Baby Boy Names: The long and short of it
A friend is searching for baby boy names that start out long – three or more syllables long – and can be reduced to one-syllable nicknames.
If you’ve got a two-syllable last name, this is a good strategy. You end up with not one but two euphonic pairings. And your child has the benefit of a proper, even imposing formal name as well as a short, friendly, accessible nickname.
Some stylish options for long baby names with short nicknames for boys:
Abraham – Abe or Bram
Alexander – Lex or Xan
Augustine or Augustus — Gus
Balthazar or Lazarus – Zar
Casimir — Cas
Edison – Ed or Ned
Ezekiel — Zeke
Finnian or Finnegan or Phineas — Finn
Frederick — Fred
Gabriel — Gabe
Isaiah – I or Zay
Jebediah — Jeb
Jedediah — Jed
Josiah – Joe
Jupiter — Jupe
Leopold – Lee
Ludovic or Ludovico — Lu
Macarthur, Macgregor – Mack
Matthias – Matt
Maximilian — Max
Nathaniel – Nat or Nate
Octavio or Octavius — Tav
Ozias – Oz
Rafael or Rafferty – Rafe
Sebastian – Bas or Seb
Solomon – Sol
Sullivan – Van
Thaddeus – Thad
Valentine — Val
Whitaker – Whit
Zebulon or Zebediah — Zeb
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