I even gave myself a nickname, JJ for Jaunty John. What nicknames have you had? What effects did they have? Have you given someone a positive nickname? It has made me very aware of what nicknames I call my step kids. Lol at squid nuts! He is 22 now and still sometimes calls me that. With a surname like mine, nicknames were many and varied.
My family nickname was Mouse due to a speech delay and not speaking until I was nearly 2 years old. I also use Cricket as my Scout Leader nickname due to my great love of the sport. My nickname was jo-love and i loved it. It made me feel all warm and a sense of belonging. When i was older i lived with guardians and i got a ring worm and then my nick name was wormie and i hated it.
I felt dirty and unloved. I wanted to go home, back to Jo-Love. In recent years everyone uses my proper name but all of a sudden i get Jo as my nephew lived with me for awhile and i guess he started it and it has stuck and it makes me smile as it feels special. I still get the old Jo- Love accassionally and i still get the tingle and warmth from it.
Oh yes i brought myself as a reward after i went through a trying time, a cat, i have had lots of cats but always strays that turn up and i decided to buy a real pretty pedigree. I was covered in ring worm, over 40 lesions, not a good look for a Beauty Therapist, anyway i was a mess and ended up in hospital with an anxiety attack.
I wonder now if that had something to do with the old nick name wormie? I actually thought it was my name in the early years. Anyway i am blessed to have a cute nick name and such wonderful friends and family and truly blessed to have the opportunity to grow and learn through people like yourself and uni. I am in my mid 30s and he still calls by this nickname.
She also still calls me by this odd-sounding to outsiders nickname! I still call my siblings and cousins by their chilldhood nicknames. It offers a comfort of sorts that you have history or a bond through a nickname that is unique to those persons.
Hi RL. Calling a person by his nickname tends to give us a sense of closeness to the person. Do these specific nicknames have any psychological impact on you? Psychological impact? Perhaps these names keep me in, or take me back to a certain place in my childhood. However I know my parents would not use these nicknames when upset with me about something.
Therefore, I would say that they have an endearing or affectionate quality. I know my parents are being loving when they use my nickname As my mother suffers from mental illness, I would say that it is a sign for me that she is in a good place mentally at that moment. It is with similar sentiment that I would call my siblings or cousins by their nicknames. The name Richard is very old and was popular during the Middle Ages.
In the 12th and 13th centuries everything was written by hand and Richard nicknames like Rich and Rick were common just to save time. Rhyming nicknames were also common and eventually Rick gave way to Dick and Hick, while Rich became Hitch. Dick, of course, is the only rhyming nickname that stuck over time. And boy did it stick. There are many theories on why Bill became a nickname for William; the most obvious is that it was part of the Middle Ages trend of letter swapping.
Much how Dick is a rhyming nickname for Rick, the same is true of Bill and Will. Because hard consonants are easier to pronounce than soft ones, some believe Will morphed into Bill for phonetic reasons. The name Henry dates back to medieval England. Curiously, at that time, Hank was a diminutive for John.
So how do we get Hank from Henry? Well, one theory says that Hendrick is the Dutch form of the English name Henry. Henk is the diminutive form of Hendrick, ergo, Hank from Henk.
Hanks were hugely popular here in the States for many decades, though by the early 90s it no longer appeared in the top 1, names for baby boys. Other Words from nickname Verb nicknamer noun. Synonyms for nickname Synonyms: Noun alias , byname , cognomen , epithet , handle , moniker also monicker , sobriquet also soubriquet , surname Visit the Thesaurus for More. History of Nickname It might look like nickname is a compound noun formed by adding nick and name together, but the actual history of this word is a bit more complicated.
First Known Use of nickname Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb , in the meaning defined at sense 1. Learn More About nickname. Time Traveler for nickname The first known use of nickname was in the 15th century See more words from the same century.
From the Editors at Merriam-Webster. Style: MLA. English Language Learners Definition of nickname Entry 1 of 2. Kids Definition of nickname Entry 1 of 2. In the music industry, nicknames are often used for marketing purposes. That should shut them up. Yes, they certainly do, you donkey.
So why do we call each other by nicknames? These affectionate nicknames are seldom used in arguments because a more serious emotion is being conveyed According to the Native Indians, names were given based on how a person was seen and judged by others.
Similarly, in Biblical times a change of name usually represented a change in spiritual status. Likewise, it was the king who named the knight, illustrating rank. In terms of rank, having a nickname could make you rich. The most popular ones were Pete, Jack, and Fred. So get a nickname. Changing your name from Robert to Bob could make you a few bob.
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