Do you have a nickname? I mean, a nickname that isn’t a handle or \nick for online use only. Something people call you in everyday life?
Back last June, I started calling Dave Davo, for reasons which escape me right now, or are too embarrassing to admit. Nine months later, that’s firmly established as his nickname - practically the whole ukblogging community calls him that, and it feels as natural as hello.
My little sister is Binnie. My brother gets called Dewi all the time. I live with Davo and El Capitano, or Lucozade. I spent my misguided university years drinking tea in the linguistics department cafe with Bluey, Lotte, Peanut, Schmoo, Boo and Thor, among others. My friends include Meester Yan, Tops, Aga, KJ, Papa Franco, PB, Sness, Grum, Mongoose, World, Scally, Kat, Terrible Man, Nishlord, Roop and Wenders.
But I don’t have a nickname - never have, really. I’ve been called different things, in different countries (Margarita, Martita) and some people have given me sort-of nicknames (Mimp, Megza, Lavoine) but nothing has really stuck. I think the problem is that Meg’s short enough already - there’s not a lot you can do to it, really….
Any suggestions?
Later: OK, I take it back. A friend from university who I haven’t seen for seven years has written and berated me harshly for saying I never had a nickname. Apparently, there was a six month period in first year when I was known as Norris (as in Norris McWhirter, apparently because I was a mine of useless information and used to beat everyone at Triv. I find that hard to believe.), though I have no memory of this whatsoever.
Other suggested nicknames after yesterday’s appeal have included:
- Meggles
- Mezza
- Pi
- Megza
- Meggage
- MePi
- Brian
Hmm. If any of those catches on, I’ll be stunned and amazed. I’ll also be slightly disturbed.
