Nicknames

Nicknames are an inevitable fact of life. Many of us are called various nicknames by young children who can’t pronounce our real names, and other nicknames just happen! J Sometimes we dislike our nicknames and other times, we prefer them! Here are some of our family’s nicknames:

Mark—I get called “Doc” and “Marcus.”

Betsy—Quite often, people call me either “Betty” or “Becky”—usually because they’ve misunderstood my name. My parents, still to this day, call me “Teti,” which was how I pronounced by name as a baby. My brother calls me “Tootsie,”J and my dear friend in Indiana shortens me to “Bets.” But my two favorite nicknames are “Bride” (my sweet husband!) and “Mommy!”

Bianca—In my lifetime I have been called (by young children who can’t pronounce my name), “Bonk” (by a childhood friend), “Qua-Qua” (by Ben as a toddler) “Anna” (by Josiah as an infant), “Bianca-Boo” (by everyone), “Gawki” (by Josiah as a toddler), and “On-ka” (by our young neighbor).

Ben—I am called “Benji”, “Benji-Boy”, and “Late for Dinner”. J

Rubia—Some people call me “Ru,” “Ruby Cakes,” “Roodle”, and “Ruby.” Our friend sometimes calls my twin and me “Romubia!”

Roma—When I was a baby Daddy called me “Chubber-knuckles” because of my chubby cheeks. I wanted to be called “Snuffy.” Now I’m called “Cha Cha” and “Erno.”

Josiah—I’ve been called “Spud”, “Jo-Jo”, “Jo-Jo Bean”, “Joe”, and “King Josiah.”

What are some of your nicknames? Leave us a comment!