intriguing nicknames
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Topic: intriguing nicknames
Posted By: Andie
Subject: intriguing nicknames
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 10:16pm
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Right - I'm curious about some of the nicknames on here. What do they mean? Where'd they come from? They intrigue me - can their owners help? Chovynz? Gandt? eomachine? Nikkiwhyte? ....OK I'm kidding Nikki. Yours is pretty self-explanatory.
OH - and why do some people choose their child's name as their nickname on Oh Baby? Seems a bit of a tradition here. But I don't get it! Can anyone enlighten me? ------------- Andie |
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 10:20pm
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cos we luv our babies! although i am sure Emma can tell you she gets called Maya a hell of alot!
although i put mum2paris.. but i can't change it.. on NZWP i am mum2parisayja.. but still. it would feel weird here to change it as i started here as just that.. mum2paris.. not anyone else, it's like my badge of honor.. lol nah, it's just special in some weird way. Am sure GandT is short for Gabriel and Toby..(not gin and tonic as we would all think lol..) not sure about the rest. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 10:23pm
me - my name is Kat  and the first few things I had to sign up for, all the Kats were taken.. so I decided on meow, and kept it to sign up here  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 10:24pm
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lol am sure that noboddy would ever believe the nickname i had on yahoo chat back when i was 18.... i could not believe it when the suggestions they give you when you type in one key word came up with that word comination suggestion.. lol so i took it. it got alot of people talking to me... unfortunately for the wrong reasons lol
Oh the shame   ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 10:44pm
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well the one i wanted was taken...altho the person never seems to chat so....
i had to find another one and so wondered about a play on my name and then remembered i had my antz pantz on that said in glittery writing (yes right across the butt) BOMBSHELL!!!! DH saw them on the other day and went - OMG thats where you got yur oh baby name...LMAO (literally!!!) oh yeah and if you hadnt worked out - BSDH is Bombshells DH!!! |
Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 12:48am
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Well, mine is a few years old and is a shortened version of Extraordinary Machine, which is the name of one of my favourite singers third album! Fiona Apple that is. I don't really listen to her a whole lot anymore.
I used it for a few different messageboards and to be honest, when I joined this one, I didn't actually think I would become SO addicted! But I did. I was going to change it when baby was born though, so I might just change it now.. 
It's now been changed to neeandsam, as my name is Renee, and the knees first baby is Sam.
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Posted By: Lissy
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 5:10am
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Well mine is Lissyz. My nickname, totally stuck with me my whole life is, Lissy, short for Melissa. My work mates call me Mel, but the family calls me Lissy. Normally when I use a nick name Lissy is taken, so decided to add the z at the end, as it is like my email addy! ------------- Harlan Drew DOB: 06.12.06 & Stepmum to Ethan & Christian, DOB: 25.02.99 |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 7:48am
| mine is because i have two angels here and two up with the stars. |
Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 7:57am
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oh Renee I jsut noticed oyur nickname changed lol.
mines Haleighsmum (cause Im Haleighs mum lol) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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http://tweetytweety85.bebo.com - bebo |
Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 8:03am
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Mine is obviously the 1st 3 letters of my 1st name..... GLO & W is the 1st letter of my surname.
I also love caves & worked at the Museum Of Caves for 5yrs Like GLOWWORM or should i say GLOW.... maggot!! LMAO hope you get the joke.....Cavers are crazy. ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 8:44am
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Mine actually has a deep hidden meaning which is entirely reflective of my personality....
I am lazy and unimaginative 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 8:47am
yep, your right janine. altho sometimes a g&t would be preferable to my kids...
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mum2paris wrote:Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 9:32am
I don't believe it! That totally contradicts everything you have ever posted here - I have heard some very imaginative excuses for procrastination
I have no idea why I chose Maya for a username, most other forums etc. I belong to I am Mayasmummy. But for some reason when I signed up here years ago (it was the first message board I ever joined) I just put Maya. And yep Janine, I get called Maya a lot, and when people meet me IRL they are surprised to hear that Maya is pronounced Ma-eye-a and not May-a. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 9:56am
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CaraMel is because of a dirty joke a friend made about me and a friend's favourite flavour of icecream. Its stuck ever since ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 10:02am
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because it was the only one that would work for me when i signed up ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 10:45am
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Because of a number of things.
It is a small hit at Desiderata's first line (for I am never silent). Also one of the names of the bot's on the old xtra IRC network. And ironicly Olivia is named after my nick name and not the other way around! Olivia - olive branch - peace  ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 11:17am
| Mines very self explanatory!! lol but i think i will change it after Astins born to Bay&Astins-mum if itl let me have that many letters! lol |
Posted By: bookwyrm
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 11:24am
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Mine is LadyLuck because I have a Lady Luck tattoo on my back.
See *points*  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 11:27am
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wow! thats a cool tattoo!!
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Posted By: bookwyrm
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 11:30am
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Thank you. I also have a phoenix on my right sleeve (shoulder to just above the elbow, it doesn't go right the way around though) which I got done at 5 weeks pregnant (didn't know I was pregnant then).
I haven't taken any photos of that one because it's unfinished. And now I am preggers, I can't finish it til next year. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: sunnyhoney
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 12:54pm
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Mine is a song title "Sunny Honey Girl" from one of my favourite artists. Just also happens to describe me, I think. ------------- Mum to: Joy Emily 1.05am 27/09/07 7lb 3oz Austin Paul 12.47pm 18/04/10 10lb 8oz |
Posted By: hailstones
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 1:23pm
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mine is a combo of DH's and my names.....I use it on most things I have to log into ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 1:45pm
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I am original ok just no imagination....... My usual nick name is shorty for obvious reasons when you meet me! |
Posted By: megrac
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 2:11pm
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mine is a combo of DH and my name as well megan and DH Raymond allen collecutt RAC also car backwards which is funny because he loves cars ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 2:13pm
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That's interesting megrac, I thought that your first names must be Megan Grace (and I actually pronounce the "grac" bit like that now) ------------- |
Posted By: emeldee
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 2:20pm
someone had already taken Maree  -> AND I'VE NEVER SEEN THEM POST!!!! ------------- |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 3:34pm
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Ditto for Teresa... although just had a quick lookie and Maree and Teresa both seem to have posted -1 times. Now that's pretty amazing! ------------- |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 3:39pm
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Im just boring I get called Kellz in "real life" too!
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Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 4:04pm
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There was a restaurant in Tga called Picolla Italia (very yummy italian!) & many years back whilst walking down the street with my Dh (was my boyfriend back then) we walked past the sign & I said "Italia" that would be a pretty girls name (bit like Natalia). He didn' agree, but its sortta stuck with me & I just added the "H". ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 7:18pm
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Well, mine is self explanatroy, FAT TARTS ROCK, cos I'm a fat tart and I rock!! I was Jacobsmama, but I felt like I was missing Charly Warly out.
Always wondered about Bombshell and EOmachine, was gonna start a similar thread a few days ago, but we are back on dial up speed atm as I used up all our broardband.... so couldn't be arsed. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 8:27pm
I think mine is pretty self explanatory as well - very boring! Funny thing is I dont know why I put that as mine, as I dont really like my middle name Joy!  I think it started when I set up my first hotmail account and I couldnt have aimee as it was gone, so aimeejoy it was.------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Southlandmummy
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 9:03pm
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Mines simple too,
Im from Southland and im a mummy (strangly enuf :) ) ------------- Cindy - Princess and Princes Samia Isobel Joy born 9th September 2008 Spencer Graeme John born 29th May 2006 Kaylin Gavin Robert born 19 December 2004 |
Posted By: Brenna
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 9:26pm
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Brenna gets called rubydooby by her great grandad (Ruby is her middle name) ------------- My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: Chovynz
Date Posted: 19 May 2007 at 4:10pm
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chovynz - I've had this nickname for a few years now. If you search google you can probably find references to me about the place.
During my "addicted to chatroom" days I got into a conversation with a chick. It was a pretty deep convo. I said some stuff. She said some stuff. I said some more stuff. Then she called me a male chauvanist pig and "I dont want to talk to you anymore." I was a bit..."why did she call me that?" So I looked it up and to this DAY i dont know why she called me that cuz it didn't fit in what what I said or anything. I shortened chauvantisic pig to chovy to remind myself to not be one. that name was already taken on the forums I went on, so i tacked on nz at the end. Ah-hah! problem solved. There's also a side story to "chovy." A lot of people have said "HAHAH it's AN chovy!" wish i had a dollar everytime someones said that, so I've kinda adopted that side of it as well. It's funny i think ------------- Defending the male species since 1980
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Posted By: Chovynz
Date Posted: 19 May 2007 at 4:16pm
 fifty posts to go....------------- Defending the male species since 1980
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Posted By: thunderwolves
Date Posted: 19 May 2007 at 4:58pm
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well I am thunderwolves because, its the name of the ice hockey team I support. I spent a while living in Canada, and really got into the game, not sure why since it is really brutal, and very much a mans game, but I loved it, I also named my cat thunderwolf... ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 19 May 2007 at 6:25pm
For some reason after that part of your story I thought it was going to end with "...and that's how I met my lovely wife"
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 19 May 2007 at 7:31pm
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Me, too, Me too... ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: BabyOnBoard
Date Posted: 19 May 2007 at 7:32pm
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BabyonBoard is also very self expalinatory - It's like the signs you put in cars because some days I feel like a minibus. Hahaha ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Lissy
Date Posted: 19 May 2007 at 7:49pm
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Well you sound very lovely! Great name.... ------------- Harlan Drew DOB: 06.12.06 & Stepmum to Ethan & Christian, DOB: 25.02.99 |