Surname As First Name - With Other Criteria

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Hello all! We are finding out the babies gender Oct 10 and would like to pin down a name! We are set in stone for a girl - but for a boy we don’t feel AS sure. Our top name is [name_m]Barrett[/name_m] nn [name_m]Bear[/name_m]. We LOVE [name_m]Griffin[/name_m] but can’t use it bc our last name ends in -on and the middle we want to use is [name_m]Nathan[/name_m] (an honor - important to us)

Looking for a surname as first name, MUST have a 1 syllable intuitive nickname, and preferably the name or nickname will be nature or animal related. We prefer names outside the top 200. The name cannot end in an -n

Sibling is [name_m]Marshall[/name_m] nn [name_m]Marsh[/name_m]

I love [name_m]Barrett[/name_m] nn [name_m]Bear[/name_m], but I want to see if there’s anything out there that i’m missing!

Thank you Berries :pray:

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[name_m]Westley[/name_m] nn [name_m]West[/name_m] or [name_m]Lee[/name_m]
[name_f]Riley[/name_f] nn [name_m]Rye[/name_m] or [name_m]Lee[/name_m]
[name_m]James[/name_m] nn [name_m]Jay[/name_m]
[name_m]Hartford[/name_m] nn [name_m]Hart[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] nn [name_m]Jem[/name_m]

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[name_m]Hartford[/name_m] nn [name_m]Hart[/name_m] is soooo cute!! Especially for a Feb baby

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I love [name_m]Barrett[/name_m] “Bear” – so handsome!
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] “Shep”
[name_m]Fisher[/name_m] “Fish”
[name_m]Beckham[/name_m] “Beck”
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m] “Kit”
[name_m]Russell[/name_m] “Russ”
[name_m]Raymond[/name_m] “Ray”
[name_m]Baylor[/name_m] “Bay”
[name_m]Graham[/name_m] “Gray”
[name_m]Bramwell[/name_m] “Bram”
[name_m]Foster[/name_m] “Fox”
[name_m]Finnick[/name_m] “Finn”

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Thank you for saying that about Barrett!!

I have a lot of these names on my list, you definitely have my style nailed!

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[name_m]Barrett[/name_m] nn [name_m]Bear[/name_m] is a great choice!

Other options:

[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] (Grin or Perry)
[name_m]Kestrel[/name_m] (Kes)
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m] (Bear)
[name_m]Renard[/name_m] (Fox)
[name_m]Fennec[/name_m] (Fen)
[name_m]Hawkins[/name_m] (Hawk)
[name_m]Hartley[/name_m] (Hart)
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] (Jazz)
[name_f]Skyler[/name_f] (Sky)
[name_m]Walden[/name_m] (Wally)
[name_m]Willoughby[/name_m] (Will)
[name_m]Ashby[/name_m] (Ash)

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Thank you! [name_m]Hawkins[/name_m] nn [name_m]Hawk[/name_m] is very cool!

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[name_m]Barrett[/name_m] ‘Bear’ is gorgeous!

Maybe…

[name_m]Oakwell[/name_m] ‘Oaks’ ‘Wells’
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] ‘Reef’ ‘Raff’
[name_m]Redmond[/name_m] ‘Red’
[name_m]Lennox[/name_m] ‘Lock’ ‘Nox’
[name_m]Warren[/name_m] ‘Wren’
[name_m]Foster[/name_m] ‘Frost’
[name_m]Keating[/name_m] ‘Kit’ ‘Keats’
[name_f]Rooney[/name_f] ‘Roo’

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I love [name_m]Barrett[/name_m] with [name_m]Marshall[/name_m]! The nicknames [name_m]Marsh[/name_m] and [name_m]Bear[/name_m] also bring a down to earth warmth from your kids’ names

Below I listed some names for inspiration. They aren’t all surnames, but I noticed you guys like double letters (ll, tt, ff) & nature themes in your names so I went with that and this is what I came up with

[name_m]Aldridge[/name_m] “Ridge, [name_m]Reg[/name_m], Reggie”
[name_m]Bridger[/name_m] “Bridge, [name_m]Ridge[/name_m], [name_m]Briggs[/name_m], Riggs”
[name_m]Caldwell[/name_m] “Lowell, Wells”
[name_m]Callahan[/name_m] “Al, [name_m]Cal[/name_m], Han”
[name_m]Calloway[/name_m] “Al, [name_m]Cal[/name_m], [name_f]Lo[/name_f], [name_m]Lowe[/name_m], Lowen”
[name_m]Cassius[/name_m] “Cass, [name_m]Cy[/name_m], [name_m]Si[/name_m], Caz, [name_m]Case[/name_m], Ian”
[name_f]Ellery[/name_f] “El, Alder” (means [name_m]Alder[/name_m] [name_m]Tree[/name_m] - not listed as meaning for nb but look it up!)
[name_m]Elwood[/name_m] “El, [name_m]Woods[/name_m], Woody”
[name_m]Everett[/name_m] “Ev, [name_m]Ever[/name_m], [name_m]Otto[/name_m], Rhett”
[name_m]Finnick[/name_m] “Finn, Finch”
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m] “Fletch, [name_f]Fee[/name_f], Arrow” (name means arrow maker”
[name_m]Forrest[/name_m] “Fox, [name_m]Red[/name_m], [name_m]Rhett[/name_m], Rory”
[name_m]Gardner[/name_m] “Gard, [name_m]Den[/name_m], Denny”
[name_m]Heathcliff[/name_m] “Heath, Cliff” (this is probably too bold but I like [name_m]Marsh[/name_m] & [name_m]Heath[/name_m] together)
[name_m]Lawrence[/name_m] “Law, [name_m]Ren[/name_m], Wren”
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] “Rafe, Raft, [name_f]Reese[/name_f], [name_m]Rhys[/name_m], Reeves”
[name_m]Roamer[/name_m] “Roam, [name_m]Rome[/name_m], [name_f]Romy[/name_f], Mer, [name_f]Row[/name_f], [name_f]Ro[/name_f], [name_f]Rue[/name_f], Roman”
[name_m]Rowley[/name_m] “Rowdy, [name_f]Ro[/name_f], [name_f]Row[/name_f], [name_m]Lee[/name_m], Rowan”
[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m] “Thatch”
[name_m]Woodrow[/name_m] “Woods, Woody”

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Marshall ‘Marsh’ and Barrett ‘Bear’ are so sweet!

(please consider any double ups as seconding!)
Westley ‘West’
Hartford ‘Hart’
Shepherd ‘Shep’
Beckham ‘Beck’
Graham ‘Gray’
Everett ‘Rhett’
Campbell ‘Cam’
Beaumont ‘Beau’ ?
Bennett ‘Ben’
Jones ‘Jo’
Rayner ‘Ray’
Carter ‘Kit’
Ashford ‘Ash’

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[name_m]Rexford[/name_m]

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Redford nn Red or Ford
Clifford nn Cliff or Ford
Radcliff nn Cliff or Rad
Stoddard nn Todd
Ashby nn Ash
Ashford nn Ash or Ford
Lawrence nn Wren
Warren nn Wren
Moritz nn Moor
Slater nn Slate
Breckenridge nn Ridge
Daley nn Dale
Linwood nn Woods
Woodrow nn Woods
Wendell nn Dell
Irvine nn Vine
Everhart nn Hart
Rossdale nn Ross or Dale

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[name_m]Barrett[/name_m] does seem like a great brother name to [name_m]Marshall[/name_m]!

Other ideas:

[name_m]Grady[/name_m] “Gray”
[name_m]Parker[/name_m] “Park”

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