Do you have a nickname?

OneEyedDiva said:
My original nickname is Evelyn. My mother (who raised me) thought I looked more like an Evelyn than my given name. The brothers who owned the music studio I studied and later worked at nicknamed me. One called me Cleopatra which got shortened to Cleo and the other Cinderella...why I couldn't tell you. My Jazz theory teacher who became my BFF started out calling me Cleo...she thought it was my real name. Once it was evident that we were going to be the best of friends, I told her my original nickname that 99% of the people in my life called me, even my co-workers and bosses.
Click to expand...
My donkey,Jezebel,was named Sweet Evelyn at birth-named for the woman who imprinted her.But she was a little brat for the first couple of years of her life-a really naughty girl.So I renamed her Jezebel.Now Sweet Evelyn really fits her better-she is just the sweetest animal🥰
 
I have had several as I moved around in my career. My wife really loved that I was referred to as Mister Rogers at one company where I worked for 4 years, and as Papa Smurf for 9 years at my last company.

I was a bit envious of the site manager from another company was referred to as "Breeze." Breeze is my idea of a really cool nickname.

During my 31 years in the Navy I am sure that some of what I was called was not very nice: Fangs (at a station where I had to do a lot of chewing to get things going), and "That _____" when I was head of the Court Martial board.

But I did have some great nicknames in the Navy as well: Skipper and The Wizard (Lead Technician) being my favorites.

My brothers called me "T T" when they were babies just learning to talk. I did not miss that one.
 
Gary O' said:
Then that just leaves Frank McGrath (the Wagon Train cook...Charlie Wooster)

View attachment 141092



yeah, I can see that
Click to expand...
Nicknames are generally pretty handy because they are often easier to remember since they are often based on incidents or observations.

So Gary, when I am talking to my wife in the morning over coffee, she knows you as "Our Mountain Man."
 
I never really had a nickname, but in elementary school, I was the only kid with the name "Tony."
Many kids called me "Tony Tiger." (They must have been referring to the popular cereal. What else.....since we were just little kids) :ROFLMAO:
One kid was good at poetry. He'd say, "Hi, Tony Balony, Macaroni, Minestrone."
 
Aunt Marg said:
I have a friend named, Barbara, and she's gone by Bab's forever and a day. :)
Click to expand...
Barbara must have been a popular name the year I was born. When I started school there were 6 Barbara's in my class. If the Nun would call out the name Barbara 5 girls would stand up. I didn't have to because
Barbara Ann is my first name all the other girls were just Barbara. I was really lucky my Mom added the Ann.
 
Sassycakes said:
Barbara must have been a popular name the year I was born. When I started school there were 6 Barbara's in my class. If the Nun would call out the name Barbara 5 girls would stand up. I didn't have to because
Barbara Ann is my first name all the other girls were just Barbara. I was really lucky my Mom added the Ann.
Click to expand...
Courtesy of you mentioning it, Sas, I remember a handful of Barbara's, when I was going to school.
 
My mother used to sometimes call my father "Kenny", (I never heard anyone else call him that, so it was a pet name if not a nickname. :). ).

I'm not telling you my nickname from school days, "bit sensitive doncha know!". :)
 
I'd forgotten the one I was given within seconds, literally, of being born, but now there is only one person alive who uses it.

When I was born my mother said "what is it?" (No scans in those days).

There was a stunned silence and the doctor said "I think it's a baby . elephant".

I weighed in at 13½lbs! Broke several records at the time.

From that very moment I was known as Jumbo, and still am to my one surfing relative, a cousin who I have not seen since 1949, but whose card last week was addressed to Jumbo!

It's a lovely story really, and I had nearly forgotten ir3t!
 

You must log in or register to reply here.

Back
Top