What's In A Name

I guess little sisters can be like that.

@Marcyaz You mean annoying?? Yes, that they can be.

Good yer lil sister gets to bully you a bit.

Hmmm ... what was the nickname? You can tell me, and I promise I won't tell anyone. Yes, I normally call you by your initials when I am not calling you "Top" that is, although at the moment "bottom" seems more appropriate.

@purplealabaster They were lacking totally of imagination and were calling me "the rabbit". It was a bit embarrassing to be called like this if some people present were not knowing why.

@topffer As in "he multiplies like a" ... By the way, that was not nearly as bad as I had imagined, and I could have done MUCH better.

Has anyone ever called you Casper( the Friendly Ghost).

What about Sids the Chocolatey Ghost ... mmmm, sounds delicious.

ChocolateSid is a good one, but not very serious for a ghost.

There are a few names that I have heard people have named their children, and I have to really wonder what they were thinking when they named them that. Then again, there are some nicknames that I really have to wonder about as well.

I can see where people would run it into the ground with the ribbing, and can't really blame the guy for getting annoyed with it.

@purplealabaster You bet! poor kids.. I wonder what they have to go through.

What you just said made me think of one friend in particular. He has always been "Teddie" to me (I have known him since we were teenagers), but as an adult he is now known as "Ted". He is a large, tattooed, muscular guy, and I guess that most people don't see him as a "Teddie". We were out shooting pool with a bunch of people one night, and I called him "Teddie", so some of the other people started calling him "Teddie" as a joke or to tease him. He told them that if they wanted to remain standing, then they would not call him that again ... only I was allowed to call him that. It was like you said - I called him that as a nickname for many years, so he was fond of it, but they were using it as a derision, so he got angry and did not like it.

@purplealabaster Yeah, you were innocent, and you did it innocently

@purplealabaster But he may surely see red, if some one other than you called him by his childhood nickname.

There was a saying here several years back "all that and a bag of chips", so you would be something like "Pogi and then some"?

@purplealabaster True.

Were you intending upon having pet cats or did they adopt you without your knowledge and consent (I know a few people that has happened to). I usually call you GG, so that is sort-of a nickname at least on here.

@purplealabaster I never minded my nickname as a child or adult and when called by that name it also makes me feel good inside. However there is no one left in my family to call me by that name which makes me sad.

I think that as children there are a lot of people that are called "ie" or "y" names, but as they grow up they tend to outgrow them. As family members or close friends, though, it is very difficult to stop calling them by those names. I like how you say that hearing your childhood nickname brings back memories, because that is a beautiful thing. There are a couple of nicknames that I have had over the years, and when I hear some of them, especially the more "lovey" ones, it makes me feel warm inside in a good way.

@Marcyaz I am so sorry to hear that. I have lost a lot of close family as well, but I am lucky enough to still have many left to harass and bug me as much as they possibly can.

@purplealabaster Other than my husband and kids? No. I just call people by their given names.

@sacmom LOL - if you are anything like me, then some of the names that you call your husband might not be appropriate to repeat on here.

Yeah, that is the good thing about nicknames - they can definitely bring back fond memories ... as long as they are good nicknames, that is. Is there anybody that you used to call a particular nickname and had to try to readjust to calling them a different name?

I think that happens a lot ... people that you have known since you were children or people in your family are allowed to call you whatever name they are familiar with, even if others are not allowed to call you that name.

@thesids We call a family member "J" for his first initial, which some people hear as "Jay" and think that it is his name.

I can see how he might not like being called "baby", especially now that he is fifteen years old. I think that "B" is a good compromise, because it still allows you to call him by your nickname without embarrassing him too much. I do know what you mean about him always being your baby no matter how old or big he gets, too, because I feel the same way about my children.

I call my wife as K - and that is because her first name starts with K. Good for me that she doesnt call me S as it would sound something else

LOL - well then I guess it is a good thing that I don't have friends. On the other hand, people that are not your friend tend to call you things that are even worse, so I am not sure that your solution is entire fool-proof.

@purplealabaster It's okay, just take the fools for a walk like I do. I won't tell you where that walk goes, it's a good way to get rid of them.

@OneOfMany Does it lead to a quiet place next to a pond, perhaps? Maybe that is why the girl was so suspicious of your motives, if you took her to the place where all the bodies are buried!

I think as a teenager we would all like to have "cool" nicknames, although what sounds "cool" as a teenager sometimes we look back on as an adult and wonder "what the heck were we thinking". I never really had a bunch of nicknames. Fortunately, my real name is unusual enough that I never really needed a nickname to distinguish myself from others.

@TheHorse Well as a matter of fact ... No, that is not my real name. My real name did come from a book that my mom read, though. Let me just say that I am glad she did not read "The Outsiders" before I was born, though, as I am not sure that could pull off a name like Ponyboy or Sodapop.

@purplealabaster is your real name Purplealabaster? That is quite distinctive.

@PainsOnSlate I like the name Mare. It is pretty. I have been called a couple nicknames over the years. Fortunately, there are not many that have bothered me. In fact, the only one that I can think of that bothered me is one that my nephew insists that he called me when he was little, but he never actually called me it. He only does it to annoy me, so I really try not to react when he does it. As to DaddyEvil's name, I think it is pretty self-explanatory ... he is a daddy and he is evil.

@purplealabaster Hey! No fair! You guessed where half of my name came from! Now wouldn't you like to know which half, PA?

Would love to know the origin of @DaddyEvil if he wants to share...

@purplealabaster ....I hear ya.....I feel the same way. I thought you might be talking about Lamb since he is about the only one that does that.

LOL - You do have a point about most people being able to change their names and personas on here. However, I was actually talking about Lambie, and he has tried many times to be something other than Lamb, but it never seems to stick. I have been called some "pet names" over the years, and I did not mind most of them. The only times that it really bothered me were when people said them in a mocking way like they were making fun of me and the person calling me those names.

LOL @ "theme songs" for you children! You make up silly songs for your children, too? I do that as well! I think my oldest probably doesn't remember me singing her those songs, but I know that my youngest loves the fact that I do.

@much2say I love the fact that children do not know or care whether we are good or bad at singing ... they just enjoy the fact that we are giving them attention and love while we are singing to them. My children know a wide variety of music due to the fact that I sing/sang to them. They also make up their own silly songs probably due to the fact that I do that for them.

@purplealabaster I think that's true with us too - it is worse for my youngest because he is still "little" - ha ha. Poor little ears - if only at least his mom was a better singer - ha ha!

Oh my, I feel so honored! That is such a pretty name, too! It certainly is ageless. I think that some pet names can last for a person's entire life, even when it is somewhat "childish", if the person is "childlike" and has a fun or funny personality. Then there are some that the person seems to outgrow, even if family members and certain friends do not want to let it go or have a difficult time getting out of the habit of calling him or her the pet name.

@SIMPLYD Isn't it funny how different cultures shorten names? Here, Allen is normally shorted to Al. We often add "ie" or "y" to a child's name, such as John would be Johnnie or Kate would be Katie. We also make cute little nicknames for them, such as Katrina Marie would be TrinieRee. Of course, TrinieRee at three is adorable but maybe not so much at thirty.

@purplealabaster Yes that is true . Some pet names can really be childish , that when you grow older you want it changed and tell your friends to call you this and that instead . Here in the Philippines , the usual pet names of children is a repetition of a syllable . Like my pet name Din , they will make than Din-din , For Allan , the pet name is Lan , they will call the kid LanLan .

I can understand that some names, especially lovey names that we give our children, might not be the best thing to call them in public, because it can embarrass them. It can be difficult to remember, though, and sometimes the name slips out by accident when it is not intend ... or at least that has happened to me from time to time.

@LadyDuck I do understand that in private it is quite acceptable, but I agree that they should make more of an effort to use your real name ... or at least a nickname that is not embarrassing ... when they address you in public.

@purplealabaster Everyone in my family never uses my real name, they should make an effort in public.

You have never had a boyfriend/girlfriend or husband/wife call you a lovey nickname or "pet name" something like that? Your parents never even called you a nickname when you were young?

@gudheart Ummm ... I am not sure. I have always been called silly or lovey nicknames by family and close friends or boyfriends/husbands. I think that it might be a cultural thing perhaps or maybe it has to do with the fact that I am just a goofy person and it is easy to come up with silly names for me. I also do that for people that I am close to, so that might factor into it as well.

@purplealabaster Not that recall! Am I the only one?

@UR_Forever_Raja No, I am pretty sure that you are unforgettable, even if you are not my King.

So forever you are going to be unforgettable?

@purplealabaster Well that will depend upon members of mylot and mylot itself