Classic boy names with cute nicknames?

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Something for example like Teddy/Eddy for Edward, Artie for Arthur etc. Thank you

Christopher/Kit

Albert/Bertie

Thomas/Tom
Gabriel/Gabe
Sebastián/Seb
William/Will
Charles/Charlie

Ollie/ Oliver
Bobby / Robert
Freddie/ Frederick
Billie/ William

Gabriel ( 'Gab' to rhyme with 'grab:) and Gabby for a nickname. Works really well in practice, and I know somebody with that name and nickname.

Albert - Albie or Bertie
Robert - Bobby
Philip - Pip
Theodore - Teddy

Benjamin - Benji
Michael - Mickey or Mikey
Richard - Ricky, Richie, Dickie
Robert - Bobby
Jonathan - Jonny

Alastair 'Ally'
August 'Gus'
Barnaby 'Barney'
Casimir 'Cass'
Evander 'Van'
Florian 'Flo'
Lysander 'Sasha'
Peregrine 'Perry/Pippin'
Raphael 'Raffy'
Rufus 'Roo'

Love this! Quietly disappointed when a family member opted for the name she picked instead of Christopher/Kit ( it had been in the running)

James/Jim

William/Billy
Thomas/Tommy
Albert/Bertie or Albie
Angus/Gus
Philip/Pip
Edward/Teddy
Robert/Bobby

Aww love this.

Patrick/Paddy

This is either a piss take or peak Mumsnet (apart from Alastair which is normal and lovely).

James jimmy

Sebastian/Sebby/Seb
Wilfred/Wilf

Christopher ‘kit’
Leonard ‘Lenny’ ‘leo’
vincent ‘vinnie’
wilfred ‘wilf’ ‘freddie’
lawrence ‘Laurie’
reginald ‘Reggie’ ‘rex’
frederick ‘freddie’
francis ‘frankie’
alexander ‘sandy’ ‘xander’
philip ‘pip’
ernest ‘ernie’
douglas ‘dougie’
sidney ‘sid’
stanley ‘stan’
joseph ‘zeph’
jacob ‘coby’
robert ‘bobby’
william ‘billy’
arnold ‘arnie’ ‘Arno’

Rafferty/Raffy
Montgomery/Monty

Arthur - Art, Artie
Edward & Edmund - Ned
Albert - Albie
Christopher - Kit, Topher, Chip
George - Geordie
Henry - Hal
Isaac - Ike
Jacob - Jeb
Jeremy & James - Jem
Jonathan - Jonty
Luke - Lucky
Oscar - Ozzie/Ozzy

You want 'cute' nicknames:

Alfred - Alfie
William - Willie
Reginald - Reggie
Robert - Robbie
Theodor - Teddie
Oscar - Oscie
Gilbert - Gilbie or Bertie

Henry > Hank
Hugh/Hugo > Shug, Shuggie, Shuggo
Matthew/Mathias > Matt, Matty
Nathaniel > Nate, Nat
Nicholas > Nick, Nicky, Cole, Colin
Samuel > Sam, Sammy
Tobias > Tobin, Toby
Zachary > Zach, Zack

I like Jamie for James and Robin for Robert. I suppose Dodie for George has gone the way of the dodo.

interesting that Pippin is a nn for Peregrine! family member used Pippin as full name, nn Pip.

Edward/Eddie/Teddy
William/Will
Theodore/Teddy/Theo
James/Jamie
Benjamin/Benny/Benji
Matthew/Matty/Matt
Samuel/Sammy/Sam
Lawrence/Lawrie
Albert/Albie
Alfred/Alfie
Archibald/Archie
Arthur/Artie
Reginald/Reggie
Jacob/Jake
Michael/Mikey/Mike/Mickey
Andrew/Andy
Jonathan/Jonny/Jack
Ralph/Ralphy
Oliver/Olly

Phillip, Philly
Alfred, Freddie
Ernest, Ernie
Sebastian, Sebby
Francis, Frank
Thomas, Tommy
Robert, Bobby
Donald, Donny

This is either a piss take or peak Mumsnet

I agree - so many ridiculous sounding 'cute' nicknames. I doubt many boys would want such names

Ernest - Ernie
Arnold - Arnie
Philip - Pip
Alexander - Sandy
John / Jonathan - Jonty, Johnny / Jonny
Michael - Mikey
James - Jimmy / Jem
Barnaby / Barnabas - Barney
Tobias - Toby
Stephen - Stevie
Francis - Francie
Patrick - Patch, Patchy, Paddy
Robert - Bobby, Bertie, Robin
George - Georgie
Laurence - Laurie, Larry
Wilfred - Wilf
Walter - Walt
Rufus - Roo
Arthur / Edward - Bear
Christopher - Christy, Kit
Nicholas / Dominic - Nicky, Nico
Douglas - Doogie
Diggory - Digg

Not sure if it’s nursery enough for you but I think Hal for Henry or Harold is due a revival