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Slightly unusual boys names with great nicknames?

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user1471547428 · 12/05/2017 00:04

Hello, we have a son Raphael, known as Raffy or Rafe. We chose the name partly because we loved all the different nicknames.
If the next baby is a boy, I'm really having trouble thinking of any names.
I'd like something else a little unusual but doesn't have to be incredibly rare. And a good nickname (but not a very common one like Nick, Ben, Ali, Ed).
Names I might quite like are Rowan, Tristan, Leander, Griffin if that gives an idea of style.
Bonus points if it's Hebrew or Irish in origin.
Thank you!

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Lemondrop09 · 12/05/2017 12:47

Asa nn Ace

megletthesecond · 12/05/2017 09:42

Aldrin. (Al).

Apparently it's an old English name but I love the space connection. Old and modern at the same time.

BertrandRussell · 12/05/2017 09:35

Patrick. Fab name. Loads of shortenings Irish. Sorted.

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user1471547428 · 12/05/2017 09:33

Some solid gold suggestions here thank you! Jasper/Jaz I hadn't thought of. I really like Barnaby but Barney would not sound good with hus surname.

Malachy/Malachi is great although my husband has a cousin with that name. He does have a lot of cousins and we don't see him, do you think we could still use it?
Jeremy/Jem is nice. Mulling over whether Corbyn puts me off at all.
Love Caspian but perhaps slightly too Narnia... But maybe Cassian.
Leo is too much TMNT with Raphael, and I think I'll avoid Gabriel as an angel theme, although I like it.
Elias is good but there are a lot of Ellies about so an Eli could get confusing.

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Sugarpiehoneyeye · 12/05/2017 08:42

Rudyard/Rudy

Berrybakecake1 · 12/05/2017 07:14

Gabriel - Gabe
goes great with Raphael -Rafe.

longlostgin · 12/05/2017 07:06

Forgot to add - nn would be Mars

longlostgin · 12/05/2017 07:03

Marius

Flywheel · 12/05/2017 06:53

Cornelius is popular in parts of Ireland.
Of the 3 I know they go by Corny (I know), Naily (sp?) and Conn (I like this)

PoweredByCaffeine · 12/05/2017 06:50

When I was pregnant I wanted to call DS Elias which can be shortened to Eli. OH vetoed.

sarahloupowell · 12/05/2017 06:40

I have just named my DS Bodhi which can be shortened to Bo

Susiethetortoiseshellcat · 12/05/2017 06:30

I know a Josiah who is called Joss or Jossi.

Strokethefurrywall · 12/05/2017 01:50

I have a 3 year old Sullivan nn Sully - Griffin (Griff), Vaughn and Lachlan (Lockie) are all on my imaginary 3rd baby boy list.

PanannyPanoo · 12/05/2017 01:46

Jeremiah. Jem, E-mI
Fergal

Kimonolady · 12/05/2017 01:36

Ooh, a few more ideas:

Barney (Barnabas/Barnaby)
Clem (Clement)
Monty (Montgomery)
Roly (Roland)
Ru or Roo (Rufus/Rupert)

Kimonolady · 12/05/2017 01:32

Bertie (Albert/Robert)
Xander (Alexander)
Wilf (Wilfred)
Teddy (Edward/Edwin/etc)
Zac (Isaac)

MommaGee · 12/05/2017 01:25

Izekiel shortened to Zeke? Izzy?

Zachariah? Zach, Uriah?

Love Ace and Jett

JessieMcJessie · 12/05/2017 00:58

I like Xander (pronounced Zander) for Alexander. Apparently that's what Alexander Armstrong goes by.

Kit for Christopher is also cool, popularised by Kit Harrington.

A friend has Malachy (not Malach- EYE, Malachee), shortened to Mally, which I like.

WyfOfBathe · 12/05/2017 00:57

Judah (Jude)
Ronan (Ro)
Jeremiah (Jem/Jerry)
Lysander (Xander)
Malachi (Kai)
Gabriel (Gabby/Gab)
Simeon (Sim/Simmy)

Sophronia · 12/05/2017 00:46

Magnus (Mags, Max, Gus)
Lysander (Sandy, Sander, Ly)
Evander (Ev, Evan, Van)
Everett (Ev, Ever, Rhett)
Abraham (Bram)
Solomon (Sol, Solly)
Arthur (Art, Artie)
Benedict (Benji, Ned)
Bartholomew (Tolly)
Cassius/Casper/Caspian (Cass)
Christopher (Kit, Topher)
Calvin/Callan (Cal)
Dominic (Dom, Nic, Nico)
Dashiell (Dash)
Elijah/Elisha/Elias (Eli)
Edward/Edmund/Edgar/Edwin (Ned, Ted, Teddy, Eddie)
Gregory (Greg, Gregor, Rory)
Joseph/Josselin/Josiah (Joss)
Jasper (Jas, Jazz)
Julian/Julius (Jules)
James/Jeremy/Jeremiah (Jem)
Laurence (Laurie)
Maximilian (Max)
Nathaniel (Nat, Nate)
Nicholas (Nico)
Phineas (Phin)
Philip (Pip)
Quentin (Quin)
Alexander (Al, Ali, Lex, Sandy, Sasha, Xan, Xander)
Tobias (Toby)
Theodore (Theo, Ted, Teddy)
Thaddeus (Thad, Tad)
Vincent (Vin, Vince, Vinnie)
Xavier (Xavi)
August/Augustus/Fergus/Angus (Gus)
August/Augustus (Augie)
Kieran/Ciaran (Keir/Ciar)
Cornelius (Cory)
Finbarr (Finn)
Isaac (Ike, Zac)
Malachy/Malachi (Mal, Mally)
Sebastian (Seb, Bas)
Cyrus (Cy)
Wilfred (Wilf, Fred, Freddie)
Ferdinand (Ferdie)

SSYMONDS · 12/05/2017 00:45

Sebastian with Buster for short. I love it and secretly wish I'd gone for it.

avamiah · 12/05/2017 00:40

JessKM,
Yes Ace is a great name.
My little girl is called Ava.

OkPedro · 12/05/2017 00:35

I asked because I'm not familiar with Hebrew names so didn't want to offend anyone if it was a hebrew name. Thanks jess

JessKM · 12/05/2017 00:30

okpedro I don't know, I've never heard of it before meeting this child. She suits it too. It's deffo spelled Acelynn as its in DDs birthday card.

Gbean · 12/05/2017 00:27

Christopher - Kit

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