Longer boys names with playful nicknames - HELP!

[Powerpuffpoodle]

It feels like I’m looking for a magic unicorn name... we’re searching for something that has a good solid sounding full name and then playful nickname potential. We like names that fit the perfect balance of not being super common but equally not eyebrow raising rare.

Some of the names we’ve thought about but annoyingly can’t use for family reasons / doesn’t go with our surname are:

Fergus - Gus
Rupert - Rupes
Theodore - Teddy
Barnaby - Barney

Hubby also likes Montgomery - Monty but I think this may be a bit full on for me!

If it had been a girl, we liked Juliet - Jules, Felicity - Flick and Minerva - Mini.

Anyone have a good feel for the type of thing we’re looking for that can help with inspiration for boys names ahead of his arrival?

Thank you!

I had the name Jesper on my list because I thought Jesse would be a cute nickname.

August - Gus
Augustus - Gus
Jeremiah - Jerry
Benjamin - Benj, Benny, Benji
Barnabus - Bernie
Bertram - Bertie
Alexander - Alex, Zanny, Xander

Ffion - Fi
Clementine - Clemmie
Eliana - Ellie

Sebastian - Seb
Julian - Jules
Rufus - Roo
Benedict - Ben/Ned
Gabriel - Gabe
Rafael - Rafe
Tobias - Toby
Nathaniel - Nat
Taliesin - Tal
Christopher - Kit
Calvin - Cal

Oh wow, so many suggestions thank you.

GAZZA BAZZA has to be the front runner now, lets see if I get that one past the husband @AndeanMountainCat!

I quite like Rufus - Roo and Tobias/Toby - Tobes and Diggory - Diggers. I also like Jonty/Jonno as a nickname but don't think I could get my head around Jonathan - anything else this could be short for? Thank you @IggyAce @Theoldwoman @Amelia666 @Chilldonaldchill for adding these to the list.

It's hard to be able to find a good full name AND nickname isn't it!

Philip - Pip
Frederick - Freddie

I know a Josiah shortened to Joss and a Jeremiah (Jem).

Chester (Chet, Chess, Chestie)

Solomon - Sol
Donovan - Don/Donny
Broderick - Brody
Gabriel - Gabe

Rowena - Ro/Roo
Clementine - Clemmy
Rochelle - Roch/Rosh/Rock/Roxi
Maxine - Max/Mac

Apologies for any repeats, but some of my fave longer boy names with (less common?) nn's:

Xavier -Zev
Abraham- Bram
Nathaniel - Han
Edward- Bear, Iolo
James - Jem
Nicholas- Nico, Cole
Dominic- Nico
Magnus- Max, Gus
Charles- Cal
Henry -Hal

We have a Joseph who is called Joe / Joe-Joe / Joey.
He’s 6 now and I absolutely love it as much as I did day 1! Can be cute, serious, cool

Sidney - Sid
Walter - Walt
Alvin - Al
Edmund - Eddy, Ed
Timothy - Timmy, Tim
Montague - Monty
John - Jonty

Ferdinand
Marmaduke
Montague
Zebediah
Zepheniah

Quite a few nn options, although they aren't names that would exactly blend in.

Lysander - Zander

Surely it's got to be Ludovic. Ludo means
I play!

Alexander

I have a Raphael who is Rafe or Rafie and Fabian who is Fabe or Fabie

Mostly Rafe and Fabe tbh

Richard - Ricky
Robert - Bobby
William - Billy
Jonathan - Jonny
Charles/Charlton - Charlie
Alastair - Ally
Sebastian - Seb/Sebby
Stanley - Stan
Leonardo - Leo/Leon/Lenny
Thomas - Tom/Tommy
Edward - Ed/Eddy/Teddy/Ted
Theodore - Theo/Ted/Teddy
Bertram - Bertie
Andrew/Anderson - Andy
Alexander - Alex/Xander
Dennis - Denny/Den
Francis - Frankie/Frank
Oliver - Olly
Oscar - Ozzy
Benjamin - Ben/Benny/Benji
Maximilian - Max
Nicholas - Nicky/Nick
Bartholomew - Bart
Harrison - Harry
Daniel - Dan/Danny

You’re very welcome!

@Tillygetsit I love the nickname Ludo, and if the meaning of the name is playful that really is the cherry on top! Any other ideas on what it could be short for? I’m not sure about Ludovik and I want him to have more than just a nickname as an option...

If you like Ludo, you might also like Rollo - could be short for Orlando (since that's the latinate version of Roland).

Montague— Monty
Algernon — Algy
Horatio — Hory
Jonathan — Jonty
Wilfrid — Wilfy
Wolfgang—Wolfy
Victor—Tory
Quentin — Q

Ooops Zombie thread

laurence- Lori

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