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Help[Opinions] Nicknames for Oliver
Can you think of any nicknames for Oliver besides Ollie?
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Liver keeps cracking me up.
I saw your earlier post and if I were you, I would go with a different name. I have dropped names I love that were too popular.
I actually can't stand the name Oliver. The only one I know is a 9 yr old and he is the whiniest cry baby with constant bad attitude. But I never cared much for the name before I knew him.
I love Owen, but it seems very popular where I live so it was dropped off my list.
I saw your earlier post and if I were you, I would go with a different name. I have dropped names I love that were too popular.
I actually can't stand the name Oliver. The only one I know is a 9 yr old and he is the whiniest cry baby with constant bad attitude. But I never cared much for the name before I knew him.
I love Owen, but it seems very popular where I live so it was dropped off my list.
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Ole (like o-lay)
I totally worked myself up over the whole nickname thing with Theodora and she rarely goes by a nickname now, other than the one that she came up with by herself which was Dordor. I would just wait until he's here and see what happens, something might turn up naturally. My brother started getting called Chin because my cousin couldn't say Christian.
I'm having the same issue if we go with Wilhelmina.. don't really love any of the nicknames..
I totally worked myself up over the whole nickname thing with Theodora and she rarely goes by a nickname now, other than the one that she came up with by herself which was Dordor. I would just wait until he's here and see what happens, something might turn up naturally. My brother started getting called Chin because my cousin couldn't say Christian.
I'm having the same issue if we go with Wilhelmina.. don't really love any of the nicknames..
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Ov is kind of cute.
My sister is annoying me insisting that my baby will have a nickname because we're nicknamey people. I'd like to just call him Oliver, but she has made me think about other nickname possibilities. Ollie is cute, but I'm using Oliver because I love it DESPITE its popularity and the thought of him being called Ollie when he could be called something else that's less popular that I love makes me squirmy.
I said something about Olliewin or Ollied as a combination of his first and middle name (Edwin) to my sister but she thought they both sounded stupid.
My sister is annoying me insisting that my baby will have a nickname because we're nicknamey people. I'd like to just call him Oliver, but she has made me think about other nickname possibilities. Ollie is cute, but I'm using Oliver because I love it DESPITE its popularity and the thought of him being called Ollie when he could be called something else that's less popular that I love makes me squirmy.
I said something about Olliewin or Ollied as a combination of his first and middle name (Edwin) to my sister but she thought they both sounded stupid.
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no ...
Those are too contrived.
You could, I guess, make Owin or Owen out of Oliver Edwin, but if you were going to do that, why not just name him Owen and be done with it?
Personally I like Eddie as a nn much better than Ollie or Oliver or Edwin. I like Ted too.
Those are too contrived.
You could, I guess, make Owin or Owen out of Oliver Edwin, but if you were going to do that, why not just name him Owen and be done with it?
Personally I like Eddie as a nn much better than Ollie or Oliver or Edwin. I like Ted too.
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I know of a couple of young boys (under 3) who are called Ted/ Teddy affectionately. I don't think either was planned, but they're cute like teddy bears so people go for it.
I think their names are Alex / Alexander and Cooper? But they're Teddy online.
I think their names are Alex / Alexander and Cooper? But they're Teddy online.
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Ollivander! I never thought of that but now I know I'm going to use it (not officially). Thanks!
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Ollie is the first nickname to spring to mind, but "O" could also be a possibility or something based off his initials. O.Z. with the nickname Oz sounds interesting, but it might not be your style.
I don't really think Oliver needs a nickname. I know a Daniel and Michael that are both pretty much always called by their full names. It probably depends on where you live and whether or not he wants a nickname when he is older.
I don't really think Oliver needs a nickname. I know a Daniel and Michael that are both pretty much always called by their full names. It probably depends on where you live and whether or not he wants a nickname when he is older.
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Ovi is the only one I can think of that might work.
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If it's meant to be a familiar, personal nick, not one that he goes by generally, there's the possibility of elaboration. Being synthetic is fun if it's not trying to be natural. Like, I feel like Noll is really contrived and mawkish if you don't actually call him mine Oliver. I often call my daughter a name that is just a repetition of the last syllable of her name. I might call a son Oliver, Olla or Ollo as a personal nick. Ov or Ovvie sounds too babyish to me (dropping Rs and Ls usually sounds like babytalk). Maybe Ivvo (ih sound like in Oliver) or Livvo. I think Ollie Ed would be a cool mom-nickname to give to an Oliver Edwin, and you could refer to him by it as well as call him. But it'd seem self-conscious to introduce him that way to others.
This message was edited 9/10/2020, 1:43 PM
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Ollo is cute. I didn't think of that.
I'm not going to force a nickname or not force a nickname. I'm just trying to think of the lesser of the evils in case my stupid sister forces one. Hehe.
I'm not going to force a nickname or not force a nickname. I'm just trying to think of the lesser of the evils in case my stupid sister forces one. Hehe.
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If I was a kid I'd probably call him Liver.
I guess he could be Oly, with a long o sound but it would be hard to get people to understand the difference. He could go by his initials, but not OJ or OK, and OE or OA wouldn't work too good. But really, Ollie is the only likely one till he earns himself a nn like Specs or Oliver Who Lost His Shoes On the School Trip to the Dairy Farm.
I guess he could be Oly, with a long o sound but it would be hard to get people to understand the difference. He could go by his initials, but not OJ or OK, and OE or OA wouldn't work too good. But really, Ollie is the only likely one till he earns himself a nn like Specs or Oliver Who Lost His Shoes On the School Trip to the Dairy Farm.
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Please God don't let him be liver.
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I guess he could be Liv or Livvie, but that sounds like a name for an Olivia, and he's sure to meet lots of them.
The two Olivers I know are father and son and the father is Oliver and the son is just Little Oliver, Little to his family. Which is funny because he's actually much bigger than his dad.
If you ever read the 87th Precinct books by Ed McBain, there's a character named Oliver Weeks who is always called Fat Ollie. So at least there's something worse than iver.
The two Olivers I know are father and son and the father is Oliver and the son is just Little Oliver, Little to his family. Which is funny because he's actually much bigger than his dad.
If you ever read the 87th Precinct books by Ed McBain, there's a character named Oliver Weeks who is always called Fat Ollie. So at least there's something worse than iver.
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Oh dear god, fat Ollie. I guess any fat kid could be fat whatever. Hopefully he won't get my chubby child genes or maybe kids now are nicer than they were when I was a kid (doubtful).
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Liv? Livvy? But those are very common for girls named Olivia. Honestly, all possible nicknames except for Ollie, Liv and Livvy seem contrived and unnatural to me and the last two sound feminine. I guess you could go for Ols, Olz or Ol but I wouldn't even consider them as they are so unattractive compared to the full name.
If this is about its popularity, instead of going with a very far fetched nickname I'd rather change the name completely should the full form or Ollie seem too popular to me.
Oliver is a lovely name despite its popularity, I'd stick to the full form or a nickname that is easily connected with it like Ollie. If I didn't feel comfortable with these I'd rather change the name than go with something that feels forced.
If this is just about a family nickname then anything goes, I'd say. But if it is something you want him to go by on a daily basis and in public then I think Ollie is pretty much the only choice :/
If this is about its popularity, instead of going with a very far fetched nickname I'd rather change the name completely should the full form or Ollie seem too popular to me.
Oliver is a lovely name despite its popularity, I'd stick to the full form or a nickname that is easily connected with it like Ollie. If I didn't feel comfortable with these I'd rather change the name than go with something that feels forced.
If this is just about a family nickname then anything goes, I'd say. But if it is something you want him to go by on a daily basis and in public then I think Ollie is pretty much the only choice :/
This message was edited 9/10/2020, 2:01 PM
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Ol, Liv, Ver, Noll, Nolly.
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Would Liv work? I know it's feminine, but it's not too much of a stretch for a boy, at least not in the US.
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