What Was Your Childhood Nickname?

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The thread explores childhood nicknames shared by participants, including the origins and meanings behind them. The discussion encompasses personal anecdotes and cultural references, reflecting on how these nicknames shaped their identities during different stages of childhood.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant shares their nickname "Sugarfoot," attributed to their climbing abilities without falling.
  • Another participant mentions having many nicknames throughout different stages of childhood.
  • A participant recalls being called "Ry" by friends and family, and "Beggerz" during teenage years, expressing mixed feelings about the latter.
  • One individual states they do not have a nickname but mentions a local term used for young boys in rural areas.
  • Another participant identifies their nickname as "gracy," suggesting its obvious origin.
  • Multiple participants share various nicknames like "Mad dog Fred," "Geordie," "Dicky," and "Twinkle toes," with some expressing curiosity about the meanings behind them.
  • One participant reflects on being called "Kissel" in primary school and "phantom" in middle school, discussing the social dynamics of nicknames.
  • Another participant humorously recounts their brother's nickname "Turtle," which evolved into "Turd" in middle school, highlighting the sometimes harsh nature of school nicknames.

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Participants share a variety of personal experiences and perspectives on nicknames, with no consensus on a singular theme or interpretation. The discussion remains open-ended, with multiple viewpoints expressed.

Contextual Notes

Some participants reference cultural or regional variations in nicknames, and there are mentions of the social implications of these names during different childhood stages. The discussion does not resolve the complexities of how nicknames can affect identity.

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Individuals interested in personal stories about childhood experiences, cultural differences in naming conventions, or the social dynamics of school life may find this discussion engaging.

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My dad called me Sugarfoot because I would climb all the time, but I (almost) never fell.

What was your childhood nickname? How did you get it? Don't be shy :blushing:!
 
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What stage/age-range of childhood? I've had many. Seriously.
 
Sugarfoot! That's adorable lol. Mine are a bit unimaginative, when I was a young kid my friends and family called me "Ry". Some of them still do which is kind of nice. As a teenager it was common for all the boys to refer to each other by their last names and (at the time anyway) replacing the last syllable with "erz" or "ee" was the thing to do. So I was "Beggerz", because my last name starts with Beg ¬¬ can't say I was happy with that one.
 
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I don't have a nick name or want to use one. But in my area, that people in rural areas call young boys "tiny cocks" is not uncommon. Sometimes, some old men in the street call me so, and I like it very much, of course if they are handsome! :nb)
 
My nickname was and still is "gracy".I think I don't need to tell the reason it's quite obvious.
 
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Mad dog Fred
 
dlgoff said:
What stage/age-range of childhood? I've had many. Seriously.
What's your favorite?
 
Ryan_m_b said:
Sugarfoot! That's adorable lol. Mine are a bit unimaginative, when I was a young kid my friends and family called me "Ry". Some of them still do which is kind of nice. As a teenager it was common for all the boys to refer to each other by their last names and (at the time anyway) replacing the last syllable with "erz" or "ee" was the thing to do. So I was "Beggerz", because my last name starts with Beg ¬¬ can't say I was happy with that one.
I like Ry!
 
Some of my friends called me Geordie, which sometimes morphed into Geordler.
 
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lisab said:
What's your favorite?
Stork
 
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Dicky :H
 
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Ryan_m_b said:
Sugarfoot! That's adorable lol. Mine are a bit unimaginative, when I was a young kid my friends and family called me "Ry". Some of them still do which is kind of nice. As a teenager it was common for all the boys to refer to each other by their last names and (at the time anyway) replacing the last syllable with "erz" or "ee" was the thing to do. So I was "Beggerz", because my last name starts with Beg ¬¬ can't say I was happy with that one.
In my school, it was the " nator" suffix added to names, until poor Yuri , fresh from Russia arrived. And there was, of course, John, " No Nickname" Jones.
 
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WWGD = World-Wide General Debate sounds like a good nickname on PF :DD
 
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Silicon Waffle said:
WWGD = World-Wide General Debate sounds like a good nickname on PF :DD
Sorry, already taken as " What Would Gauss Do".
 
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Golden Burnsy, Twinkle toes, Keebler, Banana
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
Twinkle toes
I'm not even goin' ask.
 
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dlgoff said:
I'm not even goin' ask.
?
 
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Silicon Waffle said:
?
You can ask if you want. :oldbiggrin:
 
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dlgoff said:
You can ask if you want. :oldbiggrin:
What does your PF nickname means ? Don, Log Off/Out ! ?
 
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Silicon Waffle said:
What does your PF nickname means ? Don, Log Off/Out ! ?
Makes you wonder doesn't it?
 
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Silicon Waffle said:
What does your PF nickname means ? Don, Log Off/Out ! ?
BTW You're not the first to wonder about this.

Some have mistaken the l for an i. dig off
 
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dlgoff said:
... l for an i. dig off
Oh this makes sense to me actually. :nb)
 
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Silicon Waffle said:
Oh this makes sense to me actually. :nb)
Shh... Don't tell anyone.
 
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Way back to my Granddad our male members have been called cocker, no one knows where it came from , and it holds firm to this day.
 
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The best ones were Adventure (I jumped from things a lot) and Gandhi's Zombie (for being a pacifist sleepy guy who does a Civ5 Gandhi from time to time). Both didn't stick very long but they were the coolest ones.
 
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My family abbreviated my name to "Jo", or possibly got it from the A A Milne rhyme about "Jonathan Jo". In my first vacation job, someone who knew about that introduced me as "Jo" to some workmates in the pub, and I added "short for Jonathan". The reply was: "Hi Jo-short-for-Jonathan - but that's too much of a mouthful, so we'll call you shortfer for short". It stuck for a painfully long time.
 
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Born in the 50's, Sputnik.
 
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lisab said:
My dad called me Sugarfoot because I would climb all the time, but I (almost) never fell.

What was your childhood nickname? How did you get it? Don't be shy :blushing:!
Mine was The Shadow because it was a popular radio show and my first name is the same as that of the character, Lamonte.
 
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nsaspook said:
Born in the 50's, Sputnik.
Nice :oldcool:.
 

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