Nick Names!

In india when generally a baby is born he is given his/ her official name but in addition they are also given a nick name... pyaar se they are called, chunnu, munnu, golu, chintu, pappu, munni, gudiya etc etc..

They sometimes continue to be called by that nick name throughout their lives...so generally we may find a gudiya maasi, or a chintu maama in the family...

What do you think of this Indian tradition..love it or hate it and why?

And also... do/did you have a nick name....and did it carry on into your adulthood?

Originally posted by: raksha.l

Yes, I do have a nick name and its still carrying on and eventually the chances are very high of me becoming my nick name + chachi, maasi and even mommy etc...😆😆😆

Correct me if I am wrong, but I think its just not in India but affectionately calling their kids by nick names is everywhere...

I did hate it sometimes whilst in college, especially in front of my male friends when my grand mom used to refer to me by my nick and they giving me amused looks😆, but eventually I got adjusted to it and now I just love it...😆 ( you see what can't be cured, must be endured😆)

You saved me a whole lot of typing 😆 except that I was never embarrassed by my nicknames (I have more than one 😛). One of them has become my title for all my nieces and assorted mohalle ke bacchey 😆 However, there are some official names that need serious changes - Delhi's education minister is a man called "Lovely" 😕😆

Originally posted by: TallyHo

In india when generally a baby is born he is given his/ her official name but in addition they are also given a nick name... pyaar se they are called, chunnu, munnu, golu, chintu, pappu, munni, gudiya etc etc..

They sometimes continue to be called by that nick name throughout their lives...so generally we may find a gudiya maasi, or a chintu maama in the family...

What do you think of this Indian tradition..love it or hate it and why?

And also... do/did you have a nick name....and did it carry on into your adulthood?

thats cool tradition.. all of us needs a nick.. i had a nick name gattu.... which got carried too far now nobody knows it.....

nick names like chintu, gullu, tullu do sound lame when the kids grow up 😆 but i think they sound cute too. apnaapan lagta hai.

luckily my nickname is short and sweet and not lame at all 😃 can't say the same for my brothers though 😆 they were stuck with a loving didi like me who insisted on giving them both a lovey dovey cutie pie nickname each that's still stuck with them 😛 😆 😆

i learned my lesson though. i don't have any nick names for my girls. we call them lot of lovey dovey names but they go by their first names😊

Originally posted by: qwertyesque

thats cool tradition.. all of us needs a nick.. i had a nick name gattu.... which got carried too far now nobody knows it.....

😆😆 hey gattu...long time no see pal😆

okie...jokes apart but that sure is a cute nick name.😊

Originally posted by: Gauri_3

😆😆 hey gattu...long time no see pal😆

okie...jokes apart but that sure is a cute nick name.😊

😆😆... did i just do something wrong...i wonder..😆

Originally posted by: qwertyesque

😆😆... did i just do something wrong...i wonder..😆

😆 naheen, tum naheen main kuchh galat karney ja rahee thhee phir rok liya khud ko😆

actually bata hee deti hoon, i was about to ask that when they dressed u up as a girl when u were 4 yrs old, did they call u "gatti" then😆😆.

..j/k okie. don't mind. i really mean it. gattu is pretty cute nick name. if u have a sister, u'll make a fabulous "gattu mama" to her kids😆 my kids love their babboo and rinku mamas😆 names i got my bros stuck with😛