Old man names with creative nns

Hey guys! I need some ideas.

Lately my new love for boy names has been offbeat old man names with short nicknames.

[name_f]My[/name_f] recent boy name crushes :heart:
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] “Abe”
[name_u]Franklin[/name_u] “Flynn”
[name_u]Wilson[/name_u] “Will”

What other ideas do you guys have?? You guys are the best!

Summary

**Not necessary but I particularly have been a fan of atypical nicknames for the full name (ex. [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m], which doesn’t have a common nickname, might be called “Abe.”)

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I love this style as well! Here are some of my favourites (some are more out there, others I just think are so darn cute!)

[name_u]Arthur[/name_u] “Art”
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m] “Ant” <3
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] “Toby”
[name_m]Fernando[/name_m] “Fern” <3
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] “Nate”
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] “Gill”
[name_m]Rudolph[/name_m] or [name_m]Rudyard[/name_m] “Rudy” <3
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] “Nate”
[name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] “Neely” <3
[name_u]Maxwell[/name_u] “Max” or “Wells”
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] “Pax”
[name_m]Philip[/name_m] “Pip” <3
[name_u]Robert[/name_u] “Bo”
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m] “Des” or “Dex”
[name_u]James[/name_u] “Jem” <3
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] “Kit” <3
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m] “Gus” or “Gussie”
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m] “Rory” or “Grey”
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m] “Poe”
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m] “Bram”
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m] “Bear”
[name_u]Elmer[/name_u] “Elm”
[name_u]William[/name_u] “Wilkie”
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] “Sunny”
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] “Sandy”

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Recently found [name_m]Rip[/name_m] is a nickname for Robert… I think it’s so cute!
[name_m]Patch[/name_m] or [name_u]Pax[/name_u] as a nickname for [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] is adorable
[name_u]Kit[/name_u] as a nickname for [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] or [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] is top tier!
[name_u]Remy[/name_u] as a nickname for [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m]
Bash as a nickname for [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] is cute, although [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] isn’t really an old man name
[name_m]Coby[/name_m] as a nickname for [name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
I knew a boy named [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] who went by [name_u]Jory[/name_u] and I thought it was cute
[name_m]Huck[/name_m] as a nickname for [name_u]Henry[/name_u] is cute

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Maybe…
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] ‘Kit’
[name_u]Howard[/name_u] ‘Ward’
[name_u]Melvin[/name_u] ‘Vinnie’
[name_m]Jerome[/name_m] ‘Jem’ or ‘Rome’
[name_m]Marshall[/name_m] ‘Mars’
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] ‘Mac’
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u] ‘Rocky’
[name_m]Truman[/name_m] ‘Tru’ / ‘True’
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] ‘Sol’ or ‘Sonny’
[name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u] ‘Tad’
Isadore/Isidore ‘Izzy’
[name_m]Winston[/name_m] ‘Win’
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m] ‘Ned’
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] ‘Ru’ or ‘Bertie’
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m] ‘Bram’ or ‘Abe’
[name_m]Sigmund[/name_m] ‘Ziggy’

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[name_u]Franklin[/name_u] ‘Flynn’ is a fave - I also like [name_u]Franklin[/name_u] ‘Finn’! [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] ‘Abe’ is great too - never thought of that! (I’ve heard [name_m]Bram[/name_m] used, and I call my guinea pig [name_m]Ambrosio[/name_m] ‘Bo’ sometimes!)

Some other ideas:

[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] ‘Remy’ (or [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] ‘Remy’)

[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] ‘Gibs’

Zacharius ‘Ari’

[name_m]Roger[/name_m] ‘Dodge’ ‘Ro’

[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] ‘Rex’ ‘Red’ ‘Fox’

[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] ‘Pax’ ‘Patch’

[name_m]Roland[/name_m] ‘Rollo’

[name_u]Maurice[/name_u] ‘Reese’ ‘Mouse’

[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] ‘Rett’

[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m] ‘Bear’

[name_u]Douglas[/name_u] ‘Gus’

[name_m]Trevor[/name_m] ‘Tor’

[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] ‘Jem’

[name_m]Morris[/name_m] ‘Moss’

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[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] “Cal”
[name_m]Dennis[/name_m] “Sid”
[name_u]Murray[/name_u] “Ray”
[name_m]Simon[/name_m] “Si”
[name_u]Walter[/name_u] “Walt”

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That’s my favorite category of boy’s names. Not “old man” specifically, but formal and a bit stodgy with an unexpected nickname.
I have a “Bash” [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] and “Rad” [name_m]Conrad[/name_m], and a [name_u]True[/name_u] “Truett.”

Other names I love that I don’t think have been mentioned:

[name_m]Habakkuk[/name_m] “Huck”
[name_m]Ebenezer[/name_m] “Zeb”
[name_m]Baltazar[/name_m] “Zar”

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[name_m]Otto[/name_m] nn [name_u]Otter[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] nn [name_u]Fox[/name_u]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m] nn [name_u]Sonny[/name_u]
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m] nn [name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_m]Norman[/name_m] nn [name_u]Ori[/name_u]
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u] nn [name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_m]Jethro[/name_m] nn [name_u]Joe[/name_u]
[name_u]William[/name_u] nn [name_u]Wilkie[/name_u]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] nn [name_u]Leo[/name_u]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u] nn [name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Aramis[/name_m] nn [name_u]Ramsey[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] nn Bash or [name_u]Sonny[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] nn [name_m]Thor[/name_m]

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[name_m]Linton[/name_m] (Linney)
[name_m]Sergio[/name_m] (Gio, Surge)
[name_m]Wyndham[/name_m] (Denny, Wym)

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Okay, got it!

Sorry for any repeats, but now about…

[name_m]Albert[/name_m] nn [name_u]Ace[/name_u]

Any ‘A’ name nn [name_u]Ace[/name_u]! I just like [name_m]Albert[/name_m] best.

[name_m]Bernard[/name_m] nn Ben/Benny

[name_u]Charles[/name_u] nn [name_m]Chet[/name_m], [name_u]Cal[/name_u], [name_m]Cab[/name_m], [name_u]Chase[/name_u], [name_u]Chance[/name_u]

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

[name_m]Frederic[/name_m] nn [name_u]Flip[/name_u]

[name_u]George[/name_u] nn [name_m]Geo[/name_m]

[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] nn Gib/Gibby

[name_m]Isaac[/name_m] nn Zac/Zeke

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

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

[name_m]Paul[/name_m] nn [name_m]Patch[/name_m]

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

[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] nn Tuck/Tucker or [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]

[name_u]William[/name_u] nn [name_u]Win[/name_u], [name_u]Witt[/name_u], [name_u]Wiley[/name_u]

[name_m]Winston[/name_m] nn [name_u]Witt[/name_u]

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

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