Slightly unusual boys names with great nicknames?

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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!

Raphael and

Quentin
Tristan
Barnaby
Jeremy

Sebastian-Seb or Sebby
Solomon - Sol
Cassius -Cas
Oscar - Oz, Ozzy, Occy!
Jacob - Jay, Jake, Jakey, Cobbie
Corbin/Korbin- Corby, Corbs,

I know a Jasper who's known as 'jazzy'!

I LOVE jethro being shortened to Jett, I'm gunna steal that one for any further DC

Ezekiel - Zeke. Ezy, Keel
Sylvester - Sy, Sly, Vester

I think Barnaby nn Barney is kinda cruel I do wonder if parents realise their dc will be adults one day and some of the cutesy names won't translate to adulthood. Another example "jazzy" really?!

But when they are adults they can use their full name or whatever version they prefer.

I know an adult Barney, what's wrong with it?

Hello, we have a son Raphael, known as Raffy or Rafe

Damn, I clicked on here to suggest just this! LOVE the name Raphael/Rafael.

Cyrus nn Cy
Laurence nn Laurie

Jonathan - Jonny/John/Jonno/Jonty

And it is Hebrew in origin.

What does TMNT stand for?

I love Rafael but DH won't have it- good luck!

Michael - so many nick names but I guess he was an angel too.
Lorchan
Robert - NN Robin, Robby, Bobby, Bertie...
David - Davy, Di

Roman - Rome, Romy

Ossian nn Oz
Cosmo nn Cos or Mo(e)
Albert nn Bertie
Federico nn Rico or Fed
Alexander nn Lex or Ally
Alistair nn Ally
Archer nn Archie
Any 'Mc' name nn Mac
Kirk nn Kirry
Nathanial nn Nat
Artemis nn Artie
Galen nn Gale
Rupert nn Ru
James nn Jimi
Hercules nn Herc or Cool
Russell nn Rusty
Gerard nn Jed/Jeb
Jeffrey/ Jeff
Hugh/Hughie
Louis/Louie
Dillon/Dill
Douglas/ Dougie
Andrew/Drew
Stewart/Stewie
Steven/Stevie
Bernard/Bernie

The Patrick I know is known as Tricky. :)

Douglas nn Doug/Dougie gets a great response (biased here )

Occy, Corbie, Con, Rome, Jazzy.... I'd hate to be called these...

If our baby is a boy he will probably be Taliesin (pronounced tal-YES-in) nickname Tal/Tali

NC for this.
I have a Malachi his friends shorten it to Macca.
Also have an Elias/Eli and Cassiel/Cass. I do like Caspian though OP and don't automatically think of narnia.

Peg if you have to put "pronounced..." when you mention it here, might it not be perhaps too challenging a moniker for a small boy?!

We have an Oscar!

His nicknames are Oski, Osk and Ozzie but mainly Oski which we think is super cool!

I just put the pronunciation because it's not so well known outside Wales

lydiaangel

TMNT - teenage mutant ninja turtles. They're called Raphael, Leonardo, michaelangelo and Donatello

Peg yes, but surely your son may also want to venture outside of wales?

Oh for goodness sake. Are you trying to say that all children should be called Janet or John or should keep themselves in their own country if they have a local name in case the poor English people can't cope? Taliesin is a perfectly fine name and one that most people would manage and would certainly know after being told.

I'm married to a Welshman, welsh names are great. HOWEVER, I happen to have a very unusual name and having spent 34 years explaining how it's spelled/pronounced, I know what that's like. Which is why I urge caution!