Nicknames

Wikipedia says a nickname is a descriptive name given in place of or in addition to the official name of a person, place or thing. It happens that at work today, I used a nickname with my friend and co-worker, Danette. She has her own nickname, Dani, but a few weeks back I decided to call her Danita Jo. We we're talking with Angie, who said she is also known as Angel, a moniker that is a perfect fit for her sweet temperament and loving personality.

I shared with Danita Jo (who told us that at one time had the nickname Dickie, but that is her story to tell) and Angel that I have had a lot of nicknames in my life. They include:

• Annies - which my dad called me when I was a little girl
• Babbas - which I was called as a girl because one of the adults in our circle of family/friends was also named Barbara
• Babs or Babsy - which our friend Bob Truckey always called me
• Bobo - which somehow became my nickname when I was in 7th or 8th grade of parochial school
• Barb - which is what everyone in high school called me
• Baby Doll - my sister called me this for a while
• Baba - the name I got when I worked with a gentleman who was Vietnamese but had gone to university in France, so he always said my name as if there were no "R's" in it
• Ba - which was the short version of Baba
• Blondie - this is what the Jamaicans I associated with back in the day called me, because I had long, blonde hair
• B - is what Matt's dad called me most of the time
• Barbie - my friend Susan (who I called The Q) used to call me this, as did the sister of one of Matt's friends

My dad grew up being called Poncho, my mom got the nickname Mary, one of my brothers was called Wogg-Noggs, sometimes we called my sister Damers, and on and on. I've been in the habit of calling my son Matty or Mo, which is short for Matt-Mo. I have a friend whose son is called Kit because of a cartoon character he liked to watch when he was little. It's funny how we get nicknames and some of them stick.

Anybody have any fun nicknames of your own to share?