I am pg with boy #4. I've not found any names that I really like (or even mildly like tbh) and the only name left on DP's list is Benjamin.

I don't mind Ben with our other boys names: Sean, Rhys, Tom (or Tommy, or Thomas as he gets all 3 so far) but I really really don't like Benjamin for some reason.

So name guru's please hit me with some other names that can have Ben as a nn.

Benedict
Reuben

I think Reuben would be great and goes well with your other boys names...

I think Reuben would be great and goes well with your other boys names...

Bennett

I vote for Reuben.

I love Reuben.

Brendan?

Could you just name him Ben instead of Benjamin?

I agree with Zima - just call him Ben!

Ah, Ben - my favourite of all prospective baby boy names

Benito or Benjamino (the j says 'y') - both Italian versions. Technically there's no j in the Italian alphabet, but this is the most direct translation of Benjamin (and there's also the Italian soccer team La Juventus - so j is like a y sound but used very infrequently).

It's not unusual to name a child after a Pope (where I'm from there are a lot of John-Pauls!) so Benedict is a good one for the era (I've only come across one Benedict so far). Benedict also has a lovely meaning ("blessed"). I also love Reuben.

Bennett
Benson
Benji
Brenton
Brent
Benvolio (if you want to go Shakespearean, hehe)

To go with Sean, Rhys and Thomas I think Benjamin is wonderful but seeing you don't like that then Bennett is the only other name you can have Ben as a nickname with, that I'd use with your boys names.

Naww, poor old Benjamin... I would have loved to use it but DH vetoed it...

I agree with PP's, just call him Ben!!

With your others I would go for Benedict or Bengt.

Just saw another post about a member asking about the name Blake...

Sean, Rhys, Tom and Blake? Would your DP go for that?

I love Benedict.

DP is a strict "must give the full name" type so just Ben is out. I know Ben is a perfectly acceptable name in its own right but he won't budge.

Thankyou so much for all the suggestions I think I like Bennett the best. I didn't mind Emmett with DS3 but then after he was born (and named) I read twilight and wouldn't want people to think this one was named after that so Bennett might be a good compromise. I might finally be able to start a list now!

I'm not the person to reply as Benjamin is my favourite boys name of all time.

I know a Bernard who gets Ben, as there were two baby Bernards in one social group at the time. One was Bernie, one was Ben.

Benji

Benson

Bentley

Benton

I like Benjamin, but probably Reuben if that's out.

Benton is another one - it was the name of the character in Due South (Canadian mountie). lol, he was quite hot

What about

Benny
Corben
Toben
Benson
Bentley

That's about as many as I could think of!

agree with this

I went to school with a Bernard who got Ben as a nickname.

I know a Benn - that's his whole proper first name.

Yep i know what you mean. i like the name Ben but Benjamin does nothing for me.

Bed goes great with your other LO's names i think.

I'd go with Benedict.

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I think Benedict is great. I also really like Benicio.

I know a Benjamin who is known as Benj which I think is just divine.

Why is Bennett the only name you can have Ben as a nickname PP? Not that there I'd anything wrong with it I just thought that was an interesting thing to say...

DH and I both love Benson..except that DH is Ben so he really would be Ben's son lol.

Bennett is nice too

My DS 5 was baptised Benjamin but we call him Ben