A name that fits both baby and man...

[OnNaturesCourse]

We are having trouble with boys names. All the names we like (like Theo for example) we can picture on a baby, but not on a grown man.

We also dislike names that are commonly shortened ie Alexander to Alex, Nicholas to Nick, Archer to Archie etc.

Any suggestions?

Our "kinda" okay list at the moment are - Hunter, Issac, Caleb, Jack, Kian, Leo, Liam, Lincoln, Cole.

I see your problem. Dsis, dbro and I all have just one, short unmesswithable name, although dbro's is deeply out of favour now so I won't suggest it.
What about Adam, Will, Frank, Leo, Sam, Tom?

How do Archie and Alfie not fit men?!
I’m maybe biased as my great grandfather was Archie (not Archibald) and Alfie becomes Alf?!

Hunter, Issac, Caleb, Jack, Kian, Leo, Liam, Lincoln, Cole.

Other than Liam and jack none of the others would be suitable for a "man" like your posts requests - and certainly not Blake or dexter! You are way off if that's what you've come up with so far?

Archie and Alfie (ok possibly Alf or Fred) I would consider grown up names as I know various older men with those names (all lawyers).

When people I knew all started called their babies Archie in the past 5-10 years I was surprised as I thought it was old fashioned (but nice) and now it's everywhere for little ones. I'd say the same for Angus and Hamish etc. Funny how people can have all different perceptions of names based on their own experience.

The only names I don't think translate all that well into adulthood are very cutesy names like Buddy, Teddy, Bear etc or names that very themed like Hendrix, Khaleesi, something like that.

I have a Dexter-Dexy, Dex and Dexter.

Loved Lincoln for DS2 but we also have a Carter so would look like proper presidential nutjobs if we'd gone with that!

My friend has a 2 year old Lincoln (she's American) and his nn is Link, great nickname!

Lawrence
Conrad
Felix
Jasper
Adam
Victor
John