Names you call your child that aren’t their names

[MarshmallowClouds]

My daughter has a name beginning with J - for reasons lost in the mists of time we call her Jinty McGinty, which has nothing in common with her name, bar the first letter.

I find it amusing that we spent so long agonising over her name, yet often don’t use it.

Same! Our DS has been Boo since he was pretty much born. He's 6 now. Rarely ever call him by his actual name.

DD18 - is known as Mickey (given to her many years ago because she has piercing blue eyes ) Mickey blue eyes to many, Mickey B to family. Sisters call her Michael, Mick, Mikey, Michaela or Blue.
Real name Niamh.

Squirrel. I have no idea why, I just said it when he was a newborn and still do.

Amongst other terms of endearment, such as little one, baby boy, babba, sweetheart, sweetpea etc etc

DD1 - Blondie, the name of a famous singer who she shares her first name with.

DD2 - teeny tiny first name, Little Miss Adult.

Call them both Tilly Mint.

Mine were Bear and Lamb (and various nicknames around Bear and Lamb). Bear is still called Bear at 19, but we've dropped Lamb for the 16 year old (much to his relief!)

You are all much nicer than the name I call mine!!

My brother calls me Bebe. My parents took aaaaages to decide on my name, so I was Baby Brown (not really my surname, but you get the idea) for a while. My brother called me BB, which became Bebe. I am now Auntie Bebe to his children.

I’m not sure he remembers what my real name is…

Peanut and pudding

Rodent

Dolly.

My dad calls me Bug, he has only called me my real name twice. Once when I burned my sister with straightens and the other time when I changed my last name. Even once rang my work with a message for “Bug” and the poor woman who took it was so confused. I don’t really do nick names myself tho.

Pops for eldest , see also knob head ( adult and honestly does things to joke and wind us up so he's knob head )
Squidge for youngest
Others don't really have one.

My daughter has a beautiful name that we love. I call her Bean/Beany/Beany Pop. 😂

Diddy
Diddywoman
Boozle
Boozler
Boozlebottoms
McBoozle
Captain Clinker
She is 14 and bears this with good grace

Funny Bunny (on account of the daft things DS does and the amount of jumping his life involves). Little Emperor (for the obvious reasons). And 'his name-osaurus' because sometimes it feels like I could be raising a mini T-rex!

Babs, think it kinda came from baby and is now babs, her real name begins with an e 😂😂

My youngest is called boosh. Can’t even think where it started but it’s stuck and now myself and DH refer to her 90% of the time

Bobs
Bobbins
Olliebobs

• Oliver

Pops
Rosie
Pop pop
Doodles
Popsydoodles

• Poppy

Baby
Bub
Bubs
Littlest love that I love the most
Little one
Ratbag
Rats
Rattus
Buddy
Monks
Friend
My guy
Monster
terror

Some look awful written down but are all said fondly!

My youngest has been Whizzbob, Whizzy or Whizz to me since he was little. He's 27

His brothers, as brothers do, decided to adapt it to Whingebob, Whingey for short. Amazingly he answers to it.

Both of mine get called butt head, butt face, babs or our last name.

DD - Bagheera, Kizzy-Joe, Lasagne,

DS - Brian, Mushroom Boy, Bryona

( their real names are nothing like kizzyjoe or Brian 🤣 )

Sweety

Unless of course it's behind their backs, and then it's crotch goblin, womb fruit or sex prizes 🤣

Squish
Squishy bum
Chicken
Chicken head
Nugget head
Butt head
Kiddo
Ol bear
Olbearto
Little buddy
Little dude
Honeybunch
Spud

All said with great affection despite how bad some of them look written down