If you've ever hung around my roommates and/or best friends and I, I think you'll quickly find that in our minds, almost no one goes by the name that's typed up all prettily on their birth certificate. Everyone's got a separate name for us.
Now, nicknaming has always been a simple commodity of my life growing up. Each member of my family responds to a multitude of different names, as do many of my friends. I didn't realize that this may not actually be the norm until I was having lunch with some friends a few days ago and they told me they've never nicknamed people… Like never in their lives. This came as an absolute shock to me, considering everyone in my mind has about fifty names. (Ok, slight exaggeration, but you get the point.)
Apparently I have some really nice, polite friends who like to call everyone by there given name. But nope, not me; sorry folks.
Odds are, if I've associated with you in some way, you've got a nickname. There are generally two types: Stranger Nicknames and Friends and Family Nicknames. But have no fear, the stranger ones are not all that bad. ;) Honestly, they are just a way to refer to a person so a general audience (or a best friend) can know who I'm talking about without necessarily knowing who they are.
To be honest with you, I used to be more creative with my nicknaming, but recently my nicknames have lacked a certain splendor. But that's probably because I'm giving them to strangers rather than people I've known all my life. Most of the recent ones follow the simple formula: "Something-That-Describes-You-Or-Is-Associated-With-You Guy/Girl," or something like that.
Thought you may enjoy a laugh, so here are some lovely examples:
Baseball Guy
Golfer Boy
Track Boy
(^this is what happens when your roommate is "Softball Girl" ;))
Kitty Girl
Austin East
Austin West
LLC Austin
(the differentiation factor is very important, here)
Rapunzel
Instagram Girl
Hercules
Wheelchair Cowboy
Neighbor Guy
The Roommate (Neighbor Guy's Roommate, to be exact)
Hyena Girl
and
The Little Lumberjack
Well, that's pretty much that, friends!
Come up with any good nicknames lately? I'd love to hear them!
Marley
