Parents' nickname for you when you were little

[Tallison]

and why.

Me: Woodchuck (don't know why) and Blue Beetle for a hooded blue jacket I always cinched around my face.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

1. meno miaow

[Tallison]

26. I like this! With their diminutive potential

girls get the longer straw among nickname options.

[qnr]

2. "You! No, not you, the other one! Yes, You!"

[Tallison]

28. "God dammit, John!"

said his was earlier tonight. :eyes:

[scarlet_owl]

3. Emmy. Short for my first name, which is Ember.

In fact, I didn't know my name was Ember until about third grade. I always assumed it was Emmy.

[Tallison]

29. Like Kim Cattrel's character in "Mannequin"?

[scarlet_owl]

56. I've never seen that.

Is it a scary movie? Because mannequins freak me out.

[Tallison]

58. No, just really bad

But, hey, Kim Cattrell's in it.

On edit: Interesting, clowns have always freaked me out; never heard that about mannequins, although I can kind of see how that could happen. :scared:

[redwitch]

95. I am going to see Ember Swift at Caffe Lena Saturday

I love the name Ember!

[SocratesInSpirit]

4. Sairn my wee bairn

Sairn = a horrible, horrible bastardization of my first name. My mom still calls me that. :puke:

[Tallison]

31. In the Celtic wayl?

Quite the Severe Culture, in my own personal experience. (Tallison="high brow" in Welsh) :scared:

[SocratesInSpirit]

79. Nah, we're all French-Canadian

The reason she started calling me that is really weird - in the disney movie "Lady and the Tramp" there's a scottie dog with a thick scottish accent, and he says "bairn" at some point, I think it's during the scene when he's trying to explain "the birds and the bees" to Lady. My mom heard it and decided to make a cutesy rhyme with my first name.

I also have another nickname - beaner. This one is sort of a rhyme with my second name. My Dad's side of the family (Dutch and English) invented this one. This is also, as I just recently found out, a derogatory term for Mexican-Americans. My family is very strange. :shrug:

[geebensis]

5. Jiminy Mitchel

Which is odd since it has nothing to do with my real name.

BTW -- no one on earth, until just now, knew that little fact about me.

[Left Is Write]

6. Cathy.

And they still call me that to this day.

They never gave us any cutesy nicknames.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

7. None. Real name used. (nt)

[ghostsofgiants]

8. Didn't have one...

They just called me Jonathan. Didn't even shorten it to Jon. My mom actually hated when people did that.

[Blue-Jay]

9. Jay

:shrug:

[Tallison]

41. Is "Jay" what you is?

Have a friend named "Jeff" tonight tell me his parents called him "J.G. Biff," for what it's worth. :shrug:

[Blue-Jay]

65. Not really.

I'm a Jason, but most of my family called me Jay when I was growing up. They don't really do that much anymore.

[evlbstrd]

10. "you little bastard"

I guess they knew, even back then.

[cssmall]

11. My name is Scott. . . so. . .

My brother and friends called me Scooter
My mother and father would sometimes call me Scooter Bill or Scotter-Roo
My Uncle called me Scott Andrew
Some jackasses called me Snot the Pot
And, my grandpa called me his Scotty and I told him my name was Scott.

[mac56]

15. My name is also Scott, so

I was "Scotty Boy" and sometimes "Scotten-Top".

I'm about to turn 49, and some relatives still call me "Scotty Boy".

It's like the damn Waltons, I swear.

[cssmall]

19. You know, I still get Scotty Boy too and I'm 23.

I guess it's still applicable for my age, but damn it, stop calling me that! Scooter is okay if you're on family or close friend terms.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

12. him. Non-capitalization intentional.

[Elidor]

13. My parents had a neat technique for determining baby names

They would say a series of names until they found one that made a baby squeal with delight. That became the baby name. Thus, I became snicklefritz (a germanic surname), and my sister was kickapoo (an Indian tribe).

[Tallison]

42. Consider, though, the shape your mouth makes

in pronouncing those names - you smile as you do it, neuromuscularly speaking. A linguist would have a field day. Babies would love not just the sounds, but the visual, also!

[Lindsay]

90. Snicklefritz was one of mine, too.

And Dutch - presumably because my dad's side of the family is Pennsylvania Dutch.

[khashka]

14. Bimbo

My Mom called me that for years - from a kid's song that I liked.

It was obviously a traumatic experience that still effects me today :)



Khash.

[sendero]

16. B Bottom...

... and I have no idea why :)

[castiron]

17. Boose, like as in caboose

i don't know why

[UncleSepp]

18. JJ or JP. Or Jenni, except when she hated the name Jenni.

My nephew gave me a better one - he shortened Jennifer to Fer, and then called me Fer Fer. Nothing better than the nicknames babies give to other people =)

[castiron]

20. yes, my sister is still "Kook" because of my name for her when I was 2!

[bertha katzenengel]

21. god dammit

that was my mother's favorite :shrug:

her second favorite was "Sus-- Christi-- Kim, god dammit, get in here!" (she always yelled our names out in chronological order until she hit the right one)

[fudge stripe cookays]

22. Ha!

My dad's mom did that. And she had 9, so it got a little difficult!

Plus, they all had nicknames.

Newell, Zora, Naomi, Cal, Lois, Joan, Hope, Gerard, and Judith became

Bum, Oah, Omi, Binky, Loie, Yan Yan, Hopie, Ward, and Judy.

God only knows how that woman kept her sanity for almost 80 years.
FSC

[youthere]

32. My mother did too!

[nytemare]

23. "Face", this one has stuck to this day.

I apparently make faces all the time. Some I do on purpose, most, I don't.

[progmom]

24. Bunnybear

:blush:

[Tallison]

40. And you call your spawn...?

:bounce:

[saged52]

25. captain cobb -

I really need to ask why, don't I?! While dating my husband he used to call me Stinky (I honestly don't think it was justifiable.) Recently I asked him why he doesn't have a pet name for me - so now he calls me 'the.' Probably as in 'the wife' which he knows I hate. Special, ain't it?!

[5thGenDemocrat]

27. My mom called me "Nanook"

As in "Nanook of the North." My grandpa Bill called my brother Chuck "Stonewall" and me "Jackson."
John
He was a Southerner. His grandpa was a CSA soldier captured at Fort Donelson -- what can I say?

[Mad_Dem_X]

70. OMG, my mom called me "Nanook" sometimes, too - also

called me "Emmaline" after a character in a children's book, "Emmaline the Elephant." The book came with a small, stuffed red elephant that I loved. Mom still calls me "Emmaline" once in a while.

[WCGreen]

30. Ass Wipe.....

Ah, my dad was so affectionate.....

[Tallison]

36. No! No, no, no!

Don't disillusion me so, not in the eutopian lounge...

[Tallison]

38. Eu=eutopian=eukaryote?

Is it my spelling or Latin that's fucked up?

[WCGreen]

43. Honest, that's what he called me...

In an affectionate way....

[LaraMN]

33. Where are your pants?!

:P

[youthere]

34. Peanut.

I was born premature and my dad always said I wasn't any bigger than a peanut. (I was of course, but not by much)

[caty]

35. Ceege

My first name starts with C, my middle name starts with J. They started calling me C.J.----but, then they got lazy and reduced C.J. to Ceege. Go figure.

[u4ic]

37. All my other siblings names

She couldn't keep track of us all...:shrug:

[Crazy Guggenheim]

39. "What's his name"

[Tallison]

55. Were you part of a litter?

:)

[miss_kitty]

44. It came from Pogo

It was 'The Tad' before I was born, then 'Tad' after I was born. And to my family, and an ex boyfriend from over thirty years ago, it still is.

[bliss_eternal]

45. "Shut the Fuck Up."

Maybe that provides a tad bit of insight as to why we no longer have a relationship.

:shrug:

[Tallison]

54. And you've turned out so gentle

it seems. Wow. I feel so sad hearing that. :hug:

[bliss_eternal]

71. Oh, You're so sweet--thank you so much!

Don't be sad. It's ok...time heals all wounds! :hug:

:hi:

[enigmatic]

46. Little Bastard

Seriously; kinda self-explanatory..

[Heidi]

50. .

My friend, if your parents really called you "little bastard," I'm very sorry to hear that. I loathe parents who call their kids "little bastard," "stupid," etc. :hug: :loveya:

[enigmatic]

52. It was a double-edged sword

It hurt me then, but in a back-handed way made me stronger in the defience of words used that intentionally hurt now; I don't let it bother me anymore..

[Omphaloskepsis]

47. My sister has one for me..

She calls me JeRP. Like jerk with my initials. Some of my friends call me Beaker.

[yewberry]

48. "Stink," short for "Stinky Pickles."

I have no idea why. My dad is peculiar.

Also, "V-R-O," from "vrokkle" from "rokkle" from "raquel" from Rachel, my actual name.

[HEyHEY]

49. I didn't have one

[CaliforniaPeggy]

51. No cutesy nicknames for me......

I was Peg, or Peggy.....

Which is the nickname for my real name, Margaret......

I still go by Peggy as you all know.....


:hi:

[hippywife]

53. Not sure why

but my mom called me Mickey Jo. One of my Italian great-uncles used to call be DagoRat since I was half Italian and half German Irish. He passed away when I was probably around 3 so it never stuck.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

57. Mom didn't use any nicknames - just called me by my name

Dad called me "Sweetie" and "Punkin," neither of which I much appreciated until after he was gone.

[Cathyclysmic]

59. Bunksie, Bunkseldorf , Caffeine , Caffeine bird

hey...at least my family was creative :shrug:

[Shell Beau]

60. Just Shell b/c it was short for my name!

[Tallison]

89. You and SarahBelle are such

Magnolias!!! :hi:

[MissMillie]

61. "twin"

interestingly enough, they called my twin sister that too.

[dolo amber]

62. Did you know woodchucks are real?

:o

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=1721647

[Zuni]

63. panda

my mom called me panda

[Blue-Jay]

69. heh heh

[SarahB]

64. SarahBelle!

My dad used to call me this. I'm not sure why. I suspect because my name is Sarah and my dad's from the South, so it just kind of worked out this way. :D

[Tallison]

88. And the rose is so you!

I'm considering a "where are your parents from?" thread. My dad: New Jersey, my mom: West VA. Your dad sounds South Carolinan for some reason... :shrug:

[meow2u3]

66. Duck

Mom gave me "duck" because I was born with a dislocated right hip that caused my foot to turn inward at a 90 degree angle; I needed splints to correct the malady. Besides, I began walking when I was 6 months old, and because of my dislocated hip, Mom said I looked like Donald Duck when I toddled about.

[leftofthedial]

67. "Ten-cent Mistake"

(apparently condoms used to cost a dime)

[Tallison]

87. Most irreverent so far

:thumbsup: to your creators

[cfield]

68. Ninny Feesoo

Because when I was learning how to talk and someone asked me my name, I couldn't say "Cindy Fisher"

My dad is the only one who ever called me Ninny Feesoo, and I was probably 18 before I ever put two and two together. I had never really thought about where he came up with it, and one day I did start to wonder, and it took me all of a half second to _get it_ then I felt dumb for not knowing sooner.

I grew up babysitting and the one I was closest to, I watched twice a month from the time he was born until about age 3 and he grew up calling me Ninny. Actually, it was one day talking to my fiance (now hubby) about Kaleb and how he always called me Ninny that I realized why my dad did too.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

72. My grandad called me "Bunnynose"

on account of my nose-wiggling abilities.

[bigwillq]

73. "The Quick"

I used to run around the house (and I could run fast) and they said when I would run, I was just a blur.

[Fox Mulder]

74. Little Shit.

b/c I was one.

[maveric]

75. Two. "son of a bitch" or "jesus christ".

[Rising Phoenix]

76. twinkle toes

I was a dancer

[Dave Reynolds]

77. Dumpy Dave

because I was a grim little bastard.

[Fleshdancer]

78. sugar pie poo face

that's what my dad called me. :)

[TK421]

80. Damien

[Throckmorton]

81. Throckmorton

finally, it can be told.

[Ivan Sputnik]

82. Pumpkin

No idea why. (I didn't resemble one.)

[TK421]

86. I don't frigging believe it....I thought I was the only one!

[Merrick]

83. My dad would ask me and my sister who was his "Big Boo-boo"

and we'd both obliviously clamor to claim the status of being his number one fuck up.

[xmas74]

84. It or Her.

[Tallison]

94. That makes me sad

Can't imagine how it made you feel. :hug:

[tainowarrior]

85. I used to call my brother Mr. Pio Pio

In reference to chicks. He used to get so STEAMED up about it. ahahah.

I never had a nickname. They used to call me the Kangaroo, because I was the unbeatable Sack-Race jumper, and a weird jumping style that beat even my school's teacher.

We had a 6 school olympic style race, and I won it too. Before the race, my uncle told me he'd buy me an Empanadilla (dough turnover with meat inside) and a Coca Cola. Baby...I was gonna get me that Empanadilla! I won the race.

[Tikki]

91. Missy.....

When she was mildly mad she called me Missy....

Really mad she would call me by my given first and middle names....

Ballistic...she would call me Robbie...

She, also, called me Robbie as a nickname of endearment....

Go figure...

Tikki

[skoppa]

92. I have no idea how to spell this but I will try....

...steven-skibowskis. Also, I have no idea why but I guess it's because he likes to rhyme. Maybe?

[AtomicKitten]

93. George.

I was the fourth girl and when my mother was pregnant with me, they referred to the unborn fetus - me - as George. Some relatives call me Georgie to this day. Had to insist they call me by my given name in my 20s. The cutesy BS was becoming anorexic.

[bleedingheart]

96. My dad would call me "Bizza"

cuz I was always busy like a bee...

[redwitch]

97. tutti frutti judy

Just because it rhymes, I guess.

[alarimer]

98. The contrary little quail

WHich, apparently, is a children's book I can no longer recall.

Because I loved to argue with everything. To this day, my favorite thing to ask is "Why?". Somebody tells me to do something and I always say "Why?" (even to my boss which no doubt drives him crazy). Just a knee-jerk response I guess but I need an explanation for everything.

[Bullwinkle925]

99. SaraLisaKevinDammitSue!

That's what I usually got. That's what she got for having 4 kids who drove her crazy.





:evilgrin:

[Danmel]

100. Ketzele

Yiddish for "kitten"