do we need a nickname?

[pollymaec]

I am trying to convince myself that even though our three sons have a full formal name and a everyday nickname, I can give a prospective baby boy a name that doesn't have a nickname...but it isn't working so what would you do?

My husband just shrugs and says he doesn't care either way but I can't get it out of my head!!!

I love Hugo and think that Teddy, Max, Gus (who gets called August half the time anyway) and Hugo sound really good together!

[laurenb]

i LOVE Max, Teddy and Gus! My son is Max, and we are having another little boy soon, and Teddy and Gus are both on my list! but Max is just Max, not short for anything, so I guess I am sort of into nickname names
I think Hugo goes good with your other sons.. but if yorue looking for a more formal name with a nickname option, have you thought of Leo? people keep telling me that Max and Leo are great togheter, so thought this option might work with you, as there are a few options to get to the nickname Leo

good luck!

[sunshine.10]

I think Hugo goes perfectly with the names of your other sons! What about Hugh as a nickname? I think it fits right in with Max, Teddy, and Gus.

[pollymaec]

Hmmm I love nickname names too...but when we had Teddy I loved the name so much but it just seemed silly by itself so we went for Edward nn Teddy and then Max came along and I just loved Max and Teddy together so he was just going to be Max but a week before he was born my hubby's best mate was killed in a car crash...his last name was Maxwell so we went with that...and I guess Gus just came naturally from August but I love that people call him August as well
I love Leo...its a definite possibility. Harrison is the other possibility...Leo and Harry work much better than Hugo and Harry!
Thanks
Polly

[laurenb]

Hmmm I love nickname names too...but when we had Teddy I loved the name so much but it just seemed silly by itself so we went for Edward nn Teddy and then Max came along and I just loved Max and Teddy together so he was just going to be Max but a week before he was born my hubby's best mate was killed in a car crash...his last name was Maxwell so we went with that...and I guess Gus just came naturally from August but I love that people call him August as well
I love Leo...its a definite possibility. Harrison is the other possibility...Leo and Harry work much better than Hugo and Harry!
Thanks
Polly

i like Harry as well! and yeah I agree with a more formal name for Teddy. If i was to call my next son Teddy, I would also name him something else!

[nat108]

So you'd have Edward, Maxwell, August & Hugo. Hugo doesn't quite fit but it's not terrible.

Most likely Hugo will be called Hugh sometimes anyway, so just make Hugh/Hughes/Houston/Hewitt his formal name

[encore]

No, I think it's fine! Don't worry about it!

[kassieb11]

Some other ideas

Benjamin (Ben)
William (Will)
Fredrick (Fred)
Clifford (Cliff)
Samuel (Sam)
Sebastian (Seb)
Tobiah (Toby)

Edward, Maxwell, August, and William is my favorite personally

But it's just like Hugo fits nn wise but with his siblings full names hes kind of the odd one out imo.

[pollymaec]

I do love William too but it's my nephews name so I can't use it
Thanks for the suggestions.... Sebastian nn Bass is on my list!