this is an outlier).

Some longer names with four letter nn’s that I like are [name]Nathan[/name]/iel (but have a fiance [name]Nathan[/name]), [name]Lucas[/name], [name]Colton[/name], [name]Finnian[/name], [name]Nicholas[/name] (nn [name]Cole[/name], never [name]Nick[/name]), and [name]Zachary[/name].

Names I DISLIKE (to give you a better feel of my style) include [name]David[/name]/[name]Dave[/name], [name]Jacob[/name]/[name]Jake[/name], [name]Joshua[/name]/[name]Josh[/name], [name]William[/name]/[name]Will[/name]/[name]Bill[/name]/[name]Liam[/name], [name]Matthew[/name]/[name]Matt[/name], [name]Michael[/name]/[name]Mike[/name], etc.

I know I’m forgetting a ton and I hope you lovely berries could help me out! Thank you in advance!

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[name]Patrick[/name] could have the nn’s [name]Paddy[/name] or [name]Rick[/name]

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[name]Finnegan[/name] - [name]Finn[/name]
[name]Evander[/name]- [name]Evan[/name]
[name]Caedmon[/name]- [name]Cade[/name]
[name]Eddison[/name]- [name]Eddy[/name]
[name]Weston[/name]- [name]West[/name]

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Should have been more clear – Definitely not looking for a nickname for [name]Patrick[/name]. [name]Just[/name] using it as a reference of what I love. In addition I don’t want any long names for the names I’ve mentioned… well aware [name]Evan[/name], [name]Mark[/name] and [name]Jack[/name] COULD be [name]Evander[/name], [name]Marcus[/name] and [name]Jackson[/name], but they’re on my list as their shortened form cause that is how I like them.

Tfzolghadr, wow. [name]Long[/name] list. Let me attempt to tackle it. After eliminating the four letter names with no longer form (like [name]Paul[/name]), any five letter names ([name]North[/name], [name]Clint[/name]), names I’ve already admitted to not liking ([name]Will[/name], [name]Dave[/name]) and those names that don’t seem to naturally shorten ([name]Charles[/name]/[name]Chas[/name], in my opinion) I’m left with:

[name]Clayton[/name]/[name]Clay[/name]
[name]Quincy[/name]/[name]Quin[/name]
[name]Stanton[/name]/[name]Stanley[/name]/[name]Stan[/name]
[name]Porter[/name]/[name]Port[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]/[name]Thom[/name]
[name]Everett[/name]/[name]Ever[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name]/[name]Andy[/name]
[name]Lindell[/name]/[name]Wendell[/name]/[name]Dell[/name]
[name]Rafferty[/name]/[name]Rafe[/name]
[name]Colter[/name]/[name]Colt[/name]
[name]Finnegan[/name]/[name]Finn[/name]
[name]Garrison[/name]/[name]Gary[/name]
[name]Bartholomew[/name]/[name]Bart[/name]
[name]Kristopher[/name]/[name]Kris[/name]
[name]Thaddeus[/name]/[name]Thad[/name]
[name]Mortimer[/name]/[name]Mort[/name]
[name]Mason[/name]/[name]Mace[/name]
[name]Joseph[/name]/[name]Joey[/name]
[name]Johnathan[/name]/[name]John[/name]
[name]Judas[/name]/[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Jericho[/name]/[name]Rico[/name]/[name]Jery[/name]
[name]Zachary[/name]/[name]Zach[/name]
[name]Weston[/name]/[name]West[/name]/[name]Westley[/name]
[name]Easton[/name]/[name]East[/name]/[name]Eastman[/name]
[name]Anthony[/name]/[name]Tony[/name]
[name]Cooper[/name]/[name]Coop[/name]

Ones that are not my style at all:
[name]Clayton[/name], [name]Stanton[/name]/ley, [name]Lindell[/name], [name]Windell[/name], [name]Rafferty[/name], [name]Colter[/name], [name]Finnegan[/name] (already like [name]Finnian[/name]), [name]Garrison[/name], [name]Bart[/name], [name]Kris[/name], [name]Thad[/name], [name]Mort[/name], [name]Judas[/name], [name]Jericho[/name]

Ones I do like:
[name]Quincy[/name]/[name]Quin[/name] (though I could never use, cause of the misspelling of [name]Quinn[/name]), [name]Porter[/name] (though [name]Port[/name] is kind of weird), [name]Thomas[/name] ([name]LOVE[/name], will be a middle name), [name]Everett[/name], [name]Andrew[/name] (though [name]Drew[/name] is more preferred), [name]Joseph[/name], [name]Mason[/name] (though [name]Mace[/name] is a stretch), [name]Johnathan[/name] (HATE [name]JOHN[/name]), [name]Zachary[/name], [name]West[/name], [name]Easton[/name], [name]Anthony[/name] ([name]Andy[/name], not Tonu), and [name]Cooper[/name].