My husband and I love surnames for boys but prefer for them to be a little more uncommon and with useable nicknames. We already have [name_m]Whitaker[/name_m] ([name_u]Whit[/name_u]) and [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] ([name_m]Hawk[/name_m]) . . . any other ideas?
We love [name_u]Oak[/name_u] but only as a nickname and cant think of a way to get there (we’re not fans of [name_u]Oakley[/name_u]). If you have any other longish and uncommon surname ideas I’d love to hear them!!
Thanks so much!!
I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_m]Whitaker[/name_m] and [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]! I also know a young (2ish) [name_u]Oakley[/name_u] and he carries it surprisingly well.
Other ideas:
[name_m]Montgomery[/name_m] ([name_m]Monty[/name_m])
[name_u]Remington[/name_u] ([name_u]Remi[/name_u])
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] ([name_m]Shep[/name_m])
[name_m]Woodrow[/name_m] (Woods)
Lexington ([name_u]Lex[/name_u])
[name_m]Calloway[/name_m] ([name_u]Cal[/name_u])
[name_m]Ramsey[/name_m]
[name_m]Fitzgerald[/name_m] ([name_m]Fitz[/name_m])
[name_m]Huntington[/name_m] ([name_m]Hunt[/name_m])
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] ([name_u]Sully[/name_u])
[name_m]Radcliffe[/name_m]
[name_m]Chadwick[/name_m] ([name_m]Chad[/name_m])
[name_m]Harrington[/name_m] ([name_m]Harry[/name_m])
[name_u]Carlisle[/name_u] ([name_m]Carl[/name_m])
Ways to get to [name_u]Oak[/name_u]:
Oakland
Oaklin
[name_m]Oakes[/name_m]
Other ideas:
[name_m]Macaulay[/name_m] nn [name_m]Mac[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m], Raf
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m], Mav
[name_m]Coltrane[/name_m], [name_m]Colt[/name_m]
[name_m]Redmond[/name_m], [name_u]Red[/name_u], Mundy
[name_m]Coleman[/name_m], [name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_m]Maguire[/name_m], nn [name_f]Mag[/name_f], Ire
[name_m]Malone[/name_m], nn [name_u]Mal[/name_u]
[name_m]Montgomery[/name_m], [name_m]Monty[/name_m]
[name_m]Kaiser[/name_m], [name_u]Kai[/name_u]
Lockhart, [name_m]Locke[/name_m]
[name_m]Mitchell[/name_m], [name_m]Mitch[/name_m]
[name_m]Tennyson[/name_m], [name_m]Tenny[/name_m]
[name_m]Hendrix[/name_m], Drix, [name_m]Hank[/name_m]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m], nn [name_m]Don[/name_m] or [name_u]Van[/name_u]
You have a very distinctive style! Strong, distinguished surnames with Western-style nicknames. I’m a fan of that style as well.
Ways to [name_u]Oak[/name_u]:
Roanoke
[name_m]Jokum[/name_m]
O’[name_m]Connor[/name_m]
O’[name_m]Keefe[/name_m]
O’[name_m]Connell[/name_m]
Oakland
Cuocco
Some other ideas:
[name_m]Westbrook[/name_m], nn [name_u]West[/name_u] or [name_m]Brooks[/name_m]
Devereux, nn [name_m]Dev[/name_m]
Hastings, nn [name_m]Hayes[/name_m]
Hutchison, nn Hutch
[name_m]Calloway[/name_m] or [name_m]Callahan[/name_m], nn [name_u]Cal[/name_u]
Hartwood, nn [name_m]Hart[/name_m]
Caldwell, nn [name_m]Wells[/name_m] or [name_u]Cal[/name_u]
[name_m]Halloran[/name_m], nn [name_m]Hal[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m], nn Wise
Macalister, nn [name_m]Mac[/name_m]
MacCallum, nn [name_m]Mac[/name_m] or [name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]MacGregor[/name_m], nn [name_u]Grey[/name_u], [name_m]Gregor[/name_m], or [name_m]Mac[/name_m]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u], nn [name_u]Van[/name_u] or [name_u]Sully[/name_u]
[name_m]Gallagher[/name_m], nn [name_u]Gal[/name_u]
[name_m]Nicholson[/name_m], nn [name_u]Nico[/name_u]
Pennington, nn [name_m]Penn[/name_m]
[name_u]Winslow[/name_u], nn [name_u]Win[/name_u]
Thank you guys so much for the responses - I see several names I really like included in some of your lists!! I’ll share them with my husband later today and see what he says. We actually have four kiddos right now ([name_u]Hudson[/name_u], [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], [name_m]Whitaker[/name_m], and [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]) and will potentially be adding two more boys (and have already agreed that [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] is a favorite) so you’ve given me lots more to think about for the other name! Thanks again and keep the names coming if you think of any others!
I have a friend who’s last name is Oakeson! What do you think?
Though I don’t have the brain power to add anything else, I’m loving the idea of [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m], [name_m]Wilder[/name_m], [name_m]Calloway[/name_m], [name_m]Donovan[/name_m], [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m], and [name_u]Remington[/name_u].