Nicknames

[glasgowcyclist]

Harpic - because he was clean round the bend.

My nickname in my early Polis days was StreetHawk, given to me by the local worthies of Port Glasgow, but then followed me when I worked in other areas of the division. Apparently StreetHawk is an American cartoon crime fighter who rides around on a motorbike. I was a biker when I joined in 1982 (and still am!).

There was a certain CID clerk known as Pampas ... the world's biggest grass.

 

[gbb]

We had a guy at work years ago called Keith, he was highly prone to exaggeration, a story teller...some used to say a bullsh1tter.
A new guy soon weighed him up and started calling him Billy. It soon stuck and even Keith didn't seem to object.
One day we were sat round the table and someone asked him 'why DO you call him Billy ?'
'Simple innit...Billy....Billy LIAR '

 

[gbb]

With a mildly uncommon surname of Whittock, I thought I'd heard them all...whitcock, white cock, etc etc etc, usually with the emphasis on the second part, always as banter.
As I walked in the workshop one day, a colleague at the time, looked up, saw me and called out...'Hey..Buttock...come have a look at this'

Hahaha, thought I'd heard them all...that one was good, it stuck for quite a while.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

I used to work with a guy called R. Don, funny thing is he never had a nickname.

 

[Tim Hall]

One of my Scouts, came up to us from Cubs with the nickname Alice, on account of falling down a rabbit hole.

(OK, he tripped when his foot went into a rabbit hole, but that wouldn't work)

 

[SteCenturion]

Back in the day I used to get called Semtex following a practical joke I didn't notice being set up in the armoury.

I also got called (but didn't know it) The Mild Mannered Janitor when playing for Corby Town RUFC, not because I was like Hong Kong Phooey but because I never got rattled, until one game where I did & the name was soon dropped.

There weren't many in my HM Forces days without a nickname ......

I even remember a girl called Trio.

 

[Sharky]

I never had nickname until one ex merchant navy chap joined the firm in the 80's. Almost straight away he started calling me "Sharky" and before you knew it, I was called that by the whole firm, which was not very big in the early days. Even internal mail addressed to Sharky found me.

The origin is from the Navy nicknames such as Chalky White, Nobby Stiles etc and mine Sharky Ward

http://www.godfreydykes.info/NICK NAMES IN THE ROYAL NAVY - and elsewhere!.htm

 

[Incontinentia Buttocks]

"Coffin," as he was a dead weight and was carried by 6 others. A lad in N.I had the cracking name MBH, Monkey Bum Head.

 

[Sandra6]

I've always been a bit sad that I never had a nickname at school. People never even shorten my name to Sandy - apart from during the Grease era. Actually, being referred to as Sandra Dee is something that happens intermittently but it's never stuck.
That said, I find it slightly disturbing when grown men are referred to by strange nicknames like chicken or monkey.
My friend at work's fiance's last name is Bird and everyone- including her - calls him Birdy. I just wonder what will happen when they take their vows?!

 

[ufkacbln]

Navy has a whole set of traditional as well as obvious ones

We met the parents of one our colleagues when they came down to visit

They were confused as to why everyone was calling their son "Tumble"

...... the surname was Dwyer

 

[ufkacbln]

As a trade, Navy Medics are traditionally known a "Scab lifters"

 

[Roadhump]

This and similar have reminded me of a collection of footballers' nicknames, which I believe I might originally have got from this very forum (though it was quite a while back and I can't be sure). Anyway...

A few years ago, my club Man City signed a player called Kizito Musampa. He became known as Chris.

...the former Everton player Neil Pointon, or "Disser". His early promise wasn't quite fulfilled.

Some years ago Sheffield Wednesday had a constructive midfield player called Gilles de Bilde, known affectionately to team‐mates as Bob.

Leicester Tigers have this year played a centre who is simply known as "36". His surname is Twelvetrees.

...much travelled defender currently on loan at Newcastle, "One Size" Fitz Hall.

I particularly liked the "second‐generation" nickname given to Carlos Eduardo Ventura, a Brazilian who played in Portugal and who was nicknamed Duda. That name, in turn, acquired a prefix – Zippedy.

Justin Edinburgh (Tottenham and England) was known as Leith.

Australian rugby player Matt Hilder is known as Waltzing.

Supporters of Grimsby Town (aka the Mariners) always refer to their custodian of the net as the Ancient Mariner, because he stoppeth one in three.

Another footballer nickname, given to Stuart Barlow the former Everton striker, "Jigsaw" because he goes to pieces in the box.

 

[fixedfixer]

There seems to be a tradition in the police force, at least locally, to confer nick names, sometimes a tad cruelly. A thoroughly pleasant and jolly, though slightly dumpy and overweight officer, was known throughout his career as 'Beads', because he was neck-less.

A police motorcyclist was know as "pork scratching" as he used to bank his bike over so far he'd get sparks off the foot pegs.

 

[Andy_R]

A mate of mine, Gary, is follicularly challenged, so Gary baldy = garibaldi = "Biscuit"

 

[fixedfixer]

Lad at our school was given the nickname "Nasal Spray" He was a little squirt who got up everyone's nose. Nuff said.