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Give me boys names that have 'cool' nicknames

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UpInArms · 07/04/2009 08:56

I cannot find one boys name that I love so I'm hoping to 'love' a nickname instead.

I cannot have a name beginning with the letter E as its the same initial as dd. I also cant have a name with one syllable due to our surname.

Family names that I like but cannot use are
Rueben and Marcus.

Any help greatly appreciated

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AnathemaDevice · 08/04/2009 09:45

We've just had a Nicholas but he's known as Nicky at the moment, I'm sure it'll evolve into Nico or Nick as he gets older.
I love Patrick, with Paddy for short. One of the names on my shortlist was William, because it can be shortened to Will, Billy, Bill, Liam...

MumOfBaby · 08/04/2009 09:11

Malachy shortened to Mal.
Mechi (I don't know how to spell it. Makai?) shortened to Kai?

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UpInArms · 07/04/2009 14:14

My nephew is Zack

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jellybeans · 07/04/2009 14:14

Zachary - Zac

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UpInArms · 07/04/2009 14:05

I love Theo but DH says 'feo' so it rules it out for us.

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WinkyWinkola · 07/04/2009 14:01

Theodore shorted to Theo or Ted or Teddy.

laughalot · 07/04/2009 14:00

I have a aidan - aid for short

laughalot · 07/04/2009 14:00

I have a aidan - aid for short

devonsmummy · 07/04/2009 13:50

I like Grey too - I have Grady on my boys shortlist or how about Grayson as alternatives to Graham?

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UpInArms · 07/04/2009 11:21

I know Seeker, awful isnt it. Named because her dd had to begin with the letter 'J' like her other three children. Which makes iteven worse.

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Lawks · 07/04/2009 11:20

Solomon - Sol

Nancy66 · 07/04/2009 11:17

Patrick - paddy

one of my favs

KateF · 07/04/2009 11:05

I can spell Sebastian, really I can

KateF · 07/04/2009 11:05

Benedict - Ben
Sebasitian - Seb
Dominic - Dom
Alexander - Alex
Andrew - Drew

diedandgonetodevon · 07/04/2009 11:00

Jacob but shortened to Coby rather than Jake

seeker · 07/04/2009 10:53

Sorry, you have a who?

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UpInArms · 07/04/2009 10:17

I cant have Christopher- family name or Jeremiah as we have a Jamiaia

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womblingalong · 07/04/2009 10:15

Christopher - Kit

MsBrandybuck · 07/04/2009 10:13

We have a Jeremiah who was going to be known as Jem but is now known by his initials apart from when he calls himself Miah.

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UpInArms · 07/04/2009 10:12

DH loves Charlie but we cant have it because of our surname.

I live down South so may be put off Jacob if its really popular

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Tortington · 07/04/2009 10:03

i don't think so, we had a dog called charlie - but i think thats a lovely name too.

beware though, i hear lots of jacobs ( down south)

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UpInArms · 07/04/2009 09:54

I do really like Jacob shortened to Jake. We once had a dog when I was a child called Jake,do you think that is a reason not to use it?

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Tortington · 07/04/2009 09:50

i have a Joseph and a Jacob

or Joe & Jake - which are pretty cool teenage to adult names.

which wasn;t my intention at all - as i used to call Joseph - 'Joby' when he was little ( it still slips out if i'm honest)

Jacob was Jakey - so they lend themselves to those yukky OTT mummy moments of little 'uns and also teenagery stuff too.

hoppybird · 07/04/2009 09:46

Finley

hoppybird · 07/04/2009 09:46

oops - just saw your comments about 'th' and the Finely clue. You can scrap absolutely all of my suggestions.

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