My boys list needs so much work, I like the names I have but I dont really love any of them and if I were to have a boy today he would be nameless for a while lol. My taste tends to be off beat traditional names with spunky nicknames (nicknames are huge in my family so I’d like to have something ready before my mom comes up with something and it sticks). It’s also important to me that the names has a good meaning, not picky bout what the meaning is as long as it’s more than like “from ___ place” etc.
Some names that I like
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] nn [name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m] nn [name_m]Mac[/name_m]
[name_m]Mordecai[/name_m] nn [name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] nn ??
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m] nn [name_u]Van[/name_u]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] nn [name_m]Cap[/name_m]/ [name_m]Kip[/name_m]?
[name_m]Basil[/name_m] nn [name_m]Baz[/name_m]
[name_m]Balthazar[/name_m]/[name_m]Balthasar[/name_m] nn [name_m]Bat[/name_m], [name_m]Baz[/name_m], Bal
[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m] nn [name_m]Bat[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m] nn [name_m]Albie[/name_m], [name_u]Bertie[/name_u], [name_u]Ali[/name_u]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m] nn [name_m]Eddie[/name_m], [name_u]Teddy[/name_u], [name_u]Win[/name_u]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m] nn [name_m]Eddie[/name_m], [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m] nn [name_u]Cal[/name_u]
[name_m]Perseus[/name_m] nn [name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m] nn [name_u]Wally[/name_u]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] nn [name_u]Freddie[/name_u], [name_u]Ali[/name_u], [name_u]Alfie[/name_u]
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m]/[name_m]Augustine[/name_m] nn [name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m] nn [name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] nn [name_m]Iggy[/name_m], [name_u]Nat[/name_u]
[name_m]Rudyard[/name_m] nn [name_u]Rudy[/name_u], [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
I love [name_m]Rhett[/name_m]!
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Huxley[/name_m] nn Hux (not a traditional name)
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Calloway[/name_m] nn Call or Calle
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m] or [name_m]Weston[/name_m] nn [name_m]Wes[/name_m]
[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m] nn [name_m]Bat[/name_m] is pretty cool, although I wish [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m] had a stronger meaning.
I like [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] but I haven’t found. a nn for it that I like.
I want to like [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] nn [name_m]Thorn[/name_m] but I’m not sure if it’s too out there.
I like [name_m]Benedict[/name_m], but [name_m]Ned[/name_m] isn’t the kind of nn I am looking for. I want to like [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] nn [name_u]Dash[/name_u] but I really don’t like the way [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] sounds with my accent. I like [name_u]Percy[/name_u] as a nn but I worry [name_m]Perseus[/name_m] would be too much as a given name, maybe [name_m]Percival[/name_m]?
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m] - [name_m]Dom[/name_m], [name_u]Nick[/name_u]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] - [name_m]Vince[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] - [name_m]Nate[/name_m]
[name_m]Prescott[/name_m] - Pres, [name_u]Scottie[/name_u]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m] - [name_u]Andy[/name_u], [name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u] - [name_m]Bear[/name_m], [name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] - [name_m]Gil[/name_m], [name_m]Gilby[/name_m]
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m] - [name_m]Fin[/name_m]
[name_m]Judson[/name_m] - [name_m]Jud[/name_m], Juddy
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] - [name_u]Sully[/name_u], [name_u]Van[/name_u]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m] - [name_u]Cal[/name_u]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m] - [name_m]Zack[/name_m] - it may seem like a stretch, but I actually have a friend with this first name & nn.
I actually really like [name_m]Issac[/name_m] nn [name_m]Zack[/name_m], but I can’t use either name unfortunately.
I do like [name_m]Leander[/name_m], [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] and [name_m]Griffin[/name_m], although I have a little brother nned [name_u]Finn[/name_u], could I still use [name_m]Griffin[/name_m]? His given name is different, maybe a different nn? I am not a big fan of the nns [name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_u]Andy[/name_u], [name_u]Sully[/name_u] or [name_u]Van[/name_u], any other ideas for nns for [name_m]Leander[/name_m] or [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]?
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m] could be nn [name_m]Griff[/name_m] or Riff. Personally, I don’t think [name_m]Griffin[/name_m] & [name_u]Finn[/name_u] are too close as uncle/nephew names.
[name_m]Leander[/name_m] could be [name_u]Lee[/name_u], [name_m]Leon[/name_m], or even [name_m]Lion[/name_m] would be cute while he’s young. You might like [name_m]Evander[/name_m] nn. Ev or [name_m]Vander[/name_m]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] nn [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]?
My naming style is similar to yours. My boys’ names are:
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] nn [name_m]Xander[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m] nn [name_m]Liam[/name_m]
Other names my list were or that I’ve heard since are:
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] nn [name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] nn [name_m]Benji[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] or nn [name_m]Eli[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] nn [name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m] nn [name_m]Zeke[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ward[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u] nn [name_m]Eli[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u] nn Auggie
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m] nn [name_u]August[/name_u] or [name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] nn [name_u]Niko[/name_u]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] or [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m] nn [name_m]Thad[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ike[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] nn [name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m] nn [name_m]Enzo[/name_m]
[name_m]Maximus[/name_m] or [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] nn [name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] nn [name_u]Sully[/name_u]
I do like [name_m]Griffin[/name_m] nn Riff although I prefer nn [name_u]Finn[/name_u], maybe I can get away with it since they would both have different given names? ( my brother is [name_m]Johnathan[/name_m] nn [name_u]Finn[/name_u])
[name_m]Leander[/name_m] nn [name_m]Lion[/name_m] is a really good one, that definitely the kind of feel I am going for. I do like [name_m]Evander[/name_m] nn [name_m]Vander[/name_m] but not quite enough to add it to my collection.
I do like [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u], I wish I liked his nns better.
I really like but can’t use:
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m] nn [name_m]Zeke[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] nn [name_u]Toby[/name_u]
I like but don’t love:
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u] (I just wish [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] had a better meaning)
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] nn [name_u]Sully[/name_u] (I just dont love [name_u]Sully[/name_u])
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] nn [name_m]Rhett[/name_m] (I just feel like its getting too popular?)
I do really like [name_m]Edward[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ward[/name_m] thats a very good one