Family Nick-Names

[West Ender]

The Chinese have a saying, "The much-loved child has many names". I was reminded of this, recently, when discussing the names we've used in our family and I wonder if you do the same. This is what I mean:-

My first name is Catherine but I've always been Cath or Cathie - except my eldest brother often called me Kate, my dad would sometimes call me Katya, Katrina or - Whacker!, my 2nd brother called me (honestly) Blurp and my mother had a habit of referring to me, when I was small, as Bunty (God knows why - Bunties are amply proportioned - I was as thin as a rake. ) My brothers also had about 5 names each.

My own children are
Joanne [Jo-Jo; Joey; Jonah; Jay; Jago and Dan]
Alan [Al; Ali; Lou (?); Lash and Tink.]
Nicola [Nik; Nikki; Nixie; Nickertipoos and Neenee]
and my grandchildren are
Peter [Pete; Peter Potter; Pierre (by my late husband); Pedro and Spud]
Laura [Laur; Lausie; Laur-laur; Elsie (her initials are L C) and Wawah (what she said for Laura when she was 2)]

I find it natural to give pet-names (even our late dog had about 6 and so has the cat) but I know some people hate it. What about you?

[Lilly]

My son is spud.

My daughter is Petal or Thumbelina because she is the tiniest girl in her class.

My husband is Jimmy because his middle name is James.

[slinky]

My eldest Zack gets Zack, zacky, zackaline ( when he is acting like a girl )

My youngest is Bradley, he gets Brad, Braders, Brad and Bradley bear!!

My mum always had nick names for us too ...

[emamum]

my ty is called.... ty, tinker, stinker,tinky,chicken,sunshine, munchkin,meladdo
I am em, ems, emzy, esmerelda (by my dad)emmy-lou, apparently my late grandma refused to call me emma and would only call me louise
my biggest little bro is calles sam but i call him jim (middle name)nobody else does
my next little bro is Daniel, dan, span, spaniel
biggest little sis is leah, peah, leah-peah, lea-jay
next one is cassy... i call her cassidy, cas, cassywassy,
then Zachary, zack, zacky, zacharia alouishious(sp), more often he is called boy

[West Ender]

Ah, you're like me, Emma. Never use 1 name when 5 will do.

[emamum]

my dad calls ty tj as well.....

dont know if this happens to anyone one else with a few brothers and sisters but my mum runs through all the names..... if she is shouting me she will shout sam, leah, tyler,zack, danny, EMMA!

[xLaura-Ashleyx]

Laura- loz, laura-lou, lozenger (by my dad) Ashley (my middle name i get that from my mum when im in trouble). and all sorts of nasty one's hehe

[Lilly]

Originally Posted by xLaura-Ashleyx

Laura- loz, laura-lou, lozenger (by my dad) Ashley (my middle name i get that from my mum when im in trouble). and all sorts of nasty one's hehe

Did your mum call you Laura Ashley for a joke? LOL

[pussycat]

yes my name is catherine and i get called catherine ; cathy; cath; kate; kitty;and what most people call me cat ; i do like to be called cat though;

[BERNADETTE]

Originally Posted by emamum23

my dad calls ty tj as well.....

dont know if this happens to anyone one else with a few brothers and sisters but my mum runs through all the names..... if she is shouting me she will shout sam, leah, tyler,zack, danny, EMMA!

My mum does that Em, it is Mary, Catherine I mean Bernadette. Think my mum is the only one who gives me my full name, most people know me as Bernie and Ian used to just say B. Ian was known by his name on here Ianto which is a combination on Ian Thomas. The kids get various names depending on mood and how they are acting but my bro-in-law always calls Catherine Tilly for some obscure reason.

[xLaura-Ashleyx]

no thats my name laura and my missle name is ashley and my dad named me

[garinda]

As a child I got Spud, Sunshine, and Fernackerpan (spelling?), all of which I think were fairly commen nick names.

As I got older I had lots more.

Most of them too rude to print.

[West Ender]

Originally Posted by xLaura-Ashleyx

no thats my name laura and my missle name is ashley and my dad named me

I often look round your store in Warrington but I think it's a bit over-priced.

[shillelagh]

I got all the variations on mine from mum & dad and the rest of em... Jen, Jenny and Jennifer, then Jennifer Marie when Mum was mad at me .... Dad was called Samuel - but was never called that he was known as Sam or Sammy. Niece is called Melissa - but we've called her Milly all her life - when she went to school she was known as Melissa and Milly there. Now shes at the grammar school shes known as Melissa but we all still call her Milly.

[xLaura-Ashleyx]

Originally Posted by West Ender

I often look round your store in Warrington but I think it's a bit over-priced.

i wish i owned them stores lol wishful thinking...