We hadn’t expected that we’d be naming another kiddo, but we are & seem to be out of practice with this naming thing (youngest is 5, a MUCH bigger gap than we’ve had before and very much a surprise!). Big brothers are [name]Francis[/name] [name]Grover[/name], [name]Henry[/name] [name]Linus[/name] & [name]Philip[/name] [name]Judah[/name] ([name]Frankie[/name], [name]Huck[/name] and [name]Flip[/name]), so we would like a more classic full name with a shorter, quirkier nickname. We don’t know the sex yet, but if it’s a girl we’ve got that one down pat. I’ve been lurking on here for a while now and haven’t found anything that sticks out, so I’m losing hope that we’ll ever find a name! Give us anything you’ve got, we’re desperate (and running out of time!)!
[name]Edmund[/name] “[name]Ed[/name]” or [name]Ted[/name] or [name]Ned[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name] nn [name]Art[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Nate[/name]
[name]William[/name] [name]Will[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] [name]Theo[/name]
[name]Love[/name] your boys’ names and their quirky nicknames!
[name]How[/name] about:
[name]Alfred[/name] ([name]Alfie[/name], [name]Fred[/name]/[name]Freddie[/name])
[name]Edward[/name] ([name]Ned[/name], [name]Ted[/name]/[name]Teddy[/name], [name]Ed[/name]/[name]Eddie[/name])
[name]Benjamin[/name] ([name]Benji[/name])
[name]Theodore[/name] ([name]Theo[/name] or [name]Ted[/name]/[name]Teddy[/name])
[name]James[/name] ([name]Jamie[/name], [name]Jim[/name]/[name]Jimmy[/name])
[name]Charles[/name] ([name]Charlie[/name], [name]Chuck[/name])
[name]Miles[/name] ([name]Milo[/name])
[name]Christopher[/name] ([name]Topher[/name])
[name]Lincoln[/name] ([name]Linc[/name]/[name]Link[/name])
[name]Albert[/name] ([name]Albie[/name], [name]Bert[/name])
[name]Ralph[/name] ([name]Rafe[/name])
[name]Elliot[/name] ([name]Eli[/name] or [name]Lio[/name]/[name]Leo[/name])
I’m curious to hear what the girl’s name would be…? 
[name]Deacon[/name] w/ nn [name]Deke[/name]
[name]Dexter[/name] w/ nn [name]Dex[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] w/ nn [name]Teddy[/name] or [name]Theo[/name]
[name]Wesley[/name] w/ nn [name]Wes[/name]
[name]Elias[/name] w/ nn [name]Eli[/name]
[name]Calvin[/name] w/ nn [name]Cal[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name] w/ nn [name]Gabe[/name]
Oooh, I love [name]Charles[/name] “[name]Chuck[/name]”! My husband just suggested [name]Benjamin[/name] to me, and while I do love the name I’m not so keen on [name]Benji[/name]… Any other nickname suggestions for it?
Our girls name is between [name]Maeve[/name] [name]Elisa[/name], [name]Louisa[/name] [name]Maeve[/name], and [name]Maeve[/name] [name]Louisa[/name]. Still can’t decide, but [name]Maeve[/name] will definitely be in there somewhere.
[name]Edit[/name]: Oops, forgot [name]Sylvia[/name] [name]Maeve[/name] “[name]Sylvie[/name]”, which is also in the running for a girl!
[name]LOVE[/name] the girl choices! [name]Maeve[/name] is one of my favorites but hubby doesn’t like it so I’m trying to “forget” it thus why it’s no longer on my signature. 
Anyway, as far as [name]Benjamin[/name] goes, aside from [name]Ben[/name], [name]Benny[/name] and [name]Benji[/name], some more far-reaching nicknames could be Enji, [name]Jam[/name], [name]Jamie[/name], [name]Benno[/name], [name]Jin[/name]… I have heard of someone calling their [name]Benjamin[/name] “[name]Banks[/name].”
Thanks 
[name]Maeve[/name] has been on our list since I was pregnant with [name]Frankie[/name], we’ve just been waiting to use it (and had given up on it, but now I have some hope again!).
I just realized that [name]Huck[/name] & [name]Chuck[/name] rhyme, so that’s out. Ugh! It’s the one name I’ve found that felt so perfect. Hmm, I like [name]Jam[/name] but am not so sure my husband would go for that. [name]Do[/name] you think [name]Jem[/name] could work? I guess it’s a bit of a stretch… I like the suggestion of [name]Dexter[/name], but I’m worried it doesn’t quite fit in our set, thoughts? I feel so wishy-washy & difficult, lol!
I think [name]Jem[/name] could work for [name]Benjamin[/name]. It’s usually a nickname for [name]Jeremy[/name] or [name]Jeremiah[/name] - not sure if either of those tickle your fancy. I like [name]Dexter[/name] with the nn [name]Dex[/name] but I’m also not sure it “fits” with your boys’ names. I’m really liking [name]Miles[/name]/[name]Milo[/name], [name]Edward[/name]/[name]Ned[/name] or [name]Wesley[/name]/[name]Wes[/name] personally.
Here’s a few more ideas:
[name]Leland[/name] ([name]Lee[/name])
[name]Laurence[/name]/[name]Lawrence[/name] ([name]Law[/name], [name]Laurie[/name])
[name]Clifford[/name] ([name]Cliff[/name], [name]Ford[/name])
[name]Everett[/name] ([name]Rhett[/name])
[name]Isaac[/name] ([name]Ike[/name] - too close to [name]Huck[/name]?)
[name]Andrew[/name] ([name]Drew[/name])
[name]Cornelius[/name] ([name]Neil[/name])
[name]Sylvester[/name] ([name]Sly[/name])
[name]Maxwell[/name] ([name]Max[/name])
[name]Lionel[/name] ([name]Lio[/name]/[name]Leo[/name] - too close to [name]Linus[/name]?)
[name]Nicholas[/name] ([name]Nico[/name], [name]Cole[/name], Nich as in pronounced phonetically not like [name]Nick[/name])
[name]Oliver[/name] ([name]Ollie[/name])
[name]Mitchell[/name] ([name]Mitch[/name])
[name]Marshall[/name] ([name]Mars[/name], [name]Marsh[/name])
[name]Julius[/name] ([name]Jules[/name])
[name]Raphael[/name] ([name]Rafi[/name])
[name]Abraham[/name] ([name]Abe[/name], [name]Abram[/name])
[name]Vincent[/name] ([name]Vin[/name], [name]Vinnie[/name], [name]Vince[/name])
[name]Bartholomew[/name] ([name]Bart[/name])
[name]Cormac[/name] ([name]Cory[/name], [name]Mac[/name])
[name]Tobias[/name] ([name]Toby[/name])
Great suggestions so far! My favorites are
[name]Malcolm[/name] nn [name]Mac[/name]
[name]Julian[/name] nn [name]Jules[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name] nn [name]Art[/name]
Other suggestions
[name]Frederick[/name] nn [name]Fritz[/name]
[name]Ezekiel[/name] nn [name]Zeke[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] nn [name]Chaz[/name]
Thanks for the suggestions, everyone!
I think the main problem for me is that I love tons of the nicknames but barely any full names/I feel like they don’t fit in with our boys’ names. [name]Both[/name] my husband & I love: [name]Vin[/name] (don’t like [name]Vincent[/name]), [name]Van[/name] (I like [name]Sullivan[/name] but our ln ends in -on and the endings sound too similar. Plus the full name would be kind of a mouthful!), [name]Nat[/name] (don’t like [name]Nathaniel[/name]/[name]Nathan[/name] enough to use it) & Otter (husband hates [name]Elliot[/name]). We just came across [name]Gus[/name] and love that, but can’t find a full name that actually has [name]Gus[/name] in it that we like. [name]Do[/name] you all think that [name]Atticus[/name] G____ “[name]Gus[/name]” is just way too much of a stretch? Meaning that the G in [name]Gus[/name] could come out of the middle name (which would probably be [name]George[/name]). Thoughts? Thanks again
I was literally [name]JUST[/name] coming back on here to mention [name]Gus[/name]! [name]August[/name], [name]Augustus[/name], [name]Angus[/name], [name]Argus[/name], [name]Fergus[/name]…
I personally think [name]August[/name] fits well with your other boys’ names.
Other nickname ideas for
[name]Charles[/name]: [name]Chet[/name], [name]Arlo[/name], [name]Char[/name]
I like [name]Argus[/name] but I have a feeling my husband will hate it (I’ve been texting him suggestions so I’m just waiting for a response now, lol). I also like [name]Fergus[/name] but we want to stay away from an F name because we have [name]Frankie[/name] & [name]Flip[/name]. I’m pretty sure that we actually had [name]August[/name] on our list when I was pregnant with [name]Frankie[/name], but never seriously considered it, but I’m really liking it now! My main concern with it is that it doesn’t fit in with our boys’ names.
What do you think about [name]George[/name] “[name]Geo[/name]” (gee-oh)? Would [name]Geo[/name] be an acceptable nickname for [name]George[/name]? I’ve only ever heard of [name]Georgie[/name] as a nickname for it (which I don’t like), but I was just thinking about how much I love the name [name]George[/name] & thought of [name]Geo[/name].
[name]Patrick[/name] nn Trick or [name]Pax[/name]
[name]Stephen[/name] nn [name]Ven[/name] or Step
[name]Nicholas[/name] nn [name]Cole[/name] or [name]Nico[/name]
[name]Jonathan[/name] nn [name]Nat[/name] or Jot
[name]Charles[/name] nn [name]Chaz[/name]
I absolutely think [name]August[/name] fits with your boys’ names!
I was just watching royal baby coverage and they were talking about how [name]George[/name] is the front-runner and how “blah” I think it is until you said [name]Geo[/name] as a nickname - love it! Totally think it works.
We name in a similar style! I’m out of boy names too, so I love these threads. My little guys are [name]Sebastian[/name] (Bash) and [name]Conrad[/name] ([name]Rad[/name]). If we were to have another boy I’ve been thinking about [name]Cyrus[/name] ([name]Cy[/name]) and [name]Augustine[/name] ([name]Gus[/name]- I love it too!). It’s hard to find a name where I love the name and nickname equally. Good luck (or have a girl!)!
Ooh, I love [name]Sebastian[/name] “Bash” (and [name]Conrad[/name], but I know my husband would shoot that one down)! I also love Bass as a nickname.
Alright, I think that these are our top contenders right now:
[name]George[/name] “[name]Geo[/name]”
[name]August[/name] “[name]Gus[/name]”
[name]Benjamin[/name] “[name]Jem[/name]”
[name]Patrick[/name] (I like a bunch of nicknames for is so we’ll have to decide on that. Maybe [name]Paddy[/name], Trick, [name]Pax[/name]… other suggestions?)
Also, I’ve kind of fallen in love with [name]Chuck[/name]. What do you think about using it as a middle name? Probably not for [name]George[/name] as the one-syllable thing sounds off, but maybe for the other three names?
[name]Albert[/name]/[name]Gilbert[/name] - bertie
digory - rory, iggy
harrison - harry/sonny
[name]Edmund[/name] (eddy, teddy, ted)
[name]Enoch[/name] (not required)
[name]Edgar[/name] (eddy)
[name]Edric[/name] (ric?)
[name]Eustace[/name] (ace)
[name]Ernest[/name] (ernie)
[name]Hugo[/name] (not required)
[name]Ignatius[/name] (iggy, nate)
[name]Jasper[/name] (not required)
[name]Jonathon[/name] (john, ted, nate)
[name]Louis[/name] (lou)
[name]Leroy[/name] (roy)
[name]Oxford[/name] (ford)
[name]Percy[/name] (not required)
[name]William[/name] (billy, will, liam)
[name]Chester[/name] nn [name]Chet[/name] strikes me as something you might like! Good luck.
I have heard of someone using the nn Patch for the given name [name]Patrick[/name].