[name_u]Loving[/name_u] names that are shorter nicknames but can stand on their own. For example [name_u]Drew[/name_u] for [name_m]Andrew[/name_m] or [name_m]Ted[/name_m] for [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]. Looking for ideas i might not have heard of before or more creative
[name_m]Cole[/name_m] (from [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m], Malcolm)
[name_m]Ike[/name_m] (from Isaac)
Raph (from Raphael)
[name_m]Stan[/name_m] (from [name_u]Tristan[/name_u], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], Stanley)
[name_u]Sol[/name_u] (for Solomon)
[name_u]Bo[/name_u] (from [name_m]Bruno[/name_m], [name_u]Robert[/name_u], [name_u]Brody[/name_u], Bowen)
[name_u]Jem[/name_u] (from [name_u]Jameson[/name_u], [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m], [name_m]Jerome[/name_m], Benjamin)
[name_m]Lance[/name_m] (from Lawrence)
[name_u]Pax[/name_u] (from Patrick)
[name_u]Joss[/name_u] (from [name_u]Joseph[/name_u], Joshua)
[name_u]Jules[/name_u] (from Julian)
[name_u]Bear[/name_u] (from [name_m]Albert[/name_m], [name_u]Arthur[/name_u], Bernard)
[name_u]Rune[/name_u] (from Reuben)
[name_u]Gray[/name_u] (from Graham)
[name_m]Bram[/name_m] (from [name_m]Abraham[/name_m], [name_m]Bramwell[/name_m], Ambrose)
[name_u]Gus[/name_u] (from [name_m]Magnus[/name_m], [name_m]Fergus[/name_m], August)
[name_u]Rex[/name_u] (from Frederick)
Some less common ideas…
[name_m]Russ[/name_m] (Russell)
[name_m]Fred[/name_m] (Frederick)
[name_m]Vince[/name_m] (Vincent)
[name_m]Ty[/name_m] (Tyler, Tyson)
[name_u]Whit[/name_u] (Whittaker, Whitman)
[name_m]Zeb[/name_m] (Zebulon, Zebedee)
[name_m]Mitch[/name_m] (Mitchell)
Mack/Mac/Mak (Michael, [name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u], [name_m]Cormac[/name_m], Malcolm)
[name_m]Link[/name_m] (from Lincoln)
[name_m]Len[/name_m] (from Leonard)
[name_u]Beck[/name_u] (from [name_u]Beckett[/name_u] or Beckham)
[name_m]Abe[/name_m] (from [name_m]Abraham[/name_m], Abner)
[name_u]Cal[/name_u] (from Calvin)
[name_u]Vinnie[/name_u] (from [name_m]Vincent[/name_m], [name_m]Calvin[/name_m], Alvin)
[name_u]Gio[/name_u] (from Giovanni)
[name_u]Rhett[/name_u] (from [name_u]Everett[/name_u], [name_u]Barrett[/name_u], Garrett)
[name_u]Sal[/name_u] (from [name_m]Salvator[/name_m], [name_m]Solomon[/name_m], Samuel)
[name_m]Des[/name_m] (Desmond)
[name_m]Ed[/name_m] (Edmond, Edward)
[name_m]Len[/name_m] (Leonard)
[name_u]Wren[/name_u] or [name_u]Ren[/name_u] or Laws (Lawrence)
[name_m]Fitz[/name_m] (Frederick)
Zav or Xav (Xavier)
[name_m]Geo[/name_m] (George)
[name_u]Vic[/name_u] (Victor)
Bash (Sebastian)
[name_u]Lex[/name_u] (Alexander)
[name_m]Hank[/name_m] (Henry/Harry/Harrison)
[name_u]Joe[/name_u] (Joseph/Jonah/Jethro)
[name_u]Kit[/name_u] (Atticus/Christopher/Christian)
[name_m]Luke[/name_m] (Alucard/Lucas/Lucien)
Ray/Rey (Raymond/Aurelien)
[name_m]Cas[/name_m] (Casper/Caspian/Cassander)
[name_m]Kip[/name_m] (Kipling/Crispin)
[name_u]Dean[/name_u] (Gideon)
[name_u]Van[/name_u] (Evander)
Jet/Jett (Jethro)
[name_u]Jude[/name_u] (Julian)
[name_u]Red[/name_u] (Frederick/Redmond/Redford)
Sy/Cy (Simon/Cyrus)
[name_u]Wren[/name_u] (Lawrence/Clarence/Warren)