2006-08-07 03:33:50 · 11 answers · asked by ro_dee2000 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Why, because I'm Italian,, Spanish, and my Grandfather passed away a little over a year agao and he was always telling me all these nick names that others would call him growing up and I would like to share sum of this with my son. I lived in Italy for lik 3 years, andwould just lik to know what others have heard too.
2006-08-07 03:47:10 · update #1
Where are you going with this?
Italians have been called many things. One name is boss. There's the one guy I wouldn't want to cross by calling his family or friends ANY names.
2006-08-07 03:46:01 · answer #1 · answered by ĴΩŋ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I an a Second generation 100% Italian-American born in Brooklyn..so I qualify. My Dad's family all from Naples and my Mother's all from Castellamare Del Golfo in Sicily.
Nick names like, "Louie The Lug" "Vinnie Bombatz" "Pissy Eyes"
"Two Ton Tony", "PF" "Wops down below", "Mamaluca", "Frankie Pappa" and a name like "Tony Ronzonni" ... they all have a story connected and each one is a gem ... i.e. "Pissy Eyes" from Bari, he got his nick name because his eyes would start to tear up a little, every time he got a great polka hand...needless to say no one ever told him that for years and years. Such is part of the Italian-American cultural dynamic.
Yet there was a time my people suffered greatly due to prejudice and descrimination...but now since the movie "The Godfather I II & III not to mention The Sporanos...now everybody is eating Pizza and wants to be Italian !! Amazing!
Gabisha paisano ... ?
2006-08-12 03:31:17 · answer #2 · answered by B'klyn Barracuda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nick is one favorite(also a favorite among other immigrants. Sonny, Jimmy, Benny, Lou, and a big favorite "Sal or Sally".
Big was ofter put in fron of a person's name as a nickname, as well as little, Al was one of the faviorites of Italians.
Many italian nick name swere give to them as a result of soemthing they did. Something funny, stupid, or just a mistake could saddle an Italian for life with a nick name. For example an Italian with a fingers missing could be called fingers for life or two finger sal if he lost two fingers. Italians associated their nick names with their new country when arriving here and were in fact one of the most pro-american groups ever to immigrate here. Even those who still had ties to their old country made no bones about it when ww2 came alone. They were americans and most eligible joined the military to support this country, and even was in on the invasions force to land in their old country. Several killers were called bones after the people they burried:):)>
2006-08-07 11:17:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
With Out Papers , or WOP was given to people entering Elliis Island of all nationalities. However the name stuck with the Italians.
2006-08-13 03:30:47 · answer #4 · answered by gorillaguth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tanos.......this is in Spanish, but Italians understand spanish
2006-08-07 10:40:15 · answer #5 · answered by Lau 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have nothing aganst anyone, but i have heard italians called dagos and wops, even by other italians
2006-08-13 19:14:52 · answer #6 · answered by houdini 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
italian stallion-off course
2006-08-13 13:33:41 · answer #7 · answered by meema 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
luigi and pizza-face
2006-08-12 14:20:06 · answer #8 · answered by rob 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
guidos
2006-08-07 11:00:47 · answer #9 · answered by Jola 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wop , dago , greasers , nicknames like that?
2006-08-07 10:51:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋