Boys names which can't be shortened. Help!

[phantomhairpuller]

Really struggling to come up with a name for DS2 (due in a few weeks)
I like slightly older names, as does DH. But I've got a real thing about people shortening names! DS1 is Harry and there are a few people we know who insist on shortening it to Har it drives me mad! So we're after a similar name for DS2.
Any suggestions welcome

[JamieandtheMagicTorch]

Asa
Evan ( although a few people shorten to Ev)
Adam

[Lifeisontheup]

My IL's deliberately picked a name for DH which can't be shortened, when he was 12 he changed it totally and all his friends know him by that name now. He uses his given name for work where it is frequently lengthened. You really can't win!

[Blipbip]

Mark

[mmmerangue]

My Son is called Nico.

Feel free to pinch if you like it (it gets a lot of nice comments although some people mispronounce/spell it).

[Merrilymerrilymerrily]

Neil

[JemimaMuddledUp]

Dylan will be shortened to Dyl (and do you really want him to be called "dull"?)

I have a Rhys and a Sion. They don't get shortened but Sion does get called Sioni.

[CPtart]

I chose names I thought couldn't be shortened.
Adam gets Ad
Luke gets Lukey (although less so than as a toddler)

[TemporarilyOutOfOrder]

Not read whole thread, but as others have said even short names get changed. My ds is called troy. Never gets shortened but people do lengthen it to troyston. And he's nut even in school yet.

[GlaikitFizzog]

Ds is Blair, I sometimes call him blairy, but never in public! I'll wait this he's a teenager!

[anonymosity]

Tom
Bob
Tim
Nick
Linus
Milo
Ivan
Zack

[UniS]

Paul
Owen
Eli
Ross
John
Guy
Tom ( tho m y 7 yr old shortens his mate to T)
Joe ( but you may get joey)
Tim - most of the 3 letter ones seem to get Y stuck on the end as a diminutive.

[BeCool]

Mike
Bob
Dick
Ben
:)

[KadensSuperMummy]

I really struggled with names before Kaden was born. I wanted something that sounded a bit different and even considered Jax, Xavier, Marty and Luca but I'm glad I went with what I did because I think Kaden is a lovely name and he likes it too...I think!

[seeker]

As I said, you only get any control at all for 2 years of his life, so choose a name you like and don't worry about it!

[princessofmars]

Zack - always wish I'd called my son Zack what a great name

[racingheart]

I love Zack too, Princess. DH hated it.

How about Rory (Ruaridh)?

Ben
Max
Otto
Milo
Sam
Jay
Guy
Paul
Mark
Luke
Kai
Finn
Jed
Tom
Leo

[AvonCallingBarksdale]

Luke, Ben, Sam, Will, Zac

[IAmLouisWalsh]

DH knows someone who called her daughter Eve for this reason.

She now gets called Evs.

[Viviennemary]

Ralph. You never hear this these days. But it's nice I think.

[Mogandme]

Ethan

[PurplePidjin]

Glen

[3monkeys3]

I agree with those who said it could still be mucked with and lengthened, even if it is hard to shorten. My dh is John, but is called Johnny for example. Someone earlier in the thread mentioned they have a Jude and it isn't shortened - I have one too and we often lengthen it to Judo. My other ds is Alexander and was supposed to be an Alex, but we call him Alexi. You can't really predict what will happen with names - either what you will do yourself, or what your ds/his friends will do. I would just choose something you like and stop worrying about what it could be changed to.

[louisianablue2000]

I don't like people shortening names. All my kids were given names I thought wouldn't be shortened. DD1's name (4 letters) started getting lengthened as soon as she and her nursery friends could speak. Both grandmother's lengthen it as well (in different ways). DD2's name (5 letters) gets lengthened by my mother, who really should know better because she spent my childhood complaining about people shortening her children's names. DD2 messes about with DS's name all the time but hasn't settled on her favourite version yet.

TBH I don't mind the kids' friends doing it, or the grandparents because that's about their own relationship with the child. I was more worried about the random aquaintance who would insist on using a short form that I didn't like. And we seem to have avoided that thankfully.

[toffeelolly]

Agree with almond, think if you want you can shorten any name. I have a jude, thankfully nobody shorten's his name!

[seeker]

And the fact remains, it's not your name- it's his. And he will have his own relationship with his friends and family, and, as soon as he can talk, can do whatever he likes with his name.