# Nicknames for "the Second" (II)

**URL:** <https://forum.nameberry.com/t/nicknames-for-the-second-ii/274027>\
**Category:** Boy Names\
**Created:** [September 26, 2016, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/nicknames-for-the-second-ii/274027 "2016-09-26T09:47:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![991](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/991/32/6_449c533f586939b6e5f246632a46421f.png) [@991](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/991)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/nicknames-for-the-second-ii/274027/1 "2016-09-26T09:47:25Z")

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We’re considering naming our son after his grandfather in which case he would be \_\_\_\_\_\_\_, II. I’m searching for cool/unusual nicknames referencing the Second. I’d love to find something that ages better than “[name\_m]Skip[/name\_m]”! I just thought of “[name\_m]Twain[/name\_m]” - could that work?? What other ideas do you like?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![system](https://d3e4s07haqhh9y.cloudfront.net/original/3X/b/b/bb0f52bb29e5c9ad6002ee7f1a92d42d308ffe28.png) [@system](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/nicknames-for-the-second-ii/274027/2 "2016-09-26T11:57:13Z")

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Well, where I live boys who ar enamed after their grandfathers are given the title of Nieto (grandson, literally) in their first name, where the numeral or “junior” would be. Example: [name\_m]Juan[/name\_m] [name\_m]Enrique[/name\_m] de Castro Nieto. In Catalan it would be Nét and in Portugal it would be Neto, which I think has a nicer ring to it, as -o ending names are stylish right now.

I would think more of trying for a different name from within his name, like if his name is [name\_m]John[/name\_m] like grandpa’s and grandpa goes by [name\_m]Johnny[/name\_m] he could go by [name\_m]Jack[/name\_m] or [name\_u]Jay[/name\_u], or if grandfather’s name is [name\_m]Philip[/name\_m] [name\_m]Joseph[/name\_m] “[name\_u]Phil[/name\_u]”, for instance, he could be PJ, [name\_m]Pip[/name\_m], [name\_m]Pippin[/name\_m], [name\_m]Joe[/name\_m] or something like Zep, Zip or Zeph which is quite cool.

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**Author:** ![otri](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/otri/32/154733_2.png) [@otri](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/otri)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/nicknames-for-the-second-ii/274027/3 "2016-09-26T12:11:39Z")

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I like [name\_m]Twain[/name\_m]. The first nickname that came to mind for me is [name\_m]Dewey[/name\_m], like deux. It’s pretty old-fashioned but still cute.