how do people get nicknames?

neil · Post by **neil** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:03 pm

I have heard many different ways of people getting a nickname and was wondering, if anyone else wondered the same thing. My nickname is Willy, no not rude, just a derivitive of my surname. Does anyone have a strange way there nickname came up?

neil · Post by **neil** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:13 pm

he would do that because he has tickets on himself. Mine was given to me during my time in the air force, when we joined we all had name tags with our surnames, and instead of calling me williams, i got willy, which gave way to wilbur and willyroo

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:16 pm

My dad used to call me Chook and strangely my second hubby calls me chick and so do all the family :-4

neil · Post by **neil** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:23 pm

kayleneaussie;1024544 wrote: My dad used to call me Chook and strangely my second hubby calls me chick and so do all the family :-4

Does this mean you are ageing backwards Kaylene? :p

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:39 pm

neil;1024554 wrote: Does this mean you are ageing backwards Kaylene? :p

yep :sneaky:;)

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:46 pm

Chezzie, Chez, Chezzer, Chigs, Chezzie babe, Chezzeroo and Cheezie..

Get called all of the above, have done since I can remember.

My names Cheryl and it gets shortened to one of the above.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:52 pm

My grandchildren call me Gramps.....not sure if it is a corruption of grumps.....but Im almost sure it was a childs first pronunciation of Grand Pa...I hope.

I have also been called Bush.....something to do with a wayward hairstyle

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:52 pm

Bean is what my sibs & dad call me. And if they are really mad, they call me by my given name.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 5:11 pm

as you know, Joan is my real name, but some still call me Joannie, from Happy Days!:-5:-5

Joannie loves Chaucie!:-5

neil · Post by **neil** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 5:15 pm

I used get the full name when my mum would be cross with me ducks.

When I would come home on leave, and if I happened to get a phone call from a mate in the raaf, they would ask for Willy, mum would have this strange look on her face with a smile, and say to me, Willy there is a phone call for you, always had an idea who it would be then. I didnt have a nickname until I joined up, so I suppose it was a novelty for her to hear it.

neil · Post by **neil** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 5:19 pm

Odie;1024590 wrote: as you know, Joan is my real name, but some still call me Joannie, from Happy Days!:-5:-5

Joannie loves Chaucie!:-5

But do you really love Chaucie :rolleyes:

neil · Post by **neil** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 5:22 pm

Bruv;1024568 wrote: My grandchildren call me Gramps.....not sure if it is a corruption of grumps.....but Im almost sure it was a childs first pronunciation of Grand Pa...I hope.

I have also been called Bush.....something to do with a wayward hairstyle

Maybe your should tell the grandchildren that instead of Bush, it should be Eienstien

neil · Post by **neil** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 5:31 pm

I normally call someone named Cheryl, Chezza, a little strange that one

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:16 pm

neil;1024607 wrote: But do you really love Chaucie :rolleyes:

:-5:-5:-5:wah:

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 2:11 am

My dad called me Tiger until he died. My brothers called me Quelk, none of us have any idea where that came from. They also used to call me shellybelly, which Jimbutt and Chezzwhiz have so thankfully brought back to be carried on and spread around here. :wah::wah:

neil · Post by **neil** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 3:53 am

I had nicknames for my mum and two favourite aunties, mum was the battleaxe, and my aunty nell was aunty nellie with the smelly belly, and aunty hilda was broomhilda

None of them gave them a second thought :sneaky:

penslinger · Post by **penslinger** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:32 am

I like to write and I thought of that saying: "The pen is mightier than the sword"

Then someone asked me if I threw pens at people, to which I replied, "Does a gunslinger throw guns at people??"

:wah:

Trunk Monkey · Post by **Trunk Monkey** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:43 am

Due to the fact I am a redhead, friends and family call me "Red".

Milly · Post by **Milly** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:44 am

I was just talking about nicknames this morning :-2

My parents call me Milly... I've no idea why, it's not my name LOL..... Infact I don;t think they've ever called me by my real name, but if anyone ever shortened or called me anything other than my given name they go bonkers LOL

Imladris · Post by **Imladris** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:18 am

I was known as Clucky Clara when I was a small child as I talked a lot, then at school I was nicknamed Granny Smith ('cos I was slow getting to the blackboard one french lesson and some wag said hurry up Granny Smith) - that became just Gran and stuck until I left school........:rolleyes:

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:41 am

neil;1024535 wrote: I have heard many different ways of people getting a nickname and was wondering, if anyone else wondered the same thing. My nickname is Willy, no not rude, just a derivitive of my surname. Does anyone have a strange way there nickname came up?

That is so funny Neil....My nickname is also "Willy" and I've never told anyone on a forum this before..

When I was in my late teens I hung around with a bunch of lovely navy guys. We'd drive down to the Jersey shore and go swimming in the sea. I was the only girl in the groups who would be "fearless" enough to swim in the big waves....so the fellas called me "Ester Williams" after the great American swimmer/actress.

Since I wasn't old enought to go to the pubs I had phony ID and the boys shortened my name to "Willy" after Ester so they wouldn't say my real name. The name has stuck with me for all of my life. When I hear someone call me that, I know it's a childhood friend.

neil · Post by **neil** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 12:46 pm

Kathy Ellen;1025247 wrote: That is so funny Neil....My nickname is also "Willy" and I've never told anyone on a forum this before..

When I was in my late teens I hung around with a bunch of lovely navy guys. We'd drive down to the Jersey shore and go swimming in the sea. I was the only girl in the groups who would be "fearless" enough to swim in the big waves....so the fellas called me "Ester Williams" after the great American swimmer/actress.

Since I wasn't old enought to go to the pubs I had phony ID and the boys shortened my name to "Willy" after Ester so they wouldn't say my real name. The name has stuck with me for all of my life. When I hear someone call me that, I know it's a childhood friend.

I know the feeling Kath, it has been the same for me since I returned to Melbourne, down here everyone calls me Neil, although a couple of blokes at work have started to call me Willy, because I wear an old air force cap with my nickname on the back :-6

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 2:00 pm

Kathy Ellen;1025247 wrote: That is so funny Neil....My nickname is also "Willy" and I've never told anyone on a forum this before..

When I was in my late teens I hung around with a bunch of lovely navy guys. We'd drive down to the Jersey shore and go swimming in the sea. I was the only girl in the groups who would be "fearless" enough to swim in the big waves....so the fellas called me "Ester Williams" after the great American swimmer/actress.

Since I wasn't old enought to go to the pubs I had phony ID and the boys shortened my name to "Willy" after Ester so they wouldn't say my real name. The name has stuck with me for all of my life. When I hear someone call me that, I know it's a childhood friend.

hey Willy!:wah:

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 2:20 pm

Odie;1025699 wrote: hey Willy!:wah:

:wah::wah: Ahhhhh, ya little bugger ya...knew I shouldn't have posted that story

southern yankee · Post by **southern yankee** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 2:54 pm

i have had a couple my mom's family called me JO JO. my middle name. My ex called me Rosebud. Well we won't really get into that:wah:

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 3:01 pm

southern yankee;1025757 wrote: i have had a couple my mom's family called me JO JO. my middle name. My ex called me Rosebud. Well we won't really get into that:wah:

I think you got into it just enough!! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

neil · Post by **neil** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 3:05 pm

Or free Willy

southern yankee · Post by **southern yankee** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 3:37 pm

shelbell;1025774 wrote: I think you got into it just enough!! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl It has to do with BLOOMING:wah:

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 3:58 pm

southern yankee;1025920 wrote: It has to do with BLOOMING:wah:

I know exactly what you were talking about...my mind is very warped and twisted! :wah::wah:

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:37 am

neil;1024535 wrote: I have heard many different ways of people getting a nickname and was wondering, if anyone else wondered the same thing. My nickname is Willy, no not rude, just a derivitive of my surname. Does anyone have a strange way there nickname came up?

Well I joined this forum using the name Nomad. Next thing I knew a lovely lady from England was calling me Gonad, then another chimed in with No-nad and so on.

Sometimes things just roll out like that.

Milly · Post by **Milly** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:40 am

Nomad;1026682 wrote: Well I joined this forum using the name Nomad. Next thing I knew a lovely lady from England was calling me Gonad, then another chimed in with No-nad and so on.

Sometimes things just roll out like that.

:wah::wah::wah:

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:49 am

scouse;1026687 wrote: :wah::wah::wah:

Keep laughing.

Milly · Post by **Milly** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:55 am

Nomad;1026698 wrote: Keep laughing.

But it hurrrrrrrrrrrts! :wah:

southern yankee · Post by **southern yankee** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:50 am

shelbell;1025970 wrote: I know exactly what you were talking about...my mind is very warped and twisted! :wah::wah: that's why we are friends:wah: