Thoughts on using [name_u]Riley[/name_u] as a nickname for [name_m]Reynolds[/name_m]?? My husband doesn’t think they’re close enough. I like [name_u]Riley[/name_u] a lot but don’t think it’s formal enough to be a first name by itself. Full name would be [name_m]Reynolds[/name_m] [name_m]Andrew[/name_m] and we would call him [name_u]Riley[/name_u].
I would just use [name_u]Riley[/name_u]; I’ve never heard of anyone using [name_u]Riley[/name_u] as nickname, only a full name.
I agree with PP; I don’t see [name_u]Riley[/name_u] as a nickname and I like it on its own.
I prefer [name_u]Riley[/name_u] as a name in its own right, but I don’t think it’s completely far fetched a nickname for [name_m]Reynolds[/name_m]. It doesn’t have a particularly close link but that doesn’t mean it can’t be used as a nickname. I know an [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] with the nn [name_m]Biff[/name_m], nicknames don’t have to be very closely related!
As a nickname for [name_m]Reynolds[/name_m] I like [name_u]Rey[/name_u]/Reys, but [name_u]Riley[/name_u] could work at a stretch.
[name_u]Riley[/name_u] as a nickname for [name_m]Reynolds[/name_m] is definitely a stretch. [name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_m]Ryland[/name_m] or [name_u]Rylan[/name_u]?
That makes no sense. [name_u]Riley[/name_u] is a name in its own right.
I like [name_u]Riley[/name_u] as a full name and [name_m]Reynolds[/name_m] with the nickname [name_u]Riley[/name_u] is a stretch. HOWEVER, if you are looking for a name to call him as [name_m]Reynolds[/name_m] is a family name – you could do it for sure.