I just have to say, my (sadly former) coworker does that too. 'honey' is also on her list of endearing names. It took me a couple days to get used to it, but I like it because it's just a unique thing about her. My brother, on the other hand, was very freaked out by it and still is... Supposedly her kids tease her about it too, 'cause like you said, it is just a liiiitle awkward.

I don't think I have any new nicknames for y'all....

I don't find it awkward. I find it really sweet and it makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. Especially since the one person who calls me those things the most doesn't seem to feel awkward; he never does. XD

*sheepish grin* I call people love, darling, sweetie, hun, etc. HW and off. Thankfully I think most of y'all know I'm not trying to be awkward or anything, I just love ya.

Yeah, I use kiddo and sweetheart a lot when I chat with HWers....

(In a translation of a Russian novel I read, everyone called each other 'dear'. Officers to soldiers they were acquainted with (on the battlefield, no less), fathers to sons, men and women alike, etc. I think the awkwardness is probably a cultural thing.... [/possiblyinterestingsidenote]

I've started referring to things and people as 'dearling' Why? Notta clue. It started out as a 'head' thing but has been creeping into my speech as of late.

That was interesting to find out, Rwebhu! Thanks for sharing.

Awww, Caeli, 'dearling' sounds adorable!

*cough* Sorry.

*Squealie* Dearling! I love it!

*Cough*

Apparently someone has decided to call me California...

O.o Whatever for?

Haha! I had forgotten about La Capitaine.

I call Kiev Shawn Shawnie, Twin, and Shawn.

NotThatShort is Shorty and Sheriff.

Um... I know I've made many other nicknames but I can't think of any others right now.

Pack mule.

Um, just to be original, I think. XD At least I hope.

Who was the cruel person who saddled you with this name? (no pun intended)

*laughs* Um, well, 'twas a nickname Captain and I sortof co-created for myself.

Haha! Oh yes, pack mule. But I'm "bossy," so it kind of evens out.

I use nicknames all the time. It is an interesting debate though. Some people are used to it others are and still others actually think its totally wrong. I do wonder how one would Biblically defend the use of well intentioned terms of affection. Maybe another thread should be created i'm not sure. Ideas?

Why don't you create one on the merits of nicknames in the Theology room?

I have never known anyone who hasn't liked nicknames.



That would certainly be interesting.

Indeed.

While I like many of my nicknames, especially "special" ones that certain people use, I often prefer the use of my real name. However, I also use "dear" and such terms, and am most notorious for my affectionate use of "silly"

I like nicknames, provided the person given the nickname likes the use of it. At times I'll use a person's full first name (if I know it) to emphasize something, or if I want them to feel special. Other nicknames I generally use though are dear, sweetie, lovely, and more personally - hon, darling. I consider them less of a nickname, and more a reminder of how special they are. They're all adjectives. It describes the person I'm calling them. The more liberally I use them, the more I want their truth to impact the person I'm saying them to.

An updated list.

Private (HW):
Elly: Wren, Lovely Wren, Wren-sis
Elizabeth/Shorty: The All Hearing Ear of Sauron, Chicken Burger (don't ask), Teddy dear, Stormcrow, Tedster
Roager: Blueberry
Black Hawk: Sithter, Teddylittlesister, Darth Sithter, Teddyness, Twinny,
Silver Illusion: Theo, Theo dear
BushMaid and Varon: JJ
Rwebhu Kidh: The Gray Etcetera, Dearier
Calista Beth Mimetes: Precious, Teddy-my-dear, Teddiness, Beautiful, Teddybear
Camerie Tivka Mimetes: Twin
Manda Kondrael: Fangirl
Balec Verge: Renny, Renn-o
BushMaid: Rennaness, Teddy-dearest
Inesdar: Grey, Theo
Ophelia: Renna-sis
Legatus Christo: Cariño, Teddysis, Princess, Teddybear, Princess Cariño, dearheart, little lady
Sian (Jane Mimetes): Dorie, Doralie
Jakorosin: Tedday, popcorn sister, Teddybear
Steph (Elanor): Renna-dearest, Renna-love, Rennie
Jessie: RennRenn, RenRen, Renma, Renster

Public (HW):
Ren
Renn
Blue
Gray

Family:
Dad: Green Bean/Silly Bean (my dad called me this... years ago... NO LAUGHING, I SAY)
Mom: Peekaboo (my mom... still calls me this sometimes... )
My Brother: Yiddet (it's a phonetic version of 'Teddy' backwards)
My Aunt: Te'bear (I guess 'teddybear', only... a shortened version? )

Friends:
Rhianu
Eru
Honey
Sparky/Sparks
Jax/Jaxy-pie
Ted
Darlin/darling/dear/dearie
S.O.G. (Steward of Gondor)
Sweetheart
Sis

You have some very random nicknames, Renna!



I love this, it's so sweet!

*blushes, then grins* I love my nicknames. Even the silly ones. Nicknames, for some reason, make me feel loved and warm and fuzzy inside.

An updated list, just because I can. XD I've also been editing the other one instead of updating a new list every time... so it may seem like a repeat, but I promise there are several new ones. XD

Private (HW):
Elly: Wren, Lovely Wren, Wren-sis
Elizabeth/Shorty: The All Hearing Ear of Sauron, Chicken Burger (don't ask), Teddy dear, Stormcrow, Tedster, Tedz
Roager: Blueberry
Black Hawk: Sithter, Teddylittlesister, Darth Sithter, Teddyness, Twinny,
Silver Illusion: Theo, Theo dear
BushMaid and Varon: JJ
Rwebhu Kidh: The Gray Etcetera, Dearier
Calista Beth Mimetes: Precious, Teddy-my-dear, Teddiness, Beautiful, Teddybear, Reindeer
Camerie Tivka Mimetes: Twin
Manda Kondrael: Fangirl
Balec Verge: Renny, Renn-o
BushMaid: Rennaness, Teddy-dearest
Inesdar: Grey, Theo
Ophelia: Renna-sis
Legatus Christo: Cariño, Teddysis, Princess, Teddybear, Princess Cariño, dearheart, little lady, sunshine/sunbeam,
Sian (Jane Mimetes): Dorie, Doralie, Theodoralie
Jakorosin: Tedday, popcorn sister, Teddybear
Steph (Elanor): Renna-dearest, Renna-love, Rennie
Jessie: RennRenn, RenRen, Renma, Renster
Shihab Anfisa: Ren-chan, Renna-chan

Public (HW):
Ren
Renn
Blue
Gray

Family:
Dad: Green Bean/Silly Bean (my dad called me this... years ago... NO LAUGHING, I SAY)
Mom: Peekaboo (my mom... still calls me this sometimes... )
My Brother: Yiddet (it's a phonetic version of 'Teddy' backwards)
My Aunt: Te'bear (I guess 'teddybear', only... a shortened version? )

Friends:
Rhianu
Eru
Honey
Sparky/Sparks
Jax/Jaxy-pie
Ted
Darlin/darling/dear/dearie
S.O.G. (Steward of Gondor)
Sweetheart
Sis
Teds/Tedz

LOL Glad you approve.

Oh, I remembered another nickname:

Ducklehead.

Don't ask me where that came from.

*Is unsure how to phrase this, as it may be misunderstood since you can't transmit your tone over posts like this*

...Sounds like someone was name-calling...in a bad way.

*Runs off*

Bahahaha, yes, it does sound bad out of context. I just happen to have an amazing big sister/best friend who comes up with the best names ever. (And in return I call her Goosie Pie, which...can sound bad too. XD) She's the one who I always say that I'm only half a genius without.

Ducklehead sounds really endearing to me. *Chuckles*

It is!

Sounds like "chucklehead" out of The Last Thing I Remember by Andrew Klavan.

Aye.

I must get a new nickname at least once every two weeks. o_O

Private (HW):
Elly: Wren, Lovely Wren, Wren-sis
Elizabeth/Shorty: The All Hearing Ear of Sauron, Chicken Burger (don't ask), Teddy dear, Stormcrow, Tedster, Tedz
Roager: Blueberry
Black Hawk: Sithter, Teddylittlesister, Darth Sithter, Teddyness, Twinny,
Silver Illusion: Theo, Theo dear
BushMaid and Varon: JJ
Rwebhu Kidh: The Gray Etcetera, Dearier
Calista Beth Mimetes: Precious, Teddy-my-dear, Teddiness, Beautiful, Teddybear, Reindeer
Camerie Tivka Mimetes: Twin
Manda Kondrael: Fangirl
Balec Verge: Renny, Renn-o
BushMaid: Rennaness, Teddy-dearest
Inesdar: Grey, Theo
Ophelia: Renna-sis
Legatus Christo: Cariño, Teddysis, Princess, Teddybear, Princess Cariño, dearheart, little lady, sunshine/sunbeam,
Sian (Jane Mimetes): Dorie, Doralie, Theodoralie, sweetpea, daughter dear
Jakorosin: Tedday, popcorn sister, Teddybear
Steph (Elanor): Renna-dearest, Renna-love, Rennie
Jessie: RennRenn, RenRen, Renma, Renster
Shihab Anfisa: Ren-chan, Renna-chan
Batman/The Wolverminion: Theodora person
Abigail Mimetes: Annwylawesome

Public (HW):
Ren
Renn
Blue
Gray

Family:
Dad: Green Bean/Silly Bean (my dad called me this... years ago... NO LAUGHING, I SAY)
Mom: Peekaboo (my mom... still calls me this sometimes... )
My Brother: Yiddet (it's a phonetic version of 'Teddy' backwards)
My Aunt: Te'bear (I guess 'teddybear', only... a shortened version? )

Friends:
Rhianu
Eru
Honey
Sparky/Sparks
Jax/Jaxy-pie
Ted
Darlin/darling/dear/dearie
S.O.G. (Steward of Gondor)
Sweetheart
Sis
Teds/Tedz

Sorry if I missed one....

Listed in the order I got them:

Giraffe (NotThatShort)
BV (Jessie Quill)
Haybale (Vivace Kondrael IDK what his current username is..., NotThatShort)
Vergy (NotThatShort)
Bale (Manda Kondrael)
Baley (Lord TarinIDK what his current username is...)
Lec (Dustfinger)
Chief (Sir Apeslugger)
Belec (Nicole)
Virgil (Lady Kitra Skene)
Blec (Originally typo from Danko Sandai, decided to use this if I am feeling under the weather)
Lil' bro (All siblings minus Golthem)
Kael/Cael (Renna the Blue Mimetes)
Blanc (Nathan Emet)
Sir Verge (Lady Abigail Mimetes)

Three more!

Lady Abbington (Kitra)

Kirk (Caeli)

Abievil (Analea. I'm her evil twin. )

Hey! What about Munchie?

*facepalmheaddeskbodyfloor* I'm so sorry!! I forgot that one...it was late

Okay. *edits above post* nobody panic

*Chuckles*

*grins* I've been nicknamed Bobcat by one of my brothers and his grandma. XD

That's really sweet! I think it's pretty as well.

Thanks.

Annnd more nicknames. XD The new ones are in blue.

~~


Private (HW):
Elly: Wren, Lovely Wren, Wren-sis
Elizabeth/Shorty: The All Hearing Ear of Sauron, Chicken Burger (don't ask), Teddy dear, Stormcrow, Tedster, Tedz
Roager: Blueberry
Black Hawk: Sithter, Teddylittlesister, Darth Sithter, Teddyness, Twinny,
Silver Illusion: Theo, Theo dear
BushMaid and Varon: JJ
Rwebhu Kidh: The Gray Etcetera, Dearier
Calista Beth Mimetes: Precious, Teddy-my-dear, Teddiness, Beautiful, Teddybear, Reindeer
Camerie Tivka Mimetes: Twin
Manda Kondrael: Fangirl
Balec Verge: Renny, Renn-o
BushMaid: Rennaness, Teddy-dearest
Inesdar: Grey, Theo
Ophelia: Renna-sis
Legatus Christo: Cariño, Teddysis, Princess, Teddybear, Princess Cariño, dearheart, little lady, sunshine/sunbeam
Sian (Jane Mimetes): Dorie, Doralie, Theodoralie, sweetpea, daughter dear
Jakorosin: Tedday, popcorn sister, Teddybear
Steph (Elanor): Renna-dearest, Renna-love, Rennie
Jessie Quill: RennRenn, RenRen, Renma, Renster
Shihab Anfisa: Ren-chan, Renna-chan
Batman/The Wolverminion: Theodora person
Abigail Mimetes: Annwylawesome

Public (HW):
Ren
Renn
Blue
Gray

Family:
Dad: Green Bean/Silly Bean (my dad called me this... years ago... NO LAUGHING, I SAY)
Mom: Peekaboo (my mom... still calls me this sometimes... )
My Brother: Yiddet (it's a phonetic version of 'Teddy' backwards)
My Aunt: Te'bear (I guess 'teddybear', only... a shortened version? )

Friends:
Rhianu
Eru
Honey
Sparky/Sparks
Jax/Jaxy-pie
Ted
Darlin/darling/dear/dearie
S.O.G. (Steward of Gondor)
Sweetheart
Sis
Teds/Tedz
Kitten
Spock (technically, these last two nicknames are ones certain people have given me, but I've had several people call me both of them before)
Bobcat/Bob Cat

So, I was in chat the other day with a bunch of my wonderful HW family and these came up....


Captain Nemo: Bones
Me/Caeli (mostly by Abigail): Bones
Elly: Bones
Elly and I earned ours when we took a Star Trek quiz. I'm not sure how Captain-Bones got started. So we are Boneses 1, 2, and 3...though what order, I'm not really sure.

Abigail: Kirk (also because of the quiz)

Captain Nemo: McCoy (called such by Aris because of aforementioned confusion)

Kitra calls me "sky friend", because apparently Caeli looks like the latin (I think) for 'sky'.

And Aris calls me Jenny, because we were looking for nicknames and I mentioned having cos-played as the Doctor's Daughter. XD

I have now been dubbed Scotty by my lil' sister Gael. XD So... I'm Scotty and Spock? o_O

Whoa. That's quite the combination...

My awesome little brother Blayne B. Trent has nicknamed me "Otter".

Aris nicknamed me Bug, and I in turn named her Turtle.

As always, listed in the order I got them:

Giraffe (NotThatShort)
BV (Jessie Quill)
Haybale (Vivace Kondrael IDK what his current username is..., NotThatShort)
Vergy (NotThatShort)
Bale (Manda Kondrael)
Baley (Lord Tarin)
Lec (DustfingerIDK what his current username is...)
Chief (Sir ApesluggerIDK what his current username is...)
Belec (Nicole)
Virgil (Lady Kitra Skene)
Blec (Originally typo from Danko Sandai, decided to use this if I am feeling under the weather)
Lil' bro (All siblings minus Golthem)
Kael/Cael (Renna the Blue Mimetes/Miss Alana Sulaimon)
Blanc (Nathan EmetIDK what his current username is...)
Sir Verge (Lady Abigail Mimetes)
Sir Redjewel Verge (Lady Abigail Mimetes)

My lovely twin, Kyases, hath dubbed me Wendi.