Hank
Frank
Hal
Pete
Matt
Tom
Ben
Max
Jimmy
Ned
Teddy
For years, every James I knew went by Jim or Jimmy, maybe for his whole life.
Then for years (even now) every James went by only James or his mother might hunt you down (joke).
Now sometimes boys are given only a nickname name like Max.
I wish the US trend were to name a son, say, James and be able to call him James or Jim or Jimmy.
I would love to meet a little boy called Pete or Hank. I miss those darling, sturdy nicknames of rambunctious little guys.
And as much as I’d love to live in England, that’s not going to happen. How do people feel about this?
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Oh, yes. I love these.
[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
[name_m]Ned[/name_m]
[name_u]Nat[/name_u]
[name_m]Geordie[/name_m]
[name_u]Laurie[/name_u]
[name_m]Mac[/name_m]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_u]Pip[/name_u]
[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_u]Paulie[/name_u]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Fitz[/name_m]
[name_m]Fred[/name_m]
[name_u]Harry[/name_u]
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I like nicknamey names!! I’m met quite a few kids called [name_u]Max[/name_u], one [name_m]Frank[/name_m], one [name_m]Ned[/name_m], several just Toms and a few Teddys. Never met a little [name_m]Pete[/name_m] or a [name_m]Jimmy[/name_m] yet! James’s seem to get called [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] a lot here!
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[name_u]Amen[/name_u]! We almost named our son [name_m]Peter[/name_m], nn [name_m]Pete[/name_m], and I’m so fond of [name_u]Tommy[/name_u] and [name_u]Billy[/name_u], too. I absolutely love those classic, unpretentious nickname names.
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i love these! john ‘jack’, william ‘billy’, henry ‘hank’, theodore ‘teddy’, edwin ‘ned’, and james ‘jim’ have all been on my list at one point! 
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I like nicknames! I prefer a full name like [name_u]James[/name_u] with nns like [name_u]Jay[/name_u], [name_m]Jim[/name_m], [name_u]Jamie[/name_u], etc rather than just a nn as a first but some standalone like [name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_u]Liam[/name_u], and [name_u]Max[/name_u]. Some nicknames I like are:
[name_u]Val[/name_u]
[name_u]Harry[/name_u]
[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_m]Ron[/name_m]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_u]Liam[/name_u]
[name_u]Albie[/name_u]
[name_u]Artie[/name_u]
Ru/Roo
[name_u]Freddie[/name_u]
Bert/Bertie
[name_u]Bernie[/name_u]
[name_u]Joe[/name_u]
[name_u]Jack[/name_u]
[name_m]Frank[/name_m]
[name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_u]Drew[/name_u]
[name_u]Sam[/name_u]
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I agree 100%!! Especially for [name_u]Henry[/name_u], I love the idea of [name_m]Hank[/name_m] and [name_m]Hal[/name_m].
Others I love:
[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]
[name_u]Frankie[/name_u]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Kip[/name_m]
[name_u]Georgie[/name_u]
[name_u]Pippin[/name_u]
[name_u]Jack[/name_u] (especially as an nn for John)
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_u]Ollie[/name_u]
Mine tend to lean more “cutesy”/vintage but I think they would be so darling on a little boy. I am a teacher and as such have seen lots and lots of names, but from this list I’ve only met a [name_u]Frankie[/name_u] and several Jacks. Wish there were more like this where I live!
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