Thanks to Ashlie for several nickname suggestions. :)
"Dom" without Dominic:
- Adomas (ah-DOM-as, Lithuanian)--form of Adam
- Damasus (dah-MAH-soos, Latin)
- Damir (DAHM-eer, Slavic)--"giving peace"
- Dómald (DOH-mald, Icelandic)
- Domar (doh-MAHR, Swedish)
- Domen (DOM-en, Slovene)--form of Dominic
- Domitian (dom-EE-tee-an, dom-ISH-an, English)
- Edom (EE-dom, English)
"Huck/Hux" without Huxley (had to go really surname-y for this one!):
- Habakkuk (huh-BAK-uk, HAB-ah-kuk, English)--from Hebrew, "embrace"
- Huckett (HUK-ett, English)--surname form of Hugh
- Huckin/Hukin, Huckins/Hukins (HUK-in, HUK-ins)--another surname form of Hugh
- Hucknall (HUK-nal, English)--surname, "Hucca [tribe] valley"
- Huxham (HUKS-am, English)--surname, "Hoc's home"
"Sam" without Samuel:
- Bassam (bah-SAM, Arabic)--"smiling"
- Samad (sam-AHD, Arabic)--"eternal"
- Samang (sahm-ANG, Khmer)--"lucky"
- Samay (sam-EYE, Khmer)--"daydream"
- Samir (sam-EER, Arabic)
- Sampo (SAHM-poh, Finnish)
- Samson (SAM-son, English)--from Hebrew, "sun"
- Samuli (SAH-moo-lee, Finnish)--form of Samuel
You rock! Thanks!
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