Nicknames
By UK_Shree
@UK_Shree (3603)
13 responses
@celticeagle (170742)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Apr 09
Yes, I have a nickname. My bf calls me Sparkle. Isn't that cute? He is too. It is a private thing between him and i but it is a good one. Then my good friend in Atlanta calls me Lovie. Always has. Not sure why. We have been through alot together. I really don't mind either of them. I actually really like that they feel enough for me to have given me one.
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Take care, have a nice day.
@Modestah (11177)
• United States
27 Apr 09
I do not have a nickname as a shortened version of my given name - but I do have a couple "pet" names that have been given to me over the years and when those who call me these names do so I enjoy that they do... it is endearing. I would not want people I barely know or do not feel close to to call me by these names though.
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@GardenGerty (161927)
• United States
28 Apr 09
I do not have any pet names now, but I certainly agree that I would not want someone who is not close to me to use a pet name. I guess you could count Garden Gerty or Gerty my nickname. I would answer to it if someone called me by it on the street.
@ds6413 (2070)
• United States
27 Apr 09
Hello UK_Shree , yes I have a nick name. I actually have more than one. Family memners have called me by different nick names and now my b/f gave me a nick name too but only he uses his nick name for me. Close friends call me by part of my first name. When I first meet someone I tell them my fisrt name and if I am comfortable around them I tell them to call me what my friends call me.
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@UK_Shree (3603)
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28 Apr 09
That sounds a lot like me actually! My family members call me one thing, my close friends another and my partner has his own unique name that he calls me by! Yes I usually tell people to call me by my most common nickname once I feel we are close enough. Thanks a lot for responding 
@crasks (49)
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27 Apr 09
I have a nickname and it was used alot when I was younger. Over the years though, most people have forgoten about it. Here and there though, I still come across relatives who remember and use it. I dont mind but it's so funny when someone reminds me of it by using it. I actually like it because it brings to mind long lost memories.
@GardenGerty (161927)
• United States
28 Apr 09
No, I do not really have a nickname. There is not a shortened derivative that is appropriate for my given name. No one even tries. I have kids who have nicknames, and mostly like them.
@AmbiePam (95786)
• United States
28 Apr 09
I don't really mind if someone uses my nickname. It is actually part of my username here on mylot. Ambie is my nickname. It has been since I was very little. My parents, grandparents...they all use it affectionately. But my sister does have another nickname for me. She sometimes calls me Inki. I called her Minki, and I guess she decided I needed a new nickname too, so she started calling me Inki.
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
28 Apr 09
I prefer to use my full given name. Even though I don't think it suits me, it's a pretty one. I never understood nicknames. A woman called Elizabeth or a man called Lawrence have lovely names and I could never understand why they would shorten them to Liz or Larry.
@Chispa514 (871)
• Montreal, Quebec
27 Apr 09
I have a few nicknames that were given to me over the years, and usually people call me by my nickname. I much prefer it over my real name. Sometimes when I introduce myself to people for the first time, I give them my nickname instead of my real name, and only give them my real name once I've gotten to know them better.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
28 Apr 09
when i was a child everybody called me jojo. i liked it. there are still a few people that call me that, very few. i don't really care what they call me but i don't like to be called by my first name only.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
29 Apr 09
i don't mind being called by my double name just don't like to be called martha by itself. it's just me, i guess.
@UK_Shree (3603)
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28 Apr 09
Jojo does sound pretty cool actually - rather trendy in fact. I bet you were part of the 'cool' group at school
Do you just have a particular dislike for your actual name? I don't mind people using my real name but so few people can actually pronounce it correctly!
Do you just have a particular dislike for your actual name? I don't mind people using my real name but so few people can actually pronounce it correctly!1 person likes this
@carrine (2743)
• Philippines
28 Apr 09
all my online friends used to call my nickname which carrine.. in real life, they call me tess or itess, my cousins calls me matet, and during my college days they calls me salce and thats my last name. and there some really calls by my real name which is marites. and i really dont like it.. hahahahaa
@carrine (2743)
• Philippines
2 May 09
oh, actually they dont have meanings at all. LOL the carrine is the one ive been using since i started using internet, like chatting, blogging, and so on, thats really my online names, and i like it better than my real name. my name is not that familiar with u because its sound old LOL.. in the Philippines there are a lot of names same as mine, but thats the abbreviation of Maria Theresa, they make it shorter, Marites. and thats EWww,, i dont like . hahaahah
