If I like Edward..

[Flopsy145]

Likely shortened to Eddie.Very common surname.

Love names that end in/shorten to an ie sound that aren't super common.

Alfred ~ Alfie

Albert ~ Bertie

Frederick ~ Freddie

James ~ Jamie

Laurence ~ Laurie

Robert ~ Robbie

Reginald ~ Reggie

Edgar- Eggie

I love Edward - Eddie.

Robert - Bobbie
Daniel - Danny
Richard - Richie
Joseph - Joey
Matthew - Matty
Martin - Marty
Francis - Frankie
Douglas - Dougie (love this)
Reginald - Reggie
Ralph - Ralphy

Teddy is very popular, @Flopsy145 . Some of them will be Edward on their BC. Freddie is also popular and has been for ages.

Richard (Richie)
Andrew. (Andy)
Patrick (Paddy)
Thomas (Tommy)
Francis (Frankie)
Vincent (Vinnie)
Robert (Robbie, Bobby)
Douglas (Dougie)
Herbert (Herbie)
Albert (Albie)

We have a Teddy in our family. It's on his BC and there's consternation from some quarters (mainly his professionally-qualified grandparents) as to how it'll look on his CV.🤷‍♀️

Henry
Toby
Louis
Jamie
Rory

Richard - Ritchie
Robert - Robbie / Bobby
Daniel - Danny
Thomas - Tommy
Benjamin - Benji
William - Billy

Arthur - Artie
Michael - Mikey
John or Jonathan - Johnnie/Jonty

August (Auggie)
Jonathan (Jonty)
Leonard (Lennie)
Edmund (Eddie)
Tobias (Toby)
Hugh (Huey/Hughie)
James (Jamie/Jimmy)
William (Billy)

@KirstenBlest my grandmother has decided she'll call him teddy if he's called Edward anyway 😅😂

Edwin

I love Edward!

Also love
Albert - Albie
Vincent - Vinnie
Robert - Bobby

Benjamin - Benny/ Benji
And Louis

Robert - Robbie
Thomas - Tommie
Francis - Frankie
Archibald - Archie
Albert - Albie
Sebastian - Sebbie
Jordan - Jordie
Richard - Ritchie
Oliver - Ollie
Michael - Mickie
Scott - Scottie

Vincent- vinnie
edwin/ Edmund/ edgar
francis- frankie
robert- bobby/ robbie/ bertie
harrison- sonny
arnold- arnie
albert- albie
reginald- reggie
ronald- ronnie
daniel- danny
leonard- lenny
ernest- ernie
Bernard- bernie
andrew- andy
kenneth- kenny
douglas- dougie

Samuel - Sam / Sammy
Thomas - Tom / Tommy
Benjamin - Ben / Benji
William - Will / Bill / Billy
Wilfred - Wilf / Wilfie / Freddie
Frederick - Fred / Freddie
Arthur - Artie
Oliver - Ollie / Oli
Oscar - Ozzie
Alistair - Ali

I think for boys a Y ending is better than IE but:

Frederick/Alfred - Freddie
Francis/Franklin - Frankie
Benedict/Benjamin - Bennie
Theodore - Teddie
Barnaby - Barnie
Robert - Bobbie
Daniel - Dannie
August - Augie
Elbert - Elbie
Emmett - Emmie
George - Georgie
Jasper - Jazzie
Joseph - Joey

Leslie

Bil is Edward but shortened to Ed.

I prefer Edwin nn Eddie.

Arthur nn Arty.

Edward was on my own boys list as I love that is so classic and timeless (however, what put me off was the nn Eddie🤣).

Other similar names on my list-
William (Billy?)
Thomas (Tommy?)
James ( Jamie?)
Alexander (Sandy?)
Samuel (Sammy?)
Joseph ( Joey?)
Henry
Michael

Then you like historical royal names.

Go through the royal family tree for inspiration: William, Charlie, Georgie, Arthur (Artie), Albie, Louie etc etc

Thanks all! Had Arthur on my list but the th becomes an F in my region which annoys me 😂 and it rhymes with our DDs name. We also had Louis/Louie but dyslexic DH thought that was all too confusing 😂

William (will, Billy, Bill)
Thomas (Tom, Tommy)
Matthew (Matt, Matty)
Nicolas (Nick)
Richard (Rick, Ricky, Dick)
Andrew (Andy)
Jonathan (Jon, Jonny)
James (Jimmy, Jim)
Albert (Bertie, Bert, Albie)
Charles (Charlie)
Benjamin/Benedict (Ben, Benny)
Elijah (Eli)
Lawrence (Larry)
Peter (Pete)
Stephen (stevie)
Samuel (Sam, Sammy)

My Edward was going to be Teddy but no-one used it but me, so after a week he was Eddie. He's a teenager now and is usually Ed.

We have an Edward. Eddie when little, now a big teen it's Ed.