Crazy Nicknames for Boys

Ace

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No longer tied to the hapless Ace Ventura, this jaunty, high-flying nickname name is starting to take flight among celebrity and other parents, with its countless positive references to doing well... Read More 

Ax

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Ax makes a somewhat threatening short form of the popular Axel, given to more than 3000 baby boys last year. It can also be used on its own, though it usually isn't. There were, however, seven... Read More 

Bandit

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We hesitate to call Bandit an occupational name, any more than Rogue or Vandal are occupational names, yet its use by one of the bandmembers of My Chemical Romance (for his daughter: we're not... Read More 

Bear

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Bear has suddenly lumbered onto the baby name landscape. Perhaps inspired by British adventurer Bear Grylls (born Edward Michael), first celebrity chef Jamie Oliver used it as the middle name for... Read More 

Biff

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The quintessential midcentury nickname, famously found in Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman." Read More 

Bo

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A popular name in Denmark, in this country Beau would have more substance. Read More 

Boss

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Bud

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This is a name you get stuck with, not (we hope) one your parents choose for you. Read More 

Buddy

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Very rarely used as a proper name; Buddy Holly, for example, was christened Charles, and Salinger's Buddy Glass was born Webb. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver did name his fourth child Buddy Bear... Read More 

Buff

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Has too many slangy connotations to be considered. Read More