What was your nick name growing up? Mine was Sunshine.by my friends. Debbie by relatives.

[debm55]

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. That's so cute! I only ever went by the ('50's vintage) nickname for my actual name.

Which I still do!

[Walleye]

3. Same here my birth certificate name is Virginia. I have always been called Ginger.

[debm55]

8. Thank you Walleye. I really like the name Ginger.

[Walleye]

10. I think the name may be enjoying a comeback. For the longest time it was only used for dogs or prostitutes.

[Diamond_Dog]

21. Ooooo makes me think of Ginger from Gilligan's Island!

[debm55]

51. thank you Walleye. I agree.

[debm55]

7. Thank you 50 Shades of Blue.

[Permanut]

2. Billy..

Given name is William; didn't like to be called Billy because it sounded diminutive. I've been okay with it for the last 70 years though.

By the way, your nickname fits you; you bring sunshine here every day.

[debm55]

5. Thank you Permanut. Sunshine was by my friends. Debbie was by my relatives. Thank you for your kind words.

[Lunabell]

4. Larabell

But, only my family called me that. What's ironic is I married a guy with the last name Bell. I was torn about changing my last name because I've been a feminist since birth.

[debm55]

6. Thank you very much very much Lunabell. That is funny about your husband's last name.

[drray23]

9. None. We do not do nicknames in France. I guess its an american thing. nt.

I grew up in France then moved to the US where I have been since. One big difference was that its really uncommon in France to have nicknames for people, you use their first name if you know them, not some nickname.

[debm55]

11. Sorry , drray23.

[True Dough]

12. "Boom"

Apparently, I knocked a lot of things to the floor as a kid. "Boom" was the nickname that stuck from the resulting sound.

[debm55]

13. Thank you True Dough aka "BOOM"

[True Dough]

15. We can't all

be "Sunshines," deb.

[debm55]

16. Yes we can.

[rickford66]

14. JR. Pronounced "Jay R" not Junior.

When someone I know uses my real name it seems odd.

[debm55]

17. Agree and when someone uses your real name , you knew you were in trouble.

[rickford66]

18. It gets your attention

[debm55]

19. Yes it does.

[rsdsharp]

20. Growing up it was Sib.

My name is Robert, which a guy turned into Sibbity-Sobbity-Bibbity-Bobbity. That got shortened to Sibby, and then to Sib.

In college, it was Boo-Boo. One night I got a little toasted and said, “Hey, Boo-Boo Bear, let’s steal us some pic-a-nic baskets!”. It stuck.

Later, I had a program director who called me The Round Mound of Sound.

[debm55]

27. Thank you rsdsharp, Some nicknames are sweet, others not so. If you noticed I didn't include my immediate family. The

reason was that it included a word that would get me kicked out of here. Brother called me this nickname as vulgar as it was in the presence of my Parents who did or said nothing. Only my friends saw me as the sunshine.

[Earl_from_PA]

22. Banty

As in the rooster.
I shared many personality traits with that bird. I was under sized compared to my peers.
I was more aggressive and combative then they were. And my "comb" was wildly large, and unkempt (read long, meaning my hair).

[debm55]

25. Dear Earl_from _PA. As you grew you are no longer like the Bantum Rooster.

Let me give you a

[Earl_from_PA]

26. I wore, wear it as a badge of honor

While I am no longer under sized. I am still aggressive and combative. And my hair is still long and unkempt.

The individual who labeled me with that name, thought it as an insult (he believed I had nefarious intentions with his sister).


Everyone in my circle thought it was dead on accurate.
So did I...

[debm55]

29. Thank you Earl_from _PA I am from Pittsburgh.

[Earl_from_PA]

32. Myself, from Indiana county.

Go Steelers. Go Penguins .

[debm55]

37. thanks Earl.

[sakabatou]

23. Mickey. Hated it.

[debm55]

24. Dear sakabatou, by friends, relatives or both. They should have picked up on your dislike of the name.

[sakabatou]

34. Which is why I've gone by my current nickname for over 25 years

[lapucelle]

28. I didn't have a nickname, but my husband had a cousin Stinky.

Heaven help us...

[debm55]

30. OMG lapucelle.

[MustLoveBeagles]

31. Goldilocks

[debm55]

55. Thank you MustLoveBeagles. Beautiful nickname.

[MustLoveBeagles]

67. My dad called me that

[wnylib]

33. No nick name from childhood. My real name

does not lend itself to any known nicknames, although one of my brothers used to shorten it from two syllables to one. But he was the only one who did.

As an adult I had a nickname at one job, given to me by a supervisor. It sounded like an insult, but was actually a compliment because of why he used it. He called me Bozo, after the children's weighted punching bag clown toy because he said that, like the toy, no matter how hard I got hit by problems, I always bounced back upright.

He's the only person who called me that and the name did not last beyond that job.

[debm55]

53. Thank you wnylib. I wouldn't take it as a nice nickname either. until you explained why. But I am sure he could have

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found A better one.

[wnylib]

64. Yes, he could have. He was the district sales manager in one division of the company.

My immediate supervisor was the assistant sales manager. When the assistant manager's job was eliminated to cut costs, a huge part of his responsibilities were dumped on me, in addition to my regular responsibilities, with no pay increase. I guess the manager thought that his "Bozo" would just accept that and bounce back up.

Instead, I gave my notice. The manager of another division in the company, whose division worked closely with the one I resigned from, heard that I was leaving. He offered me a position in his division with a substantial pay increase. So I took it and transferred.

The replacement on my previous job did not work out and left. Less than a year later, the manager who had nicknamed me Bozo was demoted and transferred.

[debm55]

66. Thank you wnylib and good for you.

[johnp3907]

35. John John

[debm55]

54. Thank you john3907

[mopinko]

36. my da called me dinky.

which i was.

[debm55]

57. Thank you mopinko

[chowder66]

38. Skinny bone jones. My name is not jones.

I actually liked it.

[debm55]

58. Thank you chowder66

[womanofthehills]

39. When my daughter Phoebe was about 10

Her friends always called her "Phoebe the Furby Fan" - she wasn't even into Furbys. I think they liked the way the words sounded.

[debm55]

59. Thank you very much, woman of the hills.

[malthaussen]

40. "Fire head," "Reds," the usual sort of thing for redheads...

... in ROTC I picked up the nickname "Zero," (based on the Beetle Bailey character). You may conclude from that that I did not overwhelm my peers with my leadership ability.

-- Mal

[debm55]

49. Thank you malthussen. My son was Strawberry .

[ProfessorGAC]

41. Only One I Accepted

Wasn't really a kid.
But, in late college and a few years after I played in pickup games at a couple local playgrounds.
My one clear strength in basketball was my explosiveness. I was cat quick and could jump over a bus.
I was playing tennis with a girl/friend (not romantic at all). She was a serious tennis player & wanted to play against guys *me, her brother, her cousin) because we hit it a bit harder than most of competitors at that level. (Local tournaments.)
We're waiting for our turn at a court & a loose ball comes right to us. I pick it up and Saud "Warch thus. Let's see how they react." And, I went to the open hoop and dunked it with my back turned to the basket. I then passed the ball back & the guys playing were dead silent!
Later, a couple came over to say I should show up & this other playground on Tuesdays & Wednesdays.
The first couple times I got a couple alkey-oops.
Finally, one of the black guys said "Well, he ain't a brother. He must be part kangaroo."
After a while, whether I dunked or just a hanging move, someone would yell "Kanga-ROO!"
It got shortened to "Roo". After a couple of summers I was convinced that about half the guys didn't know my actual name. They just knew me as "Roo".

[debm55]

46. Thank you ProfessorGAC aka Roo, That is funny

[Aristus]

42. I didn't even get to have a fun nickname.

My father and I have the same name. So he was Big Bob, and I was Little Bob.

[debm55]

47. Thank you Aristus. That happens in my family too.

[LuckyCharms]

43. Luca Brasi

Don Corleone's "enforcer".

I didn't like that nickname too much, but it stuck for a few decades.

[Niagara]

44. Acknowledged!

[LuckyCharms]

45. Duly noted.

[debm55]

48. Thank you very much LuckyCharms.

[LuckyCharms]

50. Happy New Year, Deb.

[debm55]

60. Thank you very much and you too.

[OldBaldy1701E]

52. 'Skipper'.

Because I was told I looked like a young version of Alan Hale. I also loved to wear Greek fisherman's hats! (I have one to this day in fact.)

[debm55]

61. Thank you very much OldBaldy1701E

[Nictuku]

56. BucketHead

I hated it. It was derived from my last name.

Then one year at the Russian River, I was playing on a sandy beach with a bucket, and I put it on my head. The creatures (my babysitters children) saw me and NEVER let it go.

I truly hated it. It was mean. I think I was around 7 years.

[debm55]

62. Yes, it was mean. and your babysitter should have explained that to her children. I am sorry the happened to you. I

will give you a for the pain you went through.

[Bok_Tukalo]

63. Bok Tuklo

It is a familial nickname. All my siblings had it.

The “a” in my screen name was a typo 20 years ago. I never corrected it. I don’t even know how.

[debm55]

68. Thank you very much Bok_Tukalo

[Squeaky41]

65. Sort of obvious

Given by a girl friend in sixth grade. Still called by those that know.

Squeaky

[debm55]

69. Thank you , Squeaky41

[if..fish..had..wings]

70. Ladyfoot

was the least cruel.

[debm55]

71. So sorry if..fish..had..wings,

You need a