I just ran across this baby naming site which not only gives you alternate spellings, heritage and meaning of a name, but also a list of ‘drawbacks’.
And after going through the list of names my parents risked my being called, and laughing till I hurt, I strongly urge you to do the same.
And please, report back with the most ridiculous on your list.
-Megano Oregano.
Teasing Nicknames:
Green Eggs and Sam
Sam I Am
Ham Sam
Spam-can Sam
Sambo
Samsonite Luggage
Sambodini
Wham
Spamuel
Samantha
Yep, heard 'em all.
For the name Michelle, the teasing names were:
Bitchy Michy (I LIKE this one)
Mushy Tushy (I’m working on getting rid of this one)
Missle Fart :eek:
Elle (Hey! This used to be my screen name!)
Michello-Jello
Mic Hell
Michi (ahem!)
and, last but not least…
Michelob
There were a ton more for Michelle, but they were just too stupid to mention.
way to bring back bad memories mega!
Fiona:
Fe Fi Fo Fum - yes
Fiat
Fones
Fifi - yes & much hated (sounds like a french poodle. spit, spit, spit!)
Fona
Fauna - huh?
Fi - usual (said “fee” not like “fie on you sir!”)
Fio
Piddle-iona - another huh?
In addition to theirs, a friend used to call me finona when he was too young it right.
Brookie-the-Rookie (huh)
Cookie
Babbling Brooke
Brick
Brooklyn
Brooke Shields (yep. See if hearing THAT your whole life doesn’t give you an insecurity complex.)
Brookie
Brooke the Crook
Chock (huh?)
Brooklyn Bridge
Brookie Wookie
Cook Brooke
Brookis the Wookis (my favorite)
Babs
Stream
Creek (sometimes Crick)
River
Brookie-boo
Chook
And they forgot the perpetual favorite: Brook Trout. Blech.
Chookie
Chunky Chook
Book Page
this is the write up my name got from another Suzette…
WHAT??? What the hell does “Sucesos” even mean? The only nickname I ever got as a kid was “Smurfette”, which never was said more then once. Nowadays I’m Zette to about everyone, and no one calls me any other nickname.
Oh, and I’ve been told it sounds like a stripper name. Nice, huh?
Zette
Drawbacks for Christopher
I can’t be expected to believe that any kid has ever come up with that name as a cut down for the name Chris.
Here’s the teasing list for Allan:
Allen Wrench - Used in reference to a type of wrench.
Big Al - Nickname of famous Chicago gangster, Alphonse (Al) Capone.
Alcoholic
Alien
Allico
Alpo
Alley Cat
Altitude
Fat Al
Fiction-Al
Alberta
Alla
Al-Lyn
All-dog
However, I note that they forgot my personal favorite, Big Gay Al. Hmmmm…maybe it will make next years list!
Oh, I love Allen Wrench. Wow, that’s a witty one! Hope that one doesn’t stick!
Zette
Heeeeeere’s Jack:
Jack-o-lantern Yep, heard that one
Battling Jack - In reference to Sir John Allsebrook, British Foreign Secretary (1931-1935). Never in my life. I guess my playmates weren’t politically aware.
Jackie O - In reference to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Yep
Back-packy Jackie Um, no
Jack and the Beanstalk Yep
Cracker Jack Yep
Wacky Jackie Yep
Jerkie Yep, and a thousand variations
Hmm, I seem to remember one that didn’t make the list. It contains the word “off”.
Benny-hana
Mint
Wee Ben
Ben Dover
Ben Gay
Benjamin Franklin
B.J.
Big Ben
Ben & Jerry
Bunny
Private Benjamin
Bender Butt
When I was in preschool, there was this one kid who called me ‘Wonder Woman’. I could never figure out where he got that from.
I decided to go with what my parents were originally going to call me. My mom wanted Sam and my dad wanted Larry.
Green Eggs and Sam
Sam I Am
Simple Sam
Son of Sam
Samantha
Ham Sam
Spam-can Sam
Larry didn’t list any. Oh well.
Mine:
Mark the Nark - Once or twice in high school, and true.
Mawkie - Not teasingly
Marpoo - Nope
Marred -Nope
Marsupial Soup - Huh?
Marco Polo - On occasion
Kram - Not often
Markie - Yup, but I don’t mind it so much
Marky Moose - I wish!
Markle - Once or twice
Marky Mark - ALL THE FREAKIN’ TIME
Markeeta - Nope
Mark, Mark, the Big Fat Fart - Appropriate, but no.
Marky Larky - No
Marky Barky - No
Marky Mapo - Huh?
Actually, most common nicknames for me are Marcus Aurelius (spelling?), which I get all the time, and Big Guy, which is obviously not name related. One interesting thing about Big Guy is that it is not language specific. I work for a Japanese company and people I don’t know will call me Big Guy if they forget my name. It happened in Germany, too.
My name is parodied with surpassing ease. Here are the relatively lame ones generated by the site:
Martini
Smart
Mini-mart
Farty Marty
Wal-Mart
Martini Weenie
Wallflower
Martin Martin Dolly Parton
Martin Fartin’
Martian
My Favorite Martian
Martinique
Puh-lease.
MR
Mickey Mouse - never heard this one
Michael Michael Motorcycle - heard this one
Mike the dyke - never heard this one
Michael the Psycho - never heard this one
Mike 'n Ike - heard this one
Mikey - a really good way to get me to ignore you
Miki - never heard this one
Michelle - I was almost named Michelle as I was expected to be a girl
Michael Schmichael - heard this one
Mickey Doodle - never heard this one
Mikey-do - never heard this one
Except for “Mikey,” I don’t mind any of the nicknames.
I’ve been called by many insulting names, but . . .
Timber
Tiny Tim
Timmy Tutu
Timmy the Tooth
Timbuktu
Timlad
Timbob
Timbo Bagins
Timnoxious
Tim-Toilet-Paper
I got some weird ones:
Lusty Justy–never heard it (NHI)
Justin time–yup
Justin case–yes
Justeiner with no weiner–WTF? never heard it
Bustin Justin–lots
Juzzie–NHI
Juzball–NHI
Jayzee-beezie–NHI
Jusyroo–NHI
Justin Bo Bustin Banana Fanna Fo Fustin–yes
Justina–NHI
Justin Keeps a Cussin’–NHI
Jay–no, but I don’t see why it’s bad…I kinda like it
Just–nope
Just Inside–NHI
Teasing nicknames:
Anna Banana
Annie-Pie
Ansy
‘‘Four-letter Annie’’ was the childhood nickname of Anne, Princess Royal of Great Britain (she must have been so proud) :rolleyes:
Annie Fannie
Banana cakes
Nothing traumatic, really.
Okay, my name was relatively tame, sure they included Liliputian, but that’s to be expected. I decided to search my sister’s name next, and I’m just wondering if anyone could explain to me how or why Herbert would be a nickname for Sara. Definitely has me stumped.
-Lil
Trashy
Trayola
Tray-o-Lay
Spacy Tracy
Dick Tracy
Tracy Lacy
Tracky
Tracer
The only one I’ve actually heard in my life is Dick Tracy. Now that I’m an adult, I’m not sure why both I and my insulters thought that was a big insult. Kids.
*Sha-na-na - Used in reference to a 1980’s television show.
*Shenanigan
Chantilly Lace
Shanimal
Shannin’ Bananin
*Shan-man or Shan The Man(by my Dad)
Shaman
Shamu
*Shannondoah
Shambin
Shannon Bo Bannon
Shanski
Shanna Bananna
Shantoe
Shanuski
Shanshark
*I was called these when younger, mostly by family, sort of terms of endearment. And since my middle name is Lee, Chandelier was used a lot.