Oliver ⚔️

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As most of us are well-aware, Oliver has been one of the hottest trending masculine names internationally over the past decade! This popularity, while well-deserved (imo), has (along with other more personal reasons) made me hesitant to use this little gem.

Oliver was first used as a given name in medieval England, so therefore Oliver has always made me think of a shy little boy with scuffed knees, ruffled hair, and little clay soldiers in his pockets <3

So, what are some alternatives to sweet Oliver? What names provide cozy, adorable nicknames akin to Ollie?

Some names with the same medieval vibe that come to mind are; Edmund, Jasper, Robin, and Sylvester :crossed_swords::ear_of_rice:

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[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] (Ozzy)
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] (Evan, [name_u]Van[/name_u], [name_f]Evvie[/name_f], Andy)
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m] (Eddy, Winn)
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u] (Ren, Laurie)
[name_m]Oswin[/name_m] (Ozzy, Win)
[name_m]Roger[/name_m] (Ro, Rory)
[name_m]Albert[/name_m] (Albie, Bertie)
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] (Rue, [name_u]Rhett[/name_u], Bertie)
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] (Sol, [name_m]Solly[/name_m], [name_u]Ollie[/name_u], Sonny)
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] (Sully, [name_u]Van[/name_u], Sunny)
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m] (Wilf, [name_u]Wilkie[/name_u], Freddie)

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Alexander/Xander
[name_u]Charley[/name_u]
[name_m]Egan[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_u]Jack[/name_u]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Jones[/name_m]
[name_u]Joseph[/name_u]
[name_u]Mack[/name_u]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_m]Myles[/name_m]
[name_m]Nels[/name_m]
Silas/Si
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
Thomas/Tom
William/Liam

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[name_u]Archer[/name_u] ‘Archie’
[name_m]Apollo[/name_m] ‘Ollie’
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] ‘Gus’
[name_u]August[/name_u] ‘Gus’ ‘Augie’
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] ‘Alfie’
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] ‘Rosie’ ‘Ames’ ‘Ari’
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u] ‘Artie’ ‘Archie’
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] ‘Barney’ ‘Bee’
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] ‘Benji’ ‘Benny’ (+ [name_m]Benedict[/name_m], Bennett)
[name_u]Basil[/name_u] ‘Buzzy’
[name_m]Cassander[/name_m], [name_m]Cassian[/name_m], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Casper[/name_m] ‘Cass’ ‘Cassie’
[name_u]Cecil[/name_u] ‘Ceci’
[name_u]Emrys[/name_u] ‘Emmy’ ‘Rys’
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] ‘Ellie’ ‘Eli’
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] ‘Freddie’
[name_u]Franklin[/name_u] ‘Frankie’
[name_m]Finlo[/name_m], [name_m]Phineas[/name_m] ‘Finn’ ‘Finny’
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] ‘Feli’ ‘Lux’
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m] ‘Hughie’
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u] ‘Laurie’ ‘Ren’ ‘Renny’
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m] ‘Luci’ ‘Lou’
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] ‘Locky’
[name_m]Louis[/name_m], [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] ‘Lou’
[name_m]Maximilian[/name_m] ‘Max’ Milly’ ‘Mills’
[name_u]Montgomery[/name_u] ‘Monty’
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] ‘Nat’ ‘Nate’ ‘Natey’ ‘Nell’
[name_m]Otis[/name_m] ‘Otto’ ‘Ozzy’
[name_u]Orion[/name_u] ‘Ori’
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] ‘Raffy’
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] ‘Reu’ ‘Ruby’ ‘Benny’
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m] ‘Ro’ ‘Ronnie’
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u] ‘Ro’ ‘Rossy’
[name_u]William[/name_u], [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m], [name_u]Wilder[/name_u] ‘Will’ ‘Wiley’

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[name_m]Morris[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_u]Pierce[/name_u]
[name_m]Tenney[/name_m]
[name_u]Elis[/name_u]
[name_m]Mac[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilkin[/name_m]

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Whitby
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_u]Edward[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Raymond[/name_m]
[name_u]Robert[/name_u]
[name_u]Cecil[/name_u]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Archibald[/name_m]
[name_u]Walter[/name_u]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Cassian[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilkin[/name_m]
[name_m]Osric[/name_m]

A few don’t have as easy nicknames but hopefully some in there you like.

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[name_u]Henry[/name_u] “Hal” (equally popular so that probably doesn’t help)
[name_u]Freddie[/name_u] (could be a full name “Fred” as a nickname or could be short for [name_m]Frederick[/name_m], [name_m]Alfred[/name_m], Wilfred)
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m] “Connie”
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] “Ian”
[name_u]Peregrine[/name_u] “Pippin”
[name_m]Peter[/name_m] “Pete”
[name_u]Finley[/name_u] “Finn”
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_u]Declan[/name_u]
[name_u]Dean[/name_u]