Nicknames

[crzydimond.livejournal.com]

I was just thinking about nicknames...because it seems an issue with a lot of people what their child might be nicknamed if they give him/her a particular name.

So - what is your nickname? Is it derived from your first name, or your middle name? Or maybe your last name?
Or is it unrelated?
Do you like it? Did you choose it, or did your parents, or your friends?


Since my name is Claire, I've never had a nickname. To me a nickname really ought to be a shorter name that is just quicker, easier and less formal used among friends. And my name can't really be shortened....

My parents called me Flossy when I was growing up though, no idea where that originated!

Comments

[sevensevenfour.livejournal.com]

My name is Lindsey. I get Linds/z most often. My grandma calls me Lindsey-Windsey. My best friend calls me Lindzus/Lindzuses (Her name is Katherine/Kati and I call her Katums/Katumses.) Unrelated nicknames, my boyfriend calls me Boogle/Boogs/Boog (part of my AIM name and I've actually known him long enough for him to know the story behind it.)

I don't mind any of my nicknames, but they're all pretty assigned to people. So, it makes me feel like I have a different identity around my different groups. However, most of the time I'm just Lindsey/Linds. I think everyone, aside from my best friend, calls me that generally.

[lneef.livejournal.com]

Same here. I'm a Lindsey called Linds, but I don't really consider that a nickname so much as an abbreviation. I knew a guy once who called me Lin. He was trying to be cute and it did nothing for me.