Help me name a fictional character -- need nicknames for a college-aged man in the 1950s. Buzz, Scooter, Butch, Jughead, etc... [more inside]
posted by Cool Papa Bell on Oct 5, 2009 - 42 answers

Grandmother filter: What do your grandchildren call you? [more inside]
posted by pamspanda on Jun 7, 2009 - 102 answers

What made-up names does your very young child call favorite movies, books, games, or television shows? [more inside]
posted by Mo Nickels on Jun 6, 2009 - 33 answers

Children nicknamed "mommy" or "papa". What's the deal? [more inside]
posted by Sublimity on May 19, 2008 - 22 answers

How common is the title "Bumpy" for a grandfather? Like "Grampa Joe" or "Peepaw Frank"... do you say/understand the usage "Bumpy Jackson" for a grandfather? If so, where did you grow up? [more inside]
posted by 23skidoo on May 14, 2008 - 37 answers

What nicknames are there for the gallows? [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal on Jan 19, 2008 - 22 answers

My odd to pronounce/gender-unusual name gives me lots of problems. How can I diplomatically solve all of them? [more inside]
posted by olinerd on Oct 15, 2007 - 46 answers

I'm looking for examples of nicknames given to people by family/friends who mangled the pronunciation of a given name. [more inside]
posted by Lucinda on Sep 11, 2007 - 110 answers

Not About Cookies: What the opposite of an "oreo"? [more inside]
posted by chudmonkey on Aug 16, 2007 - 48 answers

If I'm his old lady, does that make him my old man? [more inside]
posted by christinetheslp on Oct 24, 2006 - 50 answers

I'm in search of more classic chummy/fatherly nicknames (sport, champ) to throw about with my S.O., what've you got? [more inside]
posted by dorothy humbird on Oct 12, 2006 - 115 answers

I find myself often having to look up several lists of names in a database. I would like to automate the process, but the problem is I'm usually given a nickname or variant on a person's full name (i.e. I'm given "Jim" and the name is "James" in the database). [more inside]
posted by zixyer on Sep 28, 2006 - 5 answers

Help me find an annoying player name for a point-and-shoot computer game. [more inside]
posted by jeremias on Sep 15, 2006 - 67 answers

I seek examples of unusual or funny nicknames people in your places of employment have given other people, and how they came to be. [more inside]
posted by gnomeloaf on Jun 7, 2005 - 37 answers

Inspired by this thread, in which someone confessed to using the same pet name for her dog and boyfriend, I simply must know: What sick-making nicknames do y'all call your spouses, partners and kids?
posted by naomi on Jan 8, 2005 - 67 answers