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I've heard of a Richard who goes by Dixon…

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The only other alternative I can think of is Rico.

Just call him Richard.
Then when he's older he picks his own nickname, which he'll do regardless of whether you like it.

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I know a Richard who goes by Richard only.

This message was edited 5/6/2015, 11:15 PM

I'm weird because I still love Dick as a nickname for Richard. Too bad it's totally unusable now. Sigh.

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Anyway, maybe Ardy, Hardy, Char, Chary/Charie (like Charlie without the L), or Red?

Red?

Well, you could give him a nn from his middle name, but then why bother making Richard the first name at all?
Or you could call him by his initials: R.J., R.D., etc.
Or wait till he's developed some distinct personality trait that naturally lends itself to a nn: Flash, Swifty, etc., those these nns tend not to age well or work in formal settings.
I suppose you could use Chard, but it is ugly, a vegetable, and seems like you're trying to hard.

I've known Richards who went by Rip. I think that's worse than any of the more common options, though! But that's the only other one I can think of. I like Richard itself much more than any of its nickname options too. (Though I do like Dick and Dickon... but obvies not good to use these days.)

Rad might work. I suppose Char or Chardy or Hardy technically work too, but they're much worse than Rich etc!
I'd give him a completely unrelated nn, along the lines of Bud. Or maybe one related to his last name, or initials.