2006-09-27 14:48:13 · 18 answers · asked by icepielots 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Soemtimes its a shorten name given a parent calls a child.
ie Meg instead of Meghan. The person can usually decide to be called that nickname or want to be called by his or her orginal name.
ie my brother RJ (Richard John) doesn't mind be called Rj while my sister Kitty (Catheryn) will get offended if osmeone outside our immediate family calls her anything but Catheryn.
Sometimes it's a name given you to by a friend.
ie My best friend Krisitn is called Toussaint, mainly because that's what I started to call her. But her parents don't call her toussaint, nor do other circle of friends.
I guess the best example would be my nickname.
Meghan- Called Meg or Meggy by family. Meg by my friends. But I intorduce myself as Meghan and write on my Papers my name is Meghan, not Meg. I don't mind being called Meg by starngers, but if I don't like you andd you call me Meg I will tell you it's Meghan.
2006-09-27 14:59:47 · answer #1 · answered by MMTS 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A nickname is a descriptive name added to or replacing the actual name of a person, place, or thing. Most parents give nickname to based on a child persona. I was called "Pig" cause I ate allot when I was a kid.
2006-09-27 21:55:19 · answer #2 · answered by Glacier 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A nick name is a name that you are called other than you given
name. Usually you don't pick one, they are given to you by your friends or relatives. You can ask your friends What would be a good nickname for you.
2006-09-27 21:52:09 · answer #3 · answered by Sugar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A nickname is a name other than your given / real / birth name. Usually it is given to you by someone your know eg relative or friend etc. Sometimes it is a shortened version of your own name, or a description of something about you. In the case of intenet nicknames ......... you pick your own based on your interests, real life nicknames etc.
2006-09-27 22:04:11 · answer #4 · answered by ry_shadow_tamer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A nickname is short for someones name or maybe what they remind someone of.
It is hard to explain but for example my son's name is Julian and we call him JuJu or JuJuBean....
My little brothers nickname has been with him since birth and his real name (baxter) is never used except in school..His nickname is little man...
2006-09-28 02:12:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a nickname is something that shows what you are and how you pick it out is by your name ,how you look, how you act, and what you been through
2006-09-27 21:57:21 · answer #6 · answered by shay na na 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its just kind of a fun name that people use to describe you.
always keep in mind: with nicknames, the one you hate the most, is the one that sticks!
2006-09-27 21:57:22 · answer #7 · answered by normal_cody 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well my nick name is Jojo or Lil' j and my name is Joanna so you can pic your nickname using part of your name or you can get a nick name by doing something like one time i was drunk (on ) and i gave about 3 guys hand jobs lol and so about 3 years ago my nick name was Jo the ho
2006-09-27 21:56:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a shortened version of someone's name.
Example: Thomas(Nickname, Tommy or Tom)
2006-09-27 21:53:41 · answer #9 · answered by **KELLEY** 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of my sisters have a nickname. I think it was my parents cruel gift to us. The are George, clodhopper, jellybean, tugboat, & guppy. I won't share which lucky name I was given.
2006-09-27 21:54:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋