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School Nicknames
Posted: 22 Nov 2018, 19:18
by airboatr
https://youtu.be/XnLS7iA89F8
If anyone would like to share their given nickname, be my guest.

Re: School Nicknames
Posted: 23 Nov 2018, 08:09
by Airspeed
Video
I didn't have a nickname.......nobody knew I was there.
Re: School Nicknames
Posted: 23 Nov 2018, 09:22
by Paul K
I didn't have a nickname - I never went to school.
Re: School Nicknames
Posted: 23 Nov 2018, 10:16
by 511Flyer
I didn't have a nickname, not one that was said to my face anyway! I was called Denny, which is a variation of my given name.
However, this set me thinking, and I remember Bunner, Biffo, Bruffy, Jackal, Spiv, Giggin, Neenee, Yaggle, and Bubbles. Don't ask!!
Funny how you clearly remember details from 65 years ago, but can't remember where you left your gloves yesterday.

Re: School Nicknames
Posted: 23 Nov 2018, 21:17
by Nigel H-J
I never had a nickname when at school or anywhere else for that matter.
Nigel.
Re: School Nicknames
Posted: 23 Nov 2018, 22:57
by nigelb
I suppose this qualifies as a nickname - people tend to drop the final 'l' so Nigel becomes 'Nige'. Probably more about lazy speech than anything else.
Nigel²
Re: School Nicknames
Posted: 24 Nov 2018, 08:33
by GHD
Even though I live on Tyneside I hav never been called Geordie.
Re: School Nicknames
Posted: 24 Nov 2018, 08:36
by FlyTexas
My nickname was just a shortened version of my
last name. They'd call me Hig or Higgy. A shortened version of Higinbotham. I wish I had a dollar for every person that said to me "Higinbotham...Is that German?"
Brian
Re: School Nicknames
Posted: 24 Nov 2018, 10:01
by Paul K
GHD wrote: ↑24 Nov 2018, 08:33
Even though I live on Tyneside I hav never been called Geordie.
Now that's quite surprising, given your actual name - George Davison..George D...GeorD.
I loved my time up there.

Re: School Nicknames
Posted: 24 Nov 2018, 14:57
by Nigel H-J
people tend to drop the final 'l' so Nigel becomes 'Nige'.
Have to agree with that, some work colleagues used to call me Nige also but never thought of posting that, possibly used as an endearment term or otherwise they're getting very lazy in their manner of speech!!
Regards
Nigel.