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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?

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

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

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

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


yep :sneaky:;)

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.

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

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

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

Joannie loves Chaucie!:-5

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.

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:

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

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

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


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

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:

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:

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:

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

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

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:

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.

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

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:

Odie;1025699 wrote: hey Willy!:wah:


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

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:

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

Or free Willy

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

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:

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.

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:

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




Keep laughing.

Nomad;1026698 wrote: Keep laughing.


But it hurrrrrrrrrrrts! :wah:

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: