What’s In A Nickname??

As friends relived old times during the course of last evening, the subject of nicknames arose. So, I started scribbling them down, which is basically what I intended to build this column around.

I went to school with Carla, whose nickname was Hurricane.

While in grade school, there was an actual Hurricane that made the headlines in Texas called Hurricane Carla. She brought the newspaper to school and everyone called her Hurricane from then on.

Tiny was a kid in high school who stood over six feet five inches. Yes, he was the tallest kid in school and played center on the basketball team.

One friend has the least original nickname ever. He has natural red hair and his nickname is “Red”. My friend Charlotte goes by the nickname Char. Simple idea really, like we don’t have to use both syllables when we call her name.

At times, nicknames make perfect sense and sometimes they do not.

My cousin’s name is William and he goes by the name Will.

Yet another cousin, Michael, answers to the nickname Ronnie.

Go figure.

Nancee Harrison is a past columnist for the Greene County Daily World. Visit www.blondeladywithdarkroots.com or email her at blondelasywithdarkroots@gmail.com or send comments to Nancee, Daily World, box 129 Linton IN 47441.