Need name advice!!

Boy Names
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I need name advice!!!

We were pretty much settled on [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Stephen[/name_m], but I’m having second thoughts about [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]. I think it might be becoming too popular and I don’t want him to be one of 20 [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]'s in his school. One of two or mayyyybe three would be ok. Also, I don’t like the nickname [name_u]Olly[/name_u].

What I want in a name is:

  1. Something that is known as a male first name. Nothing too unique or a day of the week or last name or anything like that.

  2. Something that has a cute nick name. I like the “X” sound. So, [name_u]Max[/name_u], [name_m]Dax[/name_m], [name_m]Jack[/name_m] or even [name_m]Dart[/name_m] and [name_u]Jet[/name_u] are nicknames that I’ve liked before.

  3. Something that goes well with [name_m]Stephen[/name_m] and doesn’t start with a “D”. My husband and I have a hyphenated last name and both the last names start with “D”.

The only name I’ve been able to think of is [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m], but I’m not totally sold on it.

What do y’all think?

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Heh, before I finished reading your post, I was thinking of suggesting [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m]. I think it’s great and goes very well with [name_m]Stephen[/name_m]. I also like [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] a lot, but if you’re not keen on [name_u]Olly[/name_u] I can see why you’re unsure.

Other suggestions:

[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] “[name_m]Ace[/name_m]” “[name_m]Lex[/name_m]” “[name_m]Alex[/name_m]”
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m] “[name_m]Ace[/name_m]”
[name_m]Asher[/name_m] “[name_u]Ash[/name_u]”
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] “[name_m]Art[/name_m]”
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] “[name_m]Gabe[/name_m]” “[name_m]Abe[/name_m]”
[name_m]Rafael[/name_m] “Raf” “[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]”
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] “[name_u]Kit[/name_u]”
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] “[name_u]Theo[/name_u]”
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] “[name_m]Nate[/name_m]”
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]/[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] “[name_u]Jem[/name_u]”
[name_u]August[/name_u] “[name_u]Gus[/name_u]”
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] “[name_m]Raff[/name_m]” “[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]”
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] “[name_u]Jazz[/name_u]”
[name_u]Jethro[/name_u] “[name_u]Jet[/name_u]”

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[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] “[name_m]Ben[/name_m]/[name_m]Benji[/name_m]”
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] “[name_u]Ever[/name_u]/[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]”
[name_m]Charles[/name_m] “[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]”
[name_m]William[/name_m] “[name_m]Will[/name_m]/[name_m]Liam[/name_m]/[name_m]Wim[/name_m]”
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] “[name_u]Nico[/name_u]”
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] “[name_m]Ed[/name_m]/[name_m]Ned[/name_m]/[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]/[name_m]Ward[/name_m]”
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] “[name_f]Flick[/name_f]/Fix/[name_m]Fox[/name_m]”
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] “[name_u]Kit[/name_u]”
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] “Patch”
[name_m]Philip[/name_m] “[name_m]Pip[/name_m]”
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m] “[name_u]Finn[/name_u]”
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] “[name_u]Sam[/name_u]”
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] “[name_m]Zach[/name_m]”
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m] “[name_m]Zach[/name_m]”
[name_m]Callum[/name_m] “[name_u]Cal[/name_u]”
[name_m]Asher[/name_m] “[name_u]Ash[/name_u]”
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] “[name_u]Toby[/name_u]”
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] “[name_m]Harry[/name_m]”
[name_m]Caspar[/name_m] “[name_m]Cas[/name_m]”
[name_m]Julian[/name_m] “[name_m]Ian[/name_m]”
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] “[name_m]Eli[/name_m]”

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Here are some ideas based on the nicknames you like.

[name_u]Max[/name_u]: [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m], [name_m]Maddox[/name_m], [name_m]Maxim[/name_m], [name_m]Mack[/name_m]
[name_m]Dax[/name_m]: [name_u]Dexter[/name_u], [name_m]Maddox[/name_m], [name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]: [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_m]Jonas[/name_m], [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m], [name_m]Jackson[/name_m]
[name_m]Dart[/name_m]: [name_u]Darian[/name_u], Dartagnan, [name_u]Darby[/name_u], [name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_u]Jet[/name_u]: [name_m]Jarett[/name_m], [name_m]Justin[/name_m], [name_m]Jethro[/name_m], [name_u]James[/name_u]

To achieve nicknames ending in X, you could also give him a middle name that begins with an X. For example:

[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Xavier[/name_m] -> [name_m]Dax[/name_m]
[name_m]Marshall[/name_m] [name_m]Xander[/name_m] -> [name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Xavier[/name_m] -> [name_m]Jax[/name_m]

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Grayer [name_m]Stephen[/name_m]- “[name_u]Gray[/name_u]”
[name_u]Bradley[/name_u] [name_m]Stephen[/name_m]- “[name_m]Brad[/name_m]”
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] [name_m]Stephen[/name_m]- “[name_m]Ozzy[/name_m]”
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Stephen[/name_m]- “[name_m]Hal[/name_m]”/"[name_m]Hank[/name_m]"
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] [name_m]Stephen[/name_m]- “[name_m]Baz[/name_m]”/“Bash”/"[name_m]Ian[/name_m]"
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m] [name_m]Stephen[/name_m]- “[name_u]August[/name_u]”/"[name_m]Augie[/name_m]"/"[name_u]Gus[/name_u]"
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] [name_m]Stephen[/name_m]- “[name_m]Amos[/name_m]”
[name_m]Graham[/name_m] [name_m]Stephen[/name_m]- “[name_u]Gray[/name_u]”
[name_m]Russell[/name_m] [name_m]Stephen[/name_m]- “[name_m]Russ[/name_m]”
[name_m]Trevor[/name_m] [name_m]Stephen[/name_m]- “[name_m]Trev[/name_m]”/"[name_m]Tre[/name_m]"
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Stephen[/name_m]- “[name_m]Nate[/name_m]”/"[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]"
[name_m]Rainer[/name_m] [name_m]Stephen[/name_m]- “[name_u]Rain[/name_u]”
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] [name_m]Stephen[/name_m]- “[name_u]Luca[/name_u]”/"[name_m]Luke[/name_m]"
[name_m]Soren[/name_m] [name_m]Stephen[/name_m]- “[name_u]Ren[/name_u]”
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] [name_m]Stephen[/name_m]- “[name_u]Toby[/name_u]”/"[name_m]Obi[/name_m]"

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[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]/[name_m]Eli[/name_m]
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m]/[name_m]Fin[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]/[name_m]Nate[/name_m]
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m]/[name_u]Beck[/name_u]