Why were you given your nickname?

Do you know one of the things that made me sad as a child? It might seem childish but I was sad because I was never given a nickname. All of my other siblings (5) had nicknames but never me and I never understood why. My name is Linda so it could've been shortened to Lin or something right? I mean I got over it of course but I thought I would let you know that I was unfortunate in not receiving nickname

My nickname is Tee-Aye (pronounces T A). I was given this name by my older brother when I was about 11 years old and it has stuck with me ever since. He gave me this name because my favorite cartoon character at the time was the Tasmanian Devil. No, I was never a mean person. The reason I liked this character was because there was this boy I liked, and his name was Ian. Do you get it? The name Ian is in the word Tasmanian! So my brother shortened it to Tee-Aye because the first two letters in Taz are T and A. I can't believe it's been almost 20 years and I still go by that nick name.

My nickname was "Fuzzy" because of my thick, frizzy, afro hair LOL

I had two nicknames while I was growing up, Thumper because I was always running through the house, and Motor Mouth, because I talked a mile a minute and never shut up lol. My mom gave me both nicknames. Thank god they don't call me those names anymore. Matter of fact I walk so quietly you don't hear me coming. As far as my mouth goes, well I'm still a motor mouth.

My nickname was skeeter growing up. I think it was because I was so tiny back then. My grandma came up with it and everyone else started using it. Now it doesn't fit me though because I am not small like I used to be. I am average in size but still think I am a little to over weight.

I had several nicknames throught my childhood from making fun of my surname to making fun of my writing etc. The name that stuck to me was 'bear' as i had a stupid habit of telling jokes and many of them included bears. IT was not that many but my friends soon noticed that and gave me this nickname.

I got the nickname of Arnie. I don't know who came up with it but it stuck. It actually has nothing to do with Arnold Schwarzenegger. I'm pretty sure my sister just randomly called me Arnie one day, and it stayed. My real name is Arnaud (pronounced Are-No). I'm French so, obviously, it's a French name. :P

I am a Chinese. So my nickname has something to do with my English name. When I was a little girl, people called me apple. Because one character of my name sounds like apple. Then my mum change my name for some family reason. People do not called me apple anymore. I had the "mini" nickname once. I am always small, even now.(but it's better) However, people call me "Jinjin" which is a double of one Chinese character of my name. May it not be difficult for you to understand.

My nickname is Jeff because my name is Jeffrey. But i am wishing to have a nickname not related to my name. Just like my brother who is Jerome with a nickname Lom. its just cute. We are given nicks so it will be easier for people to remember just like giving tags to discussions. :)