Names Like Adlai?

Writers' Corner
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I want to use the name [name_m]Adlai[/name_m] for one of my stories, but I can’t find any good nicknames for it. Any suggestions for names like [name_m]Adlai[/name_m] or nicknames for [name_m]Adlai[/name_m]?
[name_m]Adlai[/name_m]…
is 5 years old
is very spunky and stubborn
lives on a technologically-advanced island in the year 2090
has 3 sisters: [name_u]Penna[/name_u] nn [name_u]Pen[/name_u], Adelrune nn Runi, and [name_f]Damara[/name_f] nn [name_f]Mara[/name_f]
his father is in jail
last name is Kincaid

Thanks!

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[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_m]Ad[/name_m]? Or [name_f]Addy[/name_f] (too feminine?)?

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[name_m]Boaz[/name_m] “[name_m]Bo[/name_m]”
[name_m]Mordecai[/name_m] “[name_u]Cai[/name_u]”
[name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] “[name_m]Ram[/name_m]” / “Ephy”
[name_m]Ansel[/name_m] “[name_m]Anse[/name_m]”
[name_u]Gardner[/name_u] “[name_m]Gar[/name_m]”
[name_m]Ransom[/name_m] “[name_m]Ran[/name_m]” / “[name_m]Ram[/name_m]” or “Rom”
[name_m]Bayard[/name_m] “[name_u]Bay[/name_u]”
[name_u]Elisha[/name_u] “[name_m]Eli[/name_m]”
[name_m]Alban[/name_m] “[name_m]Alby[/name_m]”
[name_m]Tobiah[/name_m] “[name_u]Toby[/name_u]”
Aneirin “[name_m]Nye[/name_m]”
Aridai “[name_u]Ari[/name_u]” (Meaning, origin and history of the name Aridai - Behind the Name)

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What about [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] nn [name_m]Mac[/name_m]? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you think that will work?

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Anyone? :slight_smile:

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That could work. :slight_smile:

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Thanks @raevynstar!

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I grew up with one. He got called [name_m]Ad[/name_m] & [name_m]Ad[/name_m]-rock. [name_m]Ad[/name_m] was often misheard as [name_m]Ed[/name_m]. He often got compliments on his name. Some say [name_m]Ad[/name_m]-lay some say [name_m]Ad[/name_m]-uh-lay. I think it’s a great name. I supposed [name_m]Alasdair[/name_m], [name_m]Alan[/name_m], [name_m]Ezra[/name_m], [name_u]Elias[/name_u], [name_m]Adam[/name_m], [name_u]Ira[/name_u], [name_u]Asa[/name_u], [name_m]Irwin[/name_m], [name_m]Irving[/name_m], [name_m]Ivan[/name_m], [name_u]Owen[/name_u], ect could be replacements.

When picking a child character name I think of the parent characters mindset & values. I think the parents of an [name_m]Adlai[/name_m] would be kind of eccentric intellectuals, maybe political types who liked [name_m]Adlai[/name_m] [name_m]Stevenson[/name_m]?

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Thank you, @tararyaz! And thank you to everyone who responded! i’ll be closing this thread in a day or two.