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babynoname22 · 05/08/2022 17:29

Help me!

We have a very common welsh surname that isn't Davis or Kelly.

Husband is Welsh. I am not. We live in the north.

We like traditional names. I'm a teacher so it's making this very hard. We have an Alexander (Alex) I like names that can be shortened. Second boy due very very soon

So far:
Sam
Max
Ollie

But haven't settled on anything.

Help!! Open to suggestions

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Cindie943811A · 09/08/2022 12:58

Elias or Elijah = Eli
Jonathan = Jonty
Rowland = Rowly or Rollo
Orlando = Orly, Orlie
Henry = Hal
Christopher = Kit

WildCherryBlossom · 07/08/2022 13:01

Indiana

Luredbyapomegranate · 06/08/2022 22:00

Laurence nn Laurie
Robert nn Robbie, Robin or Bobby
Christopher nn Kit or Christy
Nathaniel nn Nat/Nate/Nathan
Patrick (as is but Paddy and Patchy nice)
Jonathan nn Jonny
Cassian nn Cass

StorieAnna · 06/08/2022 15:37

To shorten…

like others, love Sebastian.

Also
Albert
Cuthbert
(both shortened to Bertie)

Stanley ( Stan)
Arthur (Art or Arty)

PMAmostofthetime · 06/08/2022 15:25

Ellis
Rhys
Ollie

X

Navykitchen · 06/08/2022 10:48

I have a Max. Ds 2 and 3 are Lucas and Theo

Vincitveritas · 06/08/2022 10:20

@SemperIdem The OP's surname isn't Kelly, it's Jones.

IckleBear · 06/08/2022 09:13

Ted
Cosmo
Sonny

Mumofgirls2017 · 06/08/2022 08:02

Alexander and

edward
thomas
luke
william
george
charlie
benjamin
zachary
jack
james
joseph
freddie
jacob
harry
henry
daniel
theo

plinkypots · 06/08/2022 02:08

Tudor!? Surely not.

CoffeeBeansGalore · 06/08/2022 01:28

Cooper
Tudor
Andrew
Mitchell
Aaron
Anderson
Brogan
Logan
Lachlan
Richard
Henry
George
Julian

Tasmanium · 06/08/2022 01:26

Idris Jones
Kai Jones
Wynn Jones (I love that this also sounds like Win- good nominative determinism)

SemperIdem · 06/08/2022 01:14

Missing the point entirely but - Kelly is not a Welsh surname, it’s Irish.

plinkypots · 06/08/2022 00:21

Jasper
Broderick (Brody)
Charles (Charlie)
Zachary (Zach)
Lucas (Luke)
Sebastian (Bash)
Julian (Jules)
Aubrey (Aubs)

Starhaf · 06/08/2022 00:15

Harri
Aidan
Bran
Tomos
Idris
Marc
Cai
Steffan
Deri
Elis
Garth
Lloyd
Merlin
Rhodri

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 06/08/2022 00:08

If you have an Alexander, I'd be tempted to go for another completely timeless (ie. never left the E and W top 100 historically) boys name to match - so William (Will, Bill/y, Liam), Edward (Ed/die, Ted/dy, Ned, Ward, Bear, Woody, even Iolo at a push), Michael (Mike, Mick/ey, Mika, Misha, even Cal at a push), Charles (Cal as well as Charlie), Daniel (Dan/ny), Thomas (Tom/my, Tam) or David (Dave/y). There's also George, James and Joseph but you said no J and obv there's limited shortenings for George!

Danoo · 05/08/2022 23:33

I like Dominic Jones, it sounds like the brother of Alexander Jones.

Pity your boss is called Nick. Nicholas Jones would have been good.

AmandaMirandaPanda · 05/08/2022 23:32

Nicholas, Benjamin, and Rafael/Raphael were my first thoughts.

Some other longer/shortenable ones that may not have been mentioned yet:

Ant(h)ony
Barnabas (maybe not Barnaby)
Everett
Christian
Cillian/Kilian
Malcolm
Mat(t)hias
Phineas
Thaddeus
Timothy
Tobias

Aquamarine1029 · 05/08/2022 23:25

Camden Jones

Vincitveritas · 05/08/2022 23:24

Thank you, that's fair enough but I do like the sound of Jacob Jones 😁 Not sure how retro you want to go but I've thought of a few more. Happy baby naming.

Will/Billy
Alastair
Alec
Aaron
Eric
Levi
Ian
Spencer
Casper
Cameron
Ernest
Harry
Colin
Timothy/Tim
Ray or Roy
Nial/Neil
Adam
Dean
Harrison
Edwin

Original poster
babynoname22 · 05/08/2022 23:11

@Vincitveritas yes no J names due to surname.

I don't mind a Welsh link but I don't want any pronunciation or spelling issues living in the north.

For example years ago I liked Leigh for a boy but then I overheard someone having to spell it out (I realise it might that hard but as an example) and thought that must be a real ballache!

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PleaseYourselfandEatTheCrusts · 05/08/2022 23:06

Gregory

Wbeezer · 05/08/2022 23:00

You have similar taste in names too me and in your situation I went for Daniel.

Vincitveritas · 05/08/2022 22:29

Noah
Robin
Liam
Miles
Michael
George
Victor
Albert/Bertie
Elijah/Eli
Ezra
Malachi
Louis
Rufus
Seth
Marcus
Xavier
Richard
Simon
Lance
Otis
Leonard
Sidney/Sid

YourUserNameMustBeAtLeast3Characters · 05/08/2022 21:42

Oh please don’t rule out alliteration op, I think alliteration with J surnames is nice.

Jude Jones
Jamie Jones
or go full hog and have Jonas Jones

otherwise:
Evan
Ellis
Idris
Louis
Christopher (nn Kit?)
Gabriel
Laurence
Nathaniel Jones (maybe not … Nathan Jones has been gone too long)
Sebastian