More names like Kit, Hal, Nat

Boy Names
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I think I’ve finally worked out what my boy naming style is - quirky/old-fashioned nicknames for very classic names.

But annoyingly a lot of the names don’t work all that well with our last name, which is very Germanic and consonant-heavy - or we don’t agree on them!

So can anyone think of more names in the style of these?

[name_u]Kit[/name_u] ([name_m]Christopher[/name_m])
[name_m]Hal[/name_m] ([name_m]Henry[/name_m])
[name_m]Frank[/name_m] (just [name_m]Frank[/name_m]! We don’t love [name_u]Francis[/name_u] or [name_m]Franklin[/name_m])
[name_m]Augie[/name_m] ([name_u]August[/name_u])
[name_u]Nat[/name_u] ([name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m])
[name_u]Jem[/name_u] ([name_u]James[/name_u])

2

I like your style! I especially love [name_u]Kit[/name_u] & [name_u]Jem[/name_u].

Here are some suggestions:

[name_m]Ace[/name_m]-I really feel like most ‘A’ boy names could do this as a nn

[name_u]Abbott[/name_u], [name_m]Abraham[/name_m] or [name_m]Abel[/name_m] nn [name_m]Abe[/name_m]

[name_m]Archer[/name_m] nn [name_m]Archie[/name_m]

[name_m]Beckett[/name_m] nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u]…is that better with your ln?

[name_m]Bastian[/name_m] or [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] nn Bash

[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] nn [name_m]Barnes[/name_m]

[name_m]Charles[/name_m] nn [name_m]Chet[/name_m], [name_u]Cal[/name_u], [name_m]Cab[/name_m], [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]

[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] nn [name_u]Cal[/name_u]

Calbot nn [name_u]Cal[/name_u] or [name_m]Cab[/name_m]

[name_m]Desmond[/name_m] nn [name_m]Dex[/name_m]

[name_m]Edward[/name_m] or [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] nn [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]

[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] nn [name_m]Gil[/name_m], [name_m]Gib[/name_m], [name_m]Gilby[/name_m], [name_m]Gibby[/name_m]

[name_m]Harrison[/name_m] nn [name_m]Hal[/name_m]? Or [name_m]Hank[/name_m]

[name_m]Jerome[/name_m] nn [name_u]Jem[/name_u]

[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] nn [name_u]Jem[/name_u]

[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] nn [name_u]Jem[/name_u]…I love [name_u]Jem[/name_u]! Wasn’t sure it was just [name_u]James[/name_u] that didn’t work with your ln

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

[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] nn [name_m]Nils[/name_m]?

[name_m]Peter[/name_m] nn [name_m]Pip[/name_m], [name_m]Pete[/name_m], Patch

[name_m]Philip[/name_m] nn [name_m]Pip[/name_m] or [name_u]Flip[/name_u]

[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] nn [name_u]Rafe[/name_u]

[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] nn [name_m]Sol[/name_m] or [name_f]Soley[/name_f]

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] nn Thax or [name_u]Theo[/name_u]

[name_m]William[/name_m] nn [name_u]Billy[/name_u]

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

3

I love this style of name too!

[name_m]Cap[/name_m], [name_m]Cas[/name_m]: [name_m]Caspar[/name_m]
[name_m]Abe[/name_m]: [name_m]Abram[/name_m], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Ike[/name_m]: [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_u]Joss[/name_u]: [name_m]Joseph[/name_m], [name_m]Josias[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonty[/name_m]: [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]
[name_u]Jules[/name_u], [name_u]Jude[/name_u]: [name_m]Julian[/name_m], [name_m]Julius[/name_m]
[name_m]Sol[/name_m]: [name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_m]Ned[/name_m], Ted: [name_m]Edward[/name_m], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Edwin[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]
[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]: [name_m]Ralph[/name_m], [name_m]Raphael[/name_m], [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u]: [name_m]Rupert[/name_m], [name_m]Rufus[/name_m], [name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Fred[/name_m]: [name_m]Frederick[/name_m], [name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]
Wilf: [name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]: [name_m]Reginald[/name_m]
[name_u]Lou[/name_u]: [name_m]Louis[/name_m], [name_m]Lewis[/name_m], [name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
[name_u]Laurie[/name_u]: [name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
[name_u]Ray[/name_u]: [name_m]Raymond[/name_m]
[name_u]Jay[/name_u]: Any J- name!
[name_m]Monty[/name_m]: [name_m]Montague[/name_m], [name_m]Montgomery[/name_m]
[name_m]Gib[/name_m], [name_m]Gil[/name_m]: [name_m]Gilbert[/name_m], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Pip[/name_m]: [name_m]Philip[/name_m], [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]
[name_m]Iggy[/name_m]: [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Vin[/name_m]: [name_m]Vincent[/name_m]

4

I love these sorts of names - Ned, Kit and Pip are particular favourites of mine.
Some more:

Wim, Pim, Will, Wilkie, Wilmot (William)
Robin, Dobbe, Hob, Hopkin (Robert)
Wat (Walter)
Daw, Dai (David)
Jep (Jeffrey/Geoffrey)
Law, Larkin (Lawrence)
Perkin, Per (Peter)
Jenkin (John)

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[name_u]Cal[/name_u]
[name_u]Lou[/name_u]
[name_m]Ward[/name_m]
[name_u]Val[/name_u]
[name_u]Pat[/name_u]
[name_u]Mel[/name_u]
[name_m]Ned[/name_m]
[name_m]Walt[/name_m]
[name_m]Cab[/name_m]
[name_m]Fred[/name_m]/[name_m]Fritz[/name_m]
[name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_m]Cliff[/name_m]
[name_u]Van[/name_u]
[name_m]Bas[/name_m]
[name_u]Sal[/name_u]
[name_m]Tad[/name_m]
[name_m]Oz[/name_m]/Ozz
[name_u]Win[/name_u]/[name_u]Winn[/name_u]/[name_u]Wyn[/name_u]
[name_m]Ike[/name_m]
[name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_m]Fitz[/name_m]
[name_m]Don[/name_m]
[name_m]Vince[/name_m]
[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]
[name_u]Wally[/name_u]
[name_m]Monty[/name_m]
[name_m]Iggy[/name_m]
[name_u]Bertie[/name_u]

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[name_m]Ned[/name_m]
[name_m]Nyle[/name_m]/[name_m]Nyle[/name_m]
[name_m]Hank[/name_m]
[name_m]Coop[/name_m]
[name_m]Curt[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]/[name_m]Huey[/name_m]
[name_u]Ira[/name_u]
[name_u]Ari[/name_u]
[name_m]Dez[/name_m]
[name_m]Dex[/name_m]
[name_m]Cy[/name_m]/[name_m]Sy[/name_m]
[name_m]Sid[/name_m]
[name_u]Whit[/name_u]
[name_m]Fred[/name_m]
[name_m]Zeb[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeb[/name_m]
[name_m]Gil[/name_m]
[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]
Ted
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Gordy[/name_m]
[name_u]Bert[/name_u]
[name_m]Burke[/name_m]
[name_m]Fin[/name_m]
[name_u]Sal[/name_u]
[name_m]Mort[/name_m]
[name_m]Vin[/name_m]
[name_u]Desi[/name_u]
[name_u]Vic[/name_u]/Vik
[name_m]Tim[/name_m]
Wert
[name_m]Von[/name_m]/[name_m]Vaughn[/name_m]
[name_m]Cord[/name_m]
[name_u]Nic[/name_u]
[name_m]Zac[/name_m]
[name_m]Zev[/name_m]
Zip
[name_m]Wes[/name_m]
[name_u]Ren[/name_u]
[name_u]Wally[/name_u]
[name_m]Ford[/name_m]
[name_m]Colt[/name_m]
[name_u]Clem[/name_u]
[name_m]Ivo[/name_m]
[name_m]Herb[/name_m]
[name_m]Chet[/name_m]
[name_m]Mack[/name_m]
[name_f]Mert[/name_f]
[name_u]Cal[/name_u]
[name_u]Mal[/name_u]
[name_m]Clay[/name_m]
[name_m]Gib[/name_m]
[name_m]Dick[/name_m]
[name_m]Rick[/name_m]
[name_m]Sol[/name_m]
[name_m]Kip[/name_m]
[name_u]Con[/name_u]
[name_m]Ben[/name_m]
[name_m]Carl[/name_m]
[name_m]Cliff[/name_m]
[name_u]Ash[/name_u]
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_u]Les[/name_u]
[name_m]Russ[/name_m]
[name_m]Tom[/name_m]
[name_m]Will[/name_m]
[name_m]Bill[/name_m]
[name_u]Phil[/name_u]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
Dak
[name_m]Len[/name_m]/[name_m]Lenny[/name_m]
[name_m]Yul[/name_m]
[name_m]Ward[/name_m]
[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_m]Reg[/name_m]/[name_u]Reggie[/name_u]
[name_f]Lin[/name_f]
[name_m]Woody[/name_m]
[name_m]Milt[/name_m]
[name_m]Pete[/name_m]
[name_m]Rye[/name_m]
[name_m]Walt[/name_m]
[name_m]Ken[/name_m]

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[name_u]Del[/name_u]
[name_u]Mel[/name_u]
[name_u]Val[/name_u]/[name_u]Vale[/name_u]
Kel
[name_m]Zeke[/name_m]
[name_u]Ollie[/name_u]
[name_u]Poe[/name_u]
[name_m]Joe[/name_m]
[name_m]Geo[/name_m]
[name_m]Moe[/name_m]
[name_f]Roe[/name_f]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u]

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[name_m]Harris[/name_m]
[name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_m]Trev[/name_m]

9

Oh, I love this style! [name_u]Kit[/name_u] and [name_u]Jem[/name_u] are two of my absolute favourite names. :slight_smile:

Some fantastic suggestions, I don’t have much to add other than [name_m]Art[/name_m] or [name_m]Artie[/name_m].

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I think I might be the pickiest person in the world when it comes to boy names and my husband might be worse! And we don’t ageee on anything! Thanks for all the suggestions, there are some great ones.

Anything that ends in a hard consonant or L is mildly problematic with our last name, and we definitely only lean towards traditional first names rather than surname/occupation names. And we’re in the UK where [name_m]Albie[/name_m]/[name_m]Archie[/name_m]/[name_u]Freddie[/name_u] etc are popular but just not our taste.

[name_m]Pip[/name_m] for [name_m]Peter[/name_m]/[name_m]Philip[/name_m] definitely falls into the category I’m mentally collating, but doesn’t have great personal associations. My sister has told me she’ll name her next baby [name_m]Edward[/name_m] which rules out Ted/[name_m]Ned[/name_m] (I don’t love them enough to fight for them!)

I do really like [name_m]Bram[/name_m] for [name_m]Abraham[/name_m] or [name_m]Bramwell[/name_m]. And [name_m]Ike[/name_m] is so cool but I’d never get it past my OH :joy:.

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Oh I like [name_u]Joss[/name_u]! But our little girl’s middle is [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] and that already caused some family drama with my mother… any other ways to get to [name_u]Joss[/name_u] except [name_m]Joseph[/name_m] or [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]?

I also really like [name_m]Julian[/name_m], either on its own or nn [name_u]Jude[/name_u]! But we have a little [name_m]Julian[/name_m] too close to us.

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[QUOTE=cece84;4521780]Oh I like [name_u]Joss[/name_u]! But our little girl’s middle is [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] and that already caused some family drama with my mother… any other ways to get to [name_u]Joss[/name_u] except [name_m]Joseph[/name_m] or [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]?

[name_m]Josias[/name_m] (as @katinka mentioned). [name_m]Josiah[/name_m], [name_m]Jonas[/name_m], [name_m]Joshua[/name_m], [name_m]Johannes[/name_m], [name_m]Johnson[/name_m]?

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[name_m]Josias[/name_m] (as @katinka mentioned). [name_m]Josiah[/name_m], [name_m]Jonas[/name_m], [name_m]Joshua[/name_m], [name_m]Johannes[/name_m], [name_m]Johnson[/name_m]?

14

Coming back to add [name_m]Kip[/name_m], [name_m]Chip[/name_m], [name_m]Chet[/name_m], [name_m]Mitch[/name_m], [name_m]Mitt[/name_m], [name_m]Mick[/name_m], [name_m]Kurt[/name_m]/[name_m]Curt[/name_m], [name_u]Lorne[/name_u], [name_u]Rue[/name_u] (maybe for [name_m]Rupert[/name_m]?), Wilf, [name_u]Whit[/name_u], [name_f]Fig[/name_f] (for [name_m]Fergus[/name_m]), Jools/[name_u]Jules[/name_u], [name_m]Sid[/name_m].