Those are very Special people in my book who love nicknaming others - mostly they do it out of fun, endearment, love, they are generally very creative people with curious minds.
One of those special people was my Dadi (grand mother) - who still not long ago was still about nicknaming everyone and our pets. The names would often be from her own creativity, from the world that she associated someone with, the way someone she thought behaves generally. It was only that she got titled one of my aunts 'lomdi', (The Fox) because she was very cunning and my uncle 'Kalua' (Blacky) because he was a little more black than others.
It's not all everyone was given a nickname by her. Even I wasn't spared. The nym that I'm using here is my actual nickname given by her. As a child I used to be 'Golu' (round) that can be understood for 'Chubby'.
Although in my school and college, I was known with a different name but now I'm known to the world by the name 'Golu'. My identity for the world is Golu but I'm not pump or chubby at all. Do I like it. Yes I certainly do and as it's attached to one of the sweetest memories of my life, I want to remain Golu of my Dadi (my granny).
So here, out of just curiosity, I'd love love to hear from you all;
- Do you have a nickname?
- Who gave it to you?
- How do you feel about it?
- Do you like your nickname?
Yes, I like it. 30.0%
No, I don't like it.20.0%
I have mixed feelings about it.30.0%
I don't have a nickname20.0%
10 votes \ poll ended