Nicknames - Did/do you have one?

[purplekitty5773]

I have multiple nicknames and I use them more than my given name, Katherine. I have some nicknames that have to do with my given name, Katie, Kitty, Katherina and I have nicknames that don't, Margarett and Joshua

[leahemma]

Brand new teen berry here! My name's Leah and I get called Lee Lee by my friends, Leeba and Sheba by my sister, Lee by my parents and Lee-ers by my cousin. I love nicknames and I've always wished I had a longer name with more nickname options!

[valkyrie]

I have a few nicknames that are used on occasion. Mostly the typical ones that can derive from Natalie, primarily Nata and Nattie. My brother and some of my close friends often call me Saff though; Saff deriving from Saffron, a different screen name of mine. I enjoy having nicknames people close to me use, but it would feel weird to me for someone I don't know very well to go up and say, "Heya Saff!" or something like that. I mostly try to have those I'm not acquainted with (in real life anyway) to just cal me Natalie. For me, nicknames are kind of personal.

[r_j]

My name is Rebecca and while I like Becky for other people, it's not for me! I've been Rebecca my whole life and lately my group of friends has taken to calling me Bex. I don't mind that one

When I do have children I would want room for a nickname. I love the name Miranda for that (Mira, Miri, Randa...) I think Kate Moss's sister's name is Charlotte and she goes by Lottie. I don't hear that used as much in the U.S. but I think it's a cute nickname.

[ebenezer.scrouge]

I am an Ebony and I mostly have been. My old friends call me Ebs, Ebie, Ebenezer Scrouge and Ivory. While my newer friends call me Eb. My parents also call me Ebs. My sister is an Adele and she gets called Dele, Dele Bele, Delly and Addie. My brother is Isaac and he gets called Ike, Iggy, Ziggy (by me) and Zaccy by my grandad.

[natural]

How I am Called:

Mom:
Courtney & My sister's names. She will eventually get there.

Dad and some of my Paternal Uncles:
Rarely Courtney, but mostly--Toot, Toot-Toot, or Cuda (Barracuda)--No, I do not resemble one, He just loves to fish.

Mom's husband who is no longer with us:
Chick-a-dee

Grandparents/Aunt/Maternal Uncles:
Mostly Courtney, CoCo when the kids are mostly around. Sweetie by a couple of Uncles, but they just affectionatly call all of us that...I guess there are too many to remember our names at times. Lol

Sisters:
Spoiled Brat, Brat, Courtney, CoCo, Baby Sister

Nieces and younger cousins:
CoCo or Aunt CoCo

Friends--Associates--& Other:
Court-Court. Court, CoCo, Baby Huey, Jolly Green Giant, "She Must be Spoiled, huh?"

Others: Not a nickname, but just cannot say my name:
Curtney, Coatney, Coatnay, etc.

[brontefrances]

My name is Bronté (Bron-Tay) and my coach always called my Bronty (Bron-Tee) but when he said it it sounded like Bronny, or Bronnie (Bron-Nee). I thought it was cool because my teammates started calling me that and it was fun... but now ot's starting to sound so whiney to me, I much prefer to be called my name, Bronté, and to have it pronounced correctly. Also it has spread and more of my friends from school have started calling me Bronnie, and I don't want people to think my name is Bronwyn or something like that, I think Bronté is a much nicer name.
I have also been called Brontosaurus by mates, or 'B' - one my sister gave me, because I started referring to everyone as 'Gee' - "Yeah Gee, cool Gee, guts Gee" - to me it is like calling someone mate, dude, or Bro, and my sisters' name is Georgia, so she thought I was calling her G because of that (:. I also get called Bronty Boo-Boo, Tiger, and Champ by my Dad. Most people call me Bronté or Brontz/Bronts and that's the way I like it

[catloverd]

None of the poll responses really fit for me. I have a few friends that call me D or Di, but it's not a nickname I go by since most call me Diana. I never really cared for a nickname or wanted one, but don't mind that I have a couple of friends who do want to call me D or Di for short.

[renrose]

My family only call me Karen (though my brother will write Ren on my birthday cards) but my friends call me Ren, Renny, Renny-Penny, Holly, Hols and Llama.

My best friends - bar one - all have the same situation as me. Their family call them one thing but we call them another and would never dream of using their official name because we never have. For example:

Josci (jo-see), Jos, Juicy, Juicy Fruit, Fruit Loops, Loops etc
Morganna, Morgs, Moegs, Mo-eggs, Moose, Moosechops, Moosepie etc
Valentina, Val, Vel, Vellykins etc
Angel, Ang (like the start of Angel)
Jamie, Jay.

...and none of those are their official names. Though Angel's, Valentina's and Jamie's are very close.

[shvibziks]

Elly, Zel, Zee, Ella, Zella, Kick etc.
I've always had so many nicknames, but I also consider myself pretty good giving other people nicknames.
I've come up with most of my friends nicknames.