Crazy Nicknames for Boys
- Rod
Origin:
English, diminutive of Roderick and RodneyDescription:
Macho-er than thou.
- Corby
Origin:
English, diminutive of CorbinDescription:
A casual take on Corbin.
- Micky
- Cuddy
Origin:
Diminutive of CuthbertMeaning:
"famous, brilliant"Description:
Cuthbert is unlikely to make a comeback anytime soon, so Cuddy too may be lost to history.
- Handy
- Gibbs
Origin:
English diminutive of Gilbert or GibsonMeaning:
"shining pledge; son of Gilbert"Description:
Upper crust pet form still used in some old money families.
- Ving
Origin:
Diminutive of IrvingDescription:
Actor Rhames's imaginative shortening of the prosaic Irving, giving it new life and energy.
- Rube
- Hob
Origin:
English, diminutive of RobertMeaning:
"bright fame"Description:
A Robert nickname out of use for hundreds of years, but now sounds cooler than Bob or Rob for a modern boy.
- Doll
Origin:
German or English surnameMeaning:
"foolish, mad, strong, ditch"Description:
Briefly used as a male name in the early 20th century. Doll is a surname with a variety of origins and meanings, some more desirable than others.
- Dobbin
Origin:
Diminutive of RobertDescription:
Ancient nickname that sounds cuter than its modern alternatives -- but be aware that in the days of the horse and buggy, it was most often used for the horse.
- Algie
- Barn
Origin:
Word name or short form of Barnaby or BarnabusMeaning:
"son of comfort"Description:
Once you get past thinking of it as a red-painted building where they keep cows and hay, has a nice plainspoken country-like feel and may make a cooler diminutive than the still-purple Barney.
- Cob
- Pipo
- Dame
Origin:
English diminutive of Damian, GreekMeaning:
"to tame, subdue"Description:
NBA player Damian "Dame" Lillard is the influencer behind this unusual nickname. Dame made the charts for the first time in 2021, following Lillard's gold medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
- Les
- Doogie
- Dickie
- Corky
Description:
A bouncy midcentury TV nickname name.