Boys Names that are Usually Nicknames?

[Wanderlust20]

Just for a bit of fun as I'm all out of ideas for my DS to be! Started thinking about it and I actually love lots of names that are usually short for something, e.g. Jamie, Ollie, etc. But not using the "full name", just the shortened version on the birth certificate. Never really understood why people have the full name but then only call their kid by the short version. But each to their own

Can you think of any more that could stand alone?

Charlie
Alfie
Archie
Freddie
Billy

Tom
Ted
Archie
Vinny
Alex

Bill
Andy
Sam
Tom
Tim
Steve

Ben
Liv
Liz
Jo
Becky
Danny
Pete

Kit
Tom
Tony
Joe

Tom and Charlie both cute, and classic!

Chip
Chuck
Scooter
Buddy
Jim
Bob
Jim-Bob
Gaz
Daz
Baz
Stewie
Howie

Harry
Billy
Richie
Teddy
Freddie
Frankie
Tim
Ben
Sam
Tom.
Alex
Joe

Albie
Wilf
Tommy
Theo
Kit
Nate
Jake
Max
Bobby
Barney
Leo

You can make up any nickname - there are no limits!

Eg
Ollie
Albie
Teddie
Charlie
Steve
Mike
Dan
Dom
Etc

Scotty

I think if you do it try to go for one that doesn't end in ie. the ie can make the name sound quite babyish and a grown man might not like it.

They could of course shorten their name further like Frankie to Frank. I tend to think though that you should name the adult not the baby.

Well, they do it because they want their child to have more choices as they grow up. Some people are happy to be known for their whole lives by the name they went by as a child. Others prefer to choose a different variation of their name. It depends whether you want to dictate that as the parent, or whether you want them to have that freedom.

I don't really like the ones you mention but more traditional ones:
Teddy (Edward)
Tolly (Bartholomew)
Kit (Christopher)
Xander (Alexander)

Never really understood why people have the full name but then only call their kid by the short version. But each to their own

Because many adults like to have a proper full name, a name they can choose to shorten if the wish.

Monty, Ned, Nate

I'm one of those crazies that needs to have a full/traditional name on the birth certificate. I just feel - obviously 100% just my opinion - that it leaves them more options as an adult than if they have a nickname as a name. You can always shorten/dress down a name, but you can dress it up. (i.e. A Harry can't establish himself as Henry later in life if he wants a more professional name.)

My eldest is Henry. He goes by Henry now, but his dad has already said he wants to call him Harry when he's older and I'm under no illusion that his friends at school will end up calling him Harry.

My second boy is Arthur, but he has always gone by Archie. But I just feel that Arthur leaves him open to any profession he wants.

OP I'm completely on your side here. Having been given a four syllable name at birth, I now cringe when anyone outside of my family uses the full version. I also have this weird identity issue where my family know me as either the full version or an unusual (babyish) nickname version, and absolutely everyone else in my life knows me by the conventional 2 syllable nickname. Family are (wrongly) convinced I unwillingly let people call me a name I don't want, and everyone else finds it a bit weird/funny to hear me called by an elaborate/babyish name. As an adult I don't feel very comfortable with any of the options and wish I'd been given a straightforward two syllable name like my siblings!

As an adult I don't feel very comfortable with any of the options

But at least you've got options!

Imagine if your parents had given you a short nickname that you didn't like. Then you'd have even less options.