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What strange nickname stuck with your child?

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MooseBreath · 22/09/2024 18:09

What unexpected nickname stuck with your child? I'm not talking about Alexander becoming "Alex" or Evelyn becoming "Evie"...I'm talking much more bizarre, that often has nothing to do with the name at all.

At home my sons are affectionately known as Muggins and Skeet. Skeet hasn't started school yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if he chooses to introduce himself that way!

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ShillyShallySherbet · 23/09/2024 20:22

lucyintheskyyy · 22/09/2024 22:01

That’s a really interesting coincidence as I have lexical-gustatory synaesthesia (really fancy name for being able to ‘taste’ words!) and the name Olivia has always tasted like lemon to me Smile

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Please do an ask me anything as this is fascinating and I want to know what more words taste like to you!

petermaddog · 23/09/2024 00:22

dh was scratch born on a pool table holiday in sept
could have been worse he was 10 lb some of family called him punkinheadfor a while.
sis was poohbear

BoreOffAboutYerChickensEmma · 22/09/2024 23:37

Fonzarelli or The Fonz so called because he was very popular at toddler group with all the babies (younger group). He was like the Pied Piper, so sometimes also gets called Piper.

ForPearlViper · 22/09/2024 22:49

My sister was known as Patch by my Dad because of brief moment in time when the Sindy doll had a little sister called that. I don't even remember if she owned a Patch and she didn't look anything one. My Mum remembers a woman who was know as Baby until she passed away at a venerable old age because was the youngest in the family.

lucyintheskyyy · 22/09/2024 22:01

Anon9839399720 · 22/09/2024 21:05

Olivia. Also known as lemon.

My son started calling her baby lemon when i was pregnant and it just stuck. She just had her first birthday- lemon theme.

We also call her lemmie 🍋🍋🍋

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That’s a really interesting coincidence as I have lexical-gustatory synaesthesia (really fancy name for being able to ‘taste’ words!) and the name Olivia has always tasted like lemon to me Smile

menopausalmare · 22/09/2024 21:54

We added 'kins' onto our son's name and call him Mr Kins sometimes (he's nearly 13 😬).

Sprinkly · 22/09/2024 21:48

Ocean eyes for my daughter 🥹

DAndreBarksdale · 22/09/2024 21:26

My niece is Weasel, my DD is bear or Bulah.

almondflake · 22/09/2024 21:21

Mine was always "kateykerbygrip " and my brother was "grimbo gribbins " no idea why , my granddaughter has always been called Binks and my youngest is called monkey because she used to cling on like a little monkey when she was a baby .

MadisonAvenue · 22/09/2024 21:20

The Did. When he was a baby we’d say “Who did that? xxx did!” and he started to point to himself and say “Did”, and seemed to think that was his name so he naturally started being referred to as The Did and it stuck.

His brother is known as Titch, or the little ‘un, despite being 24 and 6’2.

Strobbery · 22/09/2024 21:11

My daughter is Des, or Desmond if I’m being more serious with her. Real name Jasmine!

Another daughter is Bee, (real name Alexandra) from ‘Ali Bali Bee’ - an old Scottish song.

BlackOrangeFrog · 22/09/2024 21:07

I'm Nonny.

DS is Duck.

Anon9839399720 · 22/09/2024 21:05

Olivia. Also known as lemon.

My son started calling her baby lemon when i was pregnant and it just stuck. She just had her first birthday- lemon theme.

We also call her lemmie 🍋🍋🍋

veritasverity · 22/09/2024 21:03

Poglet for dd, sometimes just pog or poggy (no resemblance to her given name!)
Quizle often morphs to Ziz or zizle ( and again no resemblance to his first or second name).

ShillyShallySherbet · 22/09/2024 20:59

My other DD is The President.

ShillyShallySherbet · 22/09/2024 20:57

DD is Mabel even though that has absolutely nothing to do with her actual name! Really suits her though.

shellyleppard · 22/09/2024 20:55

My family nickname is smelly shelly. My grandparents were farmers and I used to stay with them. One day I couldn't climb over the gate so.....walked through the yard after the milking session. Cow 💩 up to my knees!!!! My nan used to introduce me to people at parties by this nickname 🤣🤣

RubiesandRose · 22/09/2024 20:52

My daughter is known as Porgy, Porg, Frogmella, Frogs, Boozle, and Booze and my son is Jackory, Jubs, Jub Jub, and J Dog. Don't get me started on dog names and their derivatives over the years!!

Procrastinates · 22/09/2024 20:50

frockandcrocs · 22/09/2024 20:21

I have a Lemon in my family too!!! He used to get called John Lennon but his sister couldn't pronounce it 😂

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I'm really hoping it's not the same boy. I kind of love the idea that there are at least two kids out there called Lemon. 😆

frockandcrocs · 22/09/2024 20:21

Procrastinates · 22/09/2024 18:31

Mine answers to nugget, boy and noodle.

However a child I once knew thought his name was Lemon because that's what he'd been called for most of his life by his sibling who couldn't pronounce Lennon and it had stuck. It genuinely took him ages to realise it wasn't his actual name poor lamb.

I have a Lemon in my family too!!! He used to get called John Lennon but his sister couldn't pronounce it 😂

shakeitoffsis · 22/09/2024 20:20

Buggles and sweaties for my girls. Don't ask 😂

RainintheDesert · 22/09/2024 20:19

Bug. Too outing to say why but it has nothing to do with insects. She still responds to it, aged 18.

Deadringer · 22/09/2024 20:18

My bf's brother always called me Nancy, I bloody hated it! I call my dd Evie peevie weevie, and called my ds Bridy Anne when he was little, no idea why.

TheCultureHusks · 22/09/2024 20:16

Timothy.

She isn’t called Timothy or anything even close.

Blessedbethefruitz · 22/09/2024 20:13

Thanks for the remind to stop calling my youngest 'stinkbutt.' Hopefully she'll be off the movicol by school age 😅

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