Names and their commonly and uncommonly used nicknames for Boys include the following:
Abdul – Ab, Abe
Abel – Abe
Abner – Ab, Abbie
Abraham – Abe, Abram
Adolphus – Ado, Adolph, Dolph
Alastair – Al
Albert – Al, Bert, Bertie, Berty
Alexander – Alex, Alec, Zander, Al, Lex, Sandy, Sander
Alfred – Al, Alf, Alfie, Fred
Alonzo – Al, Lon, Lonnie, Lonzo
Alvin – Al, Vinny
Anderson – Andy, Ander, Sonny
Andrea – Andy
Andrew – Andy, Drew
Anthony – Tony
Archibald – Arch, Archie, Baldie
Archilles – Kill, Killis
Arielle – Arie
Aristotle – Telly
Armando – Arie, Manny
Arnold – Arnie
Arron – Ari, Ron
Artemus – Art, Artie
Arthur – Art, Artie
Ashley – Ash, Ashe
Ashton – Ash, Ashe
Ashlyn – Ash, Ashe
Ashton – Ash, Ashe
Aubrey – Bree
Augustus – August, Augie, Gus
Barnabas – Barney, Barny
Barnard – Barney, Barnie
Barrett – Barry
Bartholomew Bart, Bat, Barth, Bartel, Barry
Barticus – Bart, Barry
Bazaleel – Basil
Benedict – Ben, Bennie, Dickie
Benjamin – Ben, Benjie, Bengy, Beenie, Jamie, Pete
Bennett – Ben, Benny
Bernard – Bernie, Berny
Bertram – Bert
Beverly – Beverlly, Bev
Boetius – Bo, Beau
Bradley – Brad, Brady
Brian – Bryan, Bryant
Caleb – Cal
Calvin – Cal
Cameron – Cam, Ron
Campbell – Cam
Casey – Cass, Cas, Kasey, Kass, Kas
Casper – Cass, Cas
Cassian – Cass, Cas, Casy
Cassidy – Cass, Cas, Sid
Caswell – Cass, Cas
Charles – Charlie, Chuck, Chick, Carl, Chad, Charly
Chauncey – Chance
Chesley – Chet, Ches
Chester – Chet, Ches—
Christian – Chris, Kit
Christopher – Chris, Kit, Kester, Topher, Christoph
Clarence – Clay
Cyrus – Cy, Russ, Rus
Daniel – Dan, Danny
David – Dave
Dennis – Denny
Denzel – Denny
Dominic – Dom, Nick, Nicky
Donald – Don, Donny
Dorian – Dory
Douglas – Doug
Duncan – Dunk
Dustin – Dusty
Ebenezer – Eb, Eben, Eber
Edgar – Ed, Eddie
Edison – Ed, Eddy, Sonny
Edmund – Ed, Ned, Ted
Edward – Ed, Ned, Ted
Egbert – Bert, Burt
Elbert – Bert, El
Elias – Eli
Elijah – Eli, Lige
Eliphalel – Life
Elwood – Ells, Elly
Emanuel – Manny, Manuel
Ephraim – Eph
Erasmus – Rasmus, Raze
Eric – Rick, Ricky
Ernest – Ernie
Erwin – Winnie
Eugene – Gene, Euy
Ezekiel – Ez, Ezzy, Zeke
Ferdinand – Ferdie, Fred
Floyd – Lloyd
Francis – Fran, Frank, Frankie
Franklin – Frank, Lin
Frederick – Derick, Fred, Fredric, Freddie, Frish, Fritz, Rick, Ricky
Gabriel – Gab, Gabby
Garrett – Garry
Geoffrey – Geof, Jeff, Jeffrey
Gerald – Jerry, Gerry
Gerhardt – Gay, Gerry
Gilbert – Bert, Bertie, Gib, Gil, Wilber
George – Georgie
Governor – Govie
Greenberry – Berry, Green
Gregory – Greg
Gustavus – Gus
Harvey – Harve
Hayden – Hay
Herman – Herm, Hermie
Harold – Hal, Harry
Henry – Harry, Hal, Hank, Hen, Hence
Herbert – Bert, Herb
Hezakiah – Hez, Ki, Ky, Zeke
Hillary – Hil, Hill, Hilly
Horace – Harry
Horatio – Harry
Howard – Hal, Howie
Hubert – Hugh, Hugo, Bert
Ignatius – Iggy, Nace, Naz
Ignatzio – Iggy, Nace, Naz
Immanuel – Manuel
Irving – Irvin, Iri, Vin
Irwin – Iri, Winnie
Isaac – Ike, Zeke
Isaiah – Zadie, Zay
Isidore – Izzy
Ismael – Issy, Izzy
Israel – Issy, Izzy
Jacob – Jake, Jay
Jackson – Jack
James – Jamie, Jim, Jimmy, Jamee, Jammie, Jamy, Jay
Jasper – Casper, Jap, Jaz
Jayme – Jay
Jedediah – Diah, Dyer, Jed
Jefferson – Jeff
Jeffrey – Jeff
Jehu – Gee, Hugh
Jeremiah – Jeremy, Jerry
Jerome – Jerry
Jesse – Jessie
Jocelyn – Josie, Josy, Lynn, Lyn
John – Jack, Jock, Ian, Jean, Hans, Jehu, Ivan
Johannes – John, Johnny
Jonathan – Jon, John, Nat, Nathan
Jordan – Jordon, Jorie, Jory, Don, Donnie, Donny
Joseph – Joe, Joey, Jose
Joshua – Josh
Joyce – Joe, Joey
Judah – Jude, Juder
Justin – Justus
Kelly – Kell, Kel
Kelsey – Kel
Kevin – Kev
Keziah – Kezzie, Kid, Kizzy, Kezzy
Lafayette – Fayette, Fate, Left, Leffie, Lefty
Lawrence – Larry, Lars, Lawrie, lon, Lorry
Lemuel – Lem
Leonard – Leo, Leon, Lenny
Leonidas – Leo, Leon, Lenny
LeRoy – Lee, Roy
Leslie – Les, Lester
Lavonne – Lon, Lonny, Von
Lincoln – Link, Con, Connie, Linc
Lionel – Leon
Littleberry – Little, Berry, L.B.
Louis – Lou, Louie
Lucias – Lucas, Luke
Lynn – Lyn, Lyne
Madison – Maddie, Maddy, Sonny, Sonnie
Malachi – Mal, Malki, Malky
Marshall – Marsh
Markus – Mark
Martin – Marty
Mason – Mase
Matthew – Mat, Matt
Matthias – Mat, Matt
Maurice – Maurie, Morrie, Mo, Moe
Maximilian – Max
Maximas – Max
Maxwell – Max
Melvin – Mel, Vinny
Meredith – Merry, Merr, Mer
Michael – Mike, Mikey, Mickey, Mick, Mich, Mo, Moe
Mitchell – Mitch, Mitchy
Mohammed – Mo, Moe
Morgan, Morry, Morey, Mory, Morrie, Morie, Mo, Moe
Nathaniel – Nathan, Nat
Nicholas – Nick, Nickie, Nicky, Nichie, Nic
Oliver – Oli, Olly
Patrick – Pat, Patty, Rick
Peter – Pete
Peyton – Pey
Phillip – Phil
Quintin – Quin, Quint
Rafael – Rafe
Randall – Randy
Richard – Rick, Rich, Ricky, Richie
Robert – Rob, Bob, Robby, Bobby, Bert, Berty, Robbie, Bobbie
Royce – Roy
Russell – Rusty, Russ
Salvador – Sal
Samuel – Sam, Sammy
Shannon – Shan, Shann, Shae, Shay, Shea
Sheldon – Shelly, Don, Donny
Shirley – Shirl, Shir
Sidney – Sidneh, Sid
Silas – Si, Sy, Sye
Spencer – Spence
Stanford – Stan
Stanley – Stan
Stephan – Steve
Steven – Steve
Sullivan – Sully, Van
Taylor – Ty, Tay,
Terrance – Terry
Thaddeus – Thad, Tad
Theodore – Theo, Ted, Teddy, Dory, Tad
Thomas – Tom, Thom, Tommy
Tobias – Toby
Tracy – Tra, Trac, Trase, Tras
Trenton – Trent
Tristin – Tris
Tyler – Ty
Tyrone – Ty
Ulises – Ule
Valentin – Val
Vincent – Vinny
Vincenzo – Vinny
Vivian – Viv, Vi, Vy, Vye
Walker – Walk
Walter – Walt
William – Will, Bill, Willy, Billy, Wil, Willie
Whitney – Whitty, Whittie, Whit, Wit
Xavier – Ave, X, Eggie
Yosef – Yos
Zachary – Zack, Zach