We all know from watching TV and movies that mobsters have cool nicknames like “Sammy the Bull” or “Big Pussy” or “Umbrella Jake.”
What would your mob nickname be and why?
Mine is "Joey Clipboard."
That would be because I have a scar on my forehead where I got hit with the metal part of a clipboard.
Shouldn’t there be a formula for your mob name? I know that there’s one for rock stars. …something about first pet’s name and the street you grew up in.
From what I have seen, you formulate your mob name by using some or all of the fallowing:
The diminutive form of your first name (Joey, Vinny, Sammy, Jackie, etc.)
the name of an animal or plant. These often come from the English translation of your family name (Pesci=fish, Volpe=fox, Cipolla=onion etc.)
A play on the way your name sounds like an English word. Even better if the wordplay is suggestive. “Big Pussy” is a prime example.
Some outstanding physical characteristic.
Use of a particular weapon to the point where it becomes a signature item . That’s where “Umbrella Jake” got his name.
So, a few examples:
John Cipolla becomes Johnny Onion,
if he is overweight he may even be Fat Johnny Onion.
Salvatore Mundi likes to use an icepick, so he becomes Icepick Sally.
Louis Czepieatowski has a big nose, so he becomes “Louey the Nose”.
William Pricanti, who is a large guy, can be either "Billy the Prick or "Big Prick Billy"
There is a mobster (Gambino family and currently doing time) with the same family name as me, with a mob name that is comes from a product. Using that as my giudline I become “Paulie Popcorn”
That “generator” is lame. It gives my nickname as “Two Fists.” If I were going to take a name that bragged about my pugilistic skills it would obviously be