Nicknames for your kids these days?

Robin · Guru

Nicknames for your kids these days?

apies · Guru

just em.

all of the nicknames she had when she was younger she has started refusing.

we called her 'emmers' for her entire life. 2 weeks ago, we were driving in the car and i called her that and she said, "mom. do not call me that. my name is emily." i said, "we've always called you emmers!" and she said, "i don't like that. call me emily."

:(

Robin · Guru

apies wrote:

just em.

all of the nicknames she had when she was younger she has started refusing.

we called her 'emmers' for her entire life. 2 weeks ago, we were driving in the car and i called her that and she said, "mom. do not call me that. my name is emily." i said, "we've always called you emmers!" and she said, "i don't like that. call me emily."

:(

Aww. Doesn't she know she's not allowed to have opinions like that until she's a teenager?

Robin · Guru

I still call Mark "Marky-Mark" which I've always done. Also lots of general nn's like "Sunshine", "Sweetheart", "Sweetie-Pie", "Baby", "Lovey". But mostly "Marky-Mark".

Glen and I both call Henry "Henry D", "Henry the D", or just "the D" pretty regularly. Glen will call him "Big Boy" a lot. (Lots of times I'll accidentally call him "Mark".)

kdrew · Guru

Sarah - sweet pea pumpkin pie head

Ryan and Jack - buddy

3s_a_crowd · Guru

Kaylen I dont really call anything other than Kaylen

The boys I call Bubba or Bubby which is odd since I hated that growing up when people called there kids bubba LOL.

Juni · Guru

Gavin is still Gavi or Gav. I asked him recently if he still liked Gavi and he said he likes when mommy called him Gavi.

Owen is still Owie, Owie-o.

I also call Gavin sugar sometimes and Owen Love Bug.

muffy · Guru

Clara is most often lala. Or lollie-bollie. Or lollie pop. Or princess. She likes to call herself "power girl" a play on word girl. Because the has super powers. Lmao.

Supafly · Guru

Anna-Anna banana (of course-I think it is a given with the name Anna), Anna Nanna, Banana, Punk (short for punkin), lovey

Kate-Katielicious. It is the only one she likes, lol. I used to call her Katykins and sometimes Katie Waity, but she will correct me now if I use anything other than Katielicious, lmao. But lots of times I call her KATHRYN. And it is usually said in all caps, lol.

Lizzy · Guru

Back story: Don has a friend who has a show that she does and her character's name is "LuLu LaToosh" so, i would call Ivy that when she was a baby and then it started all kinds of nick-names. "lulu" lulabell" "tooshka" and "tooshka maria" and then it is now turned into "Maria" so, I call her "Maria" alot (so much that I think i should change her name..lol) I sing the song "take a letter maria" and she hates that..lol

oh and a funny story but i took her to the park once when she was really young and i was calling her "tooshka" and these boys (who were probably bosinian) asked me where we were from. I'm like here ;)

Erin · Guru

lets see...

Kiki
Kikibear
Kikipie
Keek or Keeks
nugget (Rhys is nuglet)
nut (Rhys is littlest nut)
snoopy (as in "hang on snoopys!" as we round a corner fast....)

I use nut alot. when Im talking to them both, I say, "come on nuts."
I also use "Team [last name]" alot. Ready "Team [last name]? lets go!" lol.

sbucking · Guru

Kaylin has always been Peanut.

Braydon is either Bray or Monkey.

Carter is Carter J.

Sonya · Guru

Charlie: Charles (when mad), char, Charlie bear (his daycare teacher started this), dude (which I still hate), lots more that my overtired brain can't think of at 5 am

Josie: beast, beastie, Jo, jojo, goosie, goosephine

My almost two yr old nephew calls them chachi and P which we will also use

Alison · Guru

Buddy, Punkin, Munchkin, Doodlebug...and now Peepers calls him "May-May".

Evie is Peepers first and foremost, and Peanut, and Pea. I sometimes call her Little Bottom. Or Princess Crackhead, but not to her face.

Cuppycake · Guru

We use a lot of nicknames on the spot, that's just how we are, but we call her Boo a LOT. Unfortunately, sometimes I drop it as a general term of endearment (because, you know, my town of 600 people in rural Ohio is the ghetto, lol) and when Hannah had an overnight and I called her friend Booboo, Hannah went all crazy. "But that's MY name!!! Don't you LOVE me?!? You called HER Boo, and I'm your Boo!" I try not to use it at the bus stop, but other than that, she probably gets called Boo more than she gets called Hannah, by us and my side of the family anyways.

Alyssa · Guru

I call Ethan monkey, monk, baby, although not as much as when he was little.

I still call him E a lot but recently he told me to stop cause it's not his name. I think the dumbfounded look on my face scared him because he quickly said ok that I could call him that but only me.

daisy · Guru

Alison wrote:

Buddy, Punkin, Munchkin, Doodlebug...and now Peepers calls him "May-May".

Evie is Peepers first and foremost, and Peanut, and Pea. I sometimes call her Little Bottom. Or Princess Crackhead, but not to her face.

ok. i just spit up wine a bit. hilarious.

daisy · Guru

i mainly call rachel "rach" (pronounced like the first syllable).
i call her elizabeth quite a bit too. sometimes rachel-beth.
pet names are dolly and lovey, sweetpea, and sweetest. the name rachel is REALLY not conducive to nicknames. it doesnt rhyme with a damn thing.

cara gets called "car" (again, pronounced like the first syllable), or carrie. she often gets called gracie too.
otherwise, its peanutbutter, sweetest, sweetpea, dolly, and lovey (like rachel). i usually refer to them simultaneously as dollies, lovies, or peanuts.
i call cara "little love" a lot too bc her name means a variation of that. i also call her dumpling quite a bit, bc seriously who can help it.

Picture-Perfect · Guru

Hannah is Han, baby, Hannah banana, banana girl, Hannah Leighanna Banana ( her middle name is Leighanne and we rhyme it up lol) and most recent and frequent sissy and it melts my being when Bryson calls her sissy, he rarely calls her Hannah.

Bryson is buddy, chooby, choobster, choobalani, chooby doo, chooba, sweetie boy. We do no variations on his name though my oldest brother likes to call him Bryce which is strange because no one else calls him that. Oh and Hannah will call him brother sometimes.

LucsMama · Senior Member

Luc, Luc-E Lou, Love, cuddle bug, snuggle buggle, little boo

-- Edited by LucsMama on Friday 27th of August 2010 12:49:40 AM