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.

Short stack. Stuck since toddlerhood He's now a 6' 2" adult 🤫

Bird
Birdie
Baby one
Baby bunny
She's teen now but the names have stuck.

My kids are called Mr Noodles and Elbow

nobby bob

Eldest is William I call him Wilbs. Short for Wilbur. Which is short for William Wilburforce the second for no apparent reason.

Youngest is Alexander. I call him Boobs. Short for Ally-booboos. Obviously.

I find that really interesting. Is that a family thing only or are you from somewhere where all families do this?

I've got a couple of friends with the surname Barker, one is known as Woof, the other one is Ronnie, both female.

Ronnie has been known as Ronnie all her life, I'm not 100% sure of her real name...