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The Importance of a Cool Nickname

The independent web plays a large role in personal branding. Personal branding can land you new clients, jobs and opportunities so I just realized how important a unique name is. I know this sounds crazy and is quite possibly the dumbest theory I have come up with to date (and there have been a lot of stupid ones), but let’s take a second to think about it (please don’t spend anymore than a second on this).

Here is a list of names that should standout immediately in your mind when you read them or hear them:

Each one recognizable because of what they have done, but having unique names certainly helps keep them in your mind. A good last name is key here.

So why did I choose to go with ‘Scrivs’ as my online label? Well, in meatspace that’s what my friends call me and to be honest I have this crazy rockstar mentality going on in my head where I think it’s just cool to have one name and be recognizable to anyone that hears it. Poor Mike Davidson doesn’t have that luxury. Of course with all of his success it’s not like it matters, but you have to feel for the guy because it was that much more of an uphill climb. Damn, now that I think about it, Keith Robinson started in the same gutter. Sorry friends, I feel for you and your struggles.

UPDATE: I take that back with Keith. He started off as D. Keith Robinson and the ‘D’ was always a mystery so that helped to build up his reputation. Mike Davidson just has an ill-shaven beard so if we can start calling him the Klondike CEO maybe that will help his cause.

However, let it be known that just because you can use one word to label yourself, it doesn’t mean it will be successful. Some people have names that just sound ugly or can’t even be pronounced. Let’s dig into the 9rules Member database to see what we can come up with. Ah, here is a good one: Sergio I. Villarreal Pou.

There aren’t that many Sergios in the world, but I do know of a few so just going by “Sergio” wouldn’t work for him. He definitely can’t go by “Villarreal” either because who can pronounce that correctly or type it perfectly every single time? So that leaves us with “Pou”….

…

Hell that might actually work. I can’t wait to see Pou at SXSW this year. Going to be a good time.

Finally look at the 9rules team. I already discussed Rundle and myself, but what about Devroe and Tyme. What if Colin’s names was Colin Smith? The whole company persona would simply be screwed because that name has no aura around it. Thankfully his last name is Devroe which gives him this strange aura of sophistication. And I am sure I don’t even have to go into the coolness of having a Community Director named Tyme White who happens to be black.

I guess what I am trying to say is don’t attempt to run a successful company or website without a cool name because it’s just too much of a struggle trying to make a name for yourself. When you leave comments you want to be recognizable instantly and when people write about you, you don’t want them to have to type 39 letters every single time they reference you.

If you need help with a nickname you know where to find me.

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  1. And let it be known I am positive you won’t find this type of quality business advice anywhere on the web :-P.

    By Scrivs on January 25, 2006 1:35 pm

  2. This is actually really weird reading this post, because I thought the exact same thing the other day. I even asked a friend because I’d like a nickname and I actually used Scrivs as a great example. We couldn’t find anything catchy.

    If you wanna ;)…

    I’m Matt Dempsey, I run http://www.MyFreelanceAuction.com and I’m from London, England. Come up with an awesome nickname and you’ll be… awesome!

    Matt

    By Matt Dempsey on January 25, 2006 1:37 pm

  3. Haha, that’s funny because this post is one of those truth behind the humor type things, but I’m glad someone else noticed it as well. Hmmm, let me see what I can come up with and I will shoot you an email. Part of a nickname though is your persona. I don’t know how to explain that, but it makes sense to me.

    By Scrivs on January 25, 2006 1:44 pm

  4. Ha, yeah I agree. I guess without knowing me personally it would be tricky. Especially with having a name like Matt or Matthew, one of the most un-original names you can have! Looking forward to the email ;).

    By Matt Dempsey on January 25, 2006 1:46 pm

  5. OK my name is Mike Ward, how bland is that? That being said, lets review my cool name history…

    My first attempt at a ‘cool’ nickname was a conjugation of web and developer to come up with webeloper. I had webeloper.com (still do) but no one could say it or spell it, and Zeldman and a colleague actually reviewed it at a design conference once and thought it was Web Eloper (a marriage site). Strike one.

    Next dotcomikaze (dotcom and kamikaze). Kinda cool but we are back to that spelling thing again. I still own dotcomikaze.com too. Strike two.

    In addition to my web world, I am a Commander (CDR) in the Navy Reserve. Last name Ward, CDR Ward or CDRW for the nick. Fun, geeky reference but it makes no sense outside the Navy world. I also had CINCWEB going for a while (Commander in Chief, Web) but only a few people got that. Strike 3, and 4 I guess.

    So know I am back to Mike Ward… sure it ain’t catchy, but at least people can remember it.

    By Mike Ward on January 25, 2006 1:51 pm

  6. I meant to say remember it, pronounce it and spell it…

    By Mike Ward on January 25, 2006 1:52 pm

  7. I’m surprised you haven’t made a website out of this already, The cool nickname generator. Or you could just have people submit their names and you could reply with a cool nickname ;D

    By Jason Santa Maria on January 25, 2006 2:00 pm

  8. Job app of the future:

    Name

    First: [ ]
    Second-First: [ ]
    Middle: [ ]
    Second-Middle: [ ]
    Last: [ ]
    Second-Last: [ ]
    Preferred: [ ]

    You’ll either hear from us in one day or never.

    Sincerely,
    Andreu Popadopolis (Poppi)
    HR Manager

    By Matthew Oliphant on January 25, 2006 2:03 pm

  9. Ward: I would go with “The Ward” as a nickname. Good for online purposes, but obviously not offline because it would just be silly for people to scream out “Hey, The Ward, what’s up?”

    JSM: Yep, might have to create a brand new service for these people struggling with nicks.

    By Scrivs on January 25, 2006 2:07 pm

  10. Scrivs,

    Not sure about “The Ward” but “Hey Ward” might work…. nickname and greeting all in one.

    By Mike Ward on January 25, 2006 2:13 pm

  11. How about “Cleaver” as in Ward Cleaver from Leave It To Beaver? Damn, I like that.

    By Scrivs on January 25, 2006 2:18 pm

  12. Now you’re on to something!

    By Mike Ward on January 25, 2006 2:20 pm

  13. And JSM has a cool nickname too, Stan. Stan the man, with the master plan.

    I think Colin and I are the only ones who still call you Paul haha.

    By Mike Rundle on January 25, 2006 2:21 pm

  14. No, my women call me Paul as well. Same thing I guess.

    By Scrivs on January 25, 2006 2:28 pm

  15. I was lamenting the fact that I couldn’t pry http://www.kris.com from the clutches of Andrew Kris, when I came up with KR15 for my nickname. It was cool in the dav1d Car5on days of 1993, but now it has unfortunate 1337 gamer geek connotations. Oh well, I still like it. I still use it.

    By Kris Hull on January 25, 2006 2:32 pm

  16. Heh. Sadly I have no nickname.

    By Colin D. Devroe on January 25, 2006 2:33 pm

  17. Now I’m finally glad I’ve kept my old cb handle and nickname current all these years!

    Jon (aka midspot)

    By midspot on January 25, 2006 2:35 pm

  18. Sergio is a very common name (sorry compa!) in spanish-spoken countries. On my own, I have an uncle, a cousin, a niece and three close friends with that name.

    By sosa on January 25, 2006 2:37 pm

  19. You think Javier Cabrera would do it? of course, I think no matter how you call yourself; if you don’t do anything your name won’t stick out there (we all agree on that one).
    But I had the impression that “Cabrera” is too hispanic kind of last name. So I was thinking in something like “Washington” or “Webber” because it sounds cooler but then…. it’s just a name.

    When I finish my translucent Pepsi prototype you all will have to learn my last name ;)

    wait and u’ll see!

    By Javier Cabrera (ClearYourMind) on January 25, 2006 2:38 pm

  20. There’s a serious message about branding somewhere in here. Many weblogs are most recognizable by the blogger’s name, and if your name is “John Smith” you’re going to have trouble making a reputation for yourself, in peoples minds as well as in the search engines.

    I could claim it’s my fame or the books I’ve published that put me at #1 for my name on Google, but really I was just the first Michael Moncur online. Same reason I’m #1 for my last name.

    I’ll entirely take credit for being the #7 “Michael” on Google, though. Take that, Michael Crichton and Michael Jordan. :)

    By Michael Moncur on January 25, 2006 2:48 pm

  21. Cockamamy.

    By Tomas Jogin on January 25, 2006 2:48 pm

  22. I used to go with solarfrog, but having to explain that it means absolutely nothing and was formed from two completely random words to find an available domain name, I gave up. Then again, Lance is your stereotypical gay name. And Lance E. Leonard sounds more like a gay mystery author than anyone with any hope of being the popular one at school. Some call me Elliot (that’s what the E is for), which is pretty cool since I actually do have a pet alien with a glowing finger, but it’s been done, and I need something new.

    By Lance E. Leonard on January 25, 2006 2:49 pm

  23. Try being a writer named Robert Larson.

    Holy crap, I think I’ll sink everything for a few years, disappear and come back with a totally new handle.

    Here’s your chance, name an American Poet…

    By Larson on January 25, 2006 2:50 pm

  24. Anyone been in the Witness Protection Program?

    Are the hotels nice?

    This might turn out better than I thought.

    By Larson on January 25, 2006 2:52 pm

  25. Lance: I think you win the award for the funniest comment this month. Damn I can’t stop laughing.

    By Scrivs on January 25, 2006 2:53 pm

  26. Patrick Haney, not a sausage. What more can I say?

    You’d be surprised how much that helped me find a job last year when I started looking in Boston. “So, you’re not a sausage? What’s that about?” and “ah, the sausage guy, how are ya?” were common opening questions in interviews.

    By Patrick Haney on January 25, 2006 3:00 pm

  27. My name is Jaro. When I first saw name Yaro Starak I was like…your name’s written wrong man. My name is pronounced same as Yaro’s. I must overbrand him! :evil:

    By Jaro on January 25, 2006 3:05 pm

  28. For something I can’t do anything about, I’ve spent too much time worrying about this topic. At least when someone goes “Benedict? Like the Pope, right?” I can say, “No, that fucker stole it! I was here first!”

    By Benedict Eastaugh on January 25, 2006 3:16 pm

  29. I guess my saving grace is that most hispanic families don’t give their kids a traditionally Italian name :)

    By Vinnie Garcia on January 25, 2006 3:16 pm

  30. My real name is “Marc Köhlbrugge”, my last name looks German although I am Dutch. I don’t think it’s easy to spell or remember, but it is distinctive. As my “freelancer name” I use “killbridge” (based on my last name), what do you guys think about this name?
    (I still can change it since I haven’t really used it yet)

    By Marc Köhlbrugge on January 25, 2006 3:22 pm

  31. There you go…it’s all about name.

    I recall a class I had on marketing once, and by class I mean an episode of The Simpsons. Homer changed his name to “Max Power.” (..that’s a good name. Thanks, I got it off a hairdryer).

    Lesson to be learned, stay in school.

    By Ryan Latham on January 25, 2006 3:26 pm

  32. I think I would still prefer not being called “The Sausage Guy” when meeting new people.

    By benny on January 25, 2006 3:39 pm

  33. I Googled myself earlier, there was only one other Mary-Ann Horley but she didn’t have a hyphen - which was my parents intention when giving me the name. Too bad it doesn’t make a snappy nickname though, most people call me Birdy

    By Mary-Ann Horley on January 25, 2006 3:55 pm

  34. And then you have me… My children will be named Roy and Serena. And that will at least partially make up for the fact that they will have one of the more boring last names in the english language. Boo yah.

    By Josh Williams on January 25, 2006 4:26 pm

  35. Amusingly enough, my full real name fits into the form in comment #8 quite nicely.

    By Edward O'Connor on January 25, 2006 4:26 pm

  36. Put “Jason L. Pittenger-Arnold” into your pipe and smoke it. A ridicusouly long and rather boring name.

    By Jason on January 25, 2006 4:37 pm

  37. Speaking of winning awards, who won the $50 from the comment contest?

    - Lance “Drew Barrymore played my sister” Leonard

    By Lance E. Leonard on January 25, 2006 4:38 pm

  38. Well, I have the most generic female first name, but at least my last name is one of the most unusual last names around. Though people don’t usually refer to women by their last names only. And also, nobody can pronounce it (including my family, who uses an anglicized pronunciation of “grooza”).

    The only nickname I’ve really had is “JGirl”, which was bestowed upon me by some fellow Java developers.

    By Jennifer Grucza on January 25, 2006 4:45 pm

  39. “Cameron Hoffman” I tell people. or “Dustin Diaz” works too.

    By Dustin Diaz on January 25, 2006 4:47 pm

  40. I forgot to pass on the best nickname I have heard to date(callsign actually). I run a site for Navy people to find each other and the users enter real names, nicknames etc… A Navy flyer named Robert Fluck entered his info, his callsign, ‘Custer.’ No lie, actually met him and his wife (shes a Navy helo pilot) about a year later.

    By Mike Ward on January 25, 2006 4:48 pm

  41. Good post. I have always been using the nickname “PapillonLvr” (pronounced: pap-e-yawn-love-er) since 1998 but, people kept pronouncing it as ‘pap-e-lawn-el-vee-are’ .. I have always been one to use my real name in most other cases. Being online since MS-DOS-v5 I can say that my philosophy has always been - get the picture and your name out ‘there’ at the beginning, then nobody builds up these false impressions about you. I still laugh at people who are scared if they tell someone their name online, they will find out their credit cards or something.

    Anyway, back to branding … I got the idea from Martin (Home Office Voice) who started posting last fall as I typed it - name (site). Made a heck of a lot of sense to me, and I hope when people see “HART (1-800-HART)” they know who I am who is speaking, despite whatever blog or site I might link in the URL section.

    By HART (1-800-HART) on January 25, 2006 5:04 pm

  42. Me! Me! I want a nickname too! Ha! I have a cool last name: Hastey.

    I think we should all have J-Lo nicknames. Colin could be C-Do, Scrivs could be P-Scro! Oh my, that sounds bad. I take that back.

    By Lindsay on January 25, 2006 5:35 pm

  43. Ha. Great - I think Pou would be fun. Most people I know who are into blogging though know who I mean when I say Sergio - oh the overcaffeinated guy.

    Of course nortypig is a bonus and a bane. Being called Pig Man or The Pig or Pig Guy in a forum debate is a bit rankling. Ha.

    By nortypig on January 25, 2006 5:43 pm

  44. Cowboy,
    Now that’s a good nickname.

    By Cowboy on January 25, 2006 6:04 pm

  45. No one has ever been able to think of a nickname for me. As such, I resorted to self-branding, if you will. My real name certainly won’t do. So I made a neat little abbreviation out of it, then posted a huge image of it on my website…

    Any good?

    By Glen C. on January 25, 2006 7:09 pm

  46. Jamsi .. what a cute girl back in year 10 once called me. In fact it was most likely Jamesi or Jamesy, but those domains were taken. Drop the “e” and I had a winner. Cept some people say “JAM-SI”. I AM NOT A SANDWICH SPREAD!

    By Jamsi on January 25, 2006 7:42 pm

  47. A few years ago I happened to think of the handle st¡l¡st (normally written stilist), and have used it ever since. Has no meaning or anything, but it’s uncommon enough that I haven’t had any real trouble with it.

    Of course, I get the occasional joke about `hair stylist’, but otherwise it’s good.

    By jordan on January 25, 2006 8:14 pm

  48. Scrivs,

    FREE BEER for you at SXSW so you can sit down with me and get a feel for my persona and come up with the nickname to make me millions….

    By Jeff Leombruno on January 25, 2006 8:46 pm

  49. That’s all I need to hear.

    By Scrivs on January 25, 2006 9:31 pm

  50. Thought that might get your attention. It’s a win-win situation. I get the million dollar nickname, you get free beer. :-) Shoot me an email, I’ll make good on my offer.

    By Jeff L on January 25, 2006 10:12 pm

  51. What if you have a famous person’s (or famous cartoon character) name?

    People always ask me after they hear my name or when I show them my ID: “Do you watch Family Guy?”.

    I’m like: “yea?” like I’m clueless about what they are going to say next.

    Them: “Oh just wondering, you have the same name as Chris Griffin”

    Me: “Really? I never noticed”

    I guess it helps people to remember my name. But I bet the people who see me comment on your blog and many others really think I’m using that as a persona until they visit my website, and then realize that’s really my name.

    By Chris Griffin on January 25, 2006 10:44 pm

  52. You guys think think you got name issues? How about having too many names? My birthname is Frank Young, which ordinarily would be cool except I’m a Black man and no one ever believes it’s my name. When I was in my ‘I wanna be a Rapper’ phase, my stage name was OMAK, an acronym for something that I have long since forgotten. My friends used to call me Mak for short, but I didn’t like that because it sounded too much like Mack Truck. Yuck! When I attended college (the first time), I started studying Islam and began going by the name “Solomon Khalif Amiyn”. Now that’s a nice enough name especially since it actually means something: Solomon means ‘Son of the Sun’, Khalif means ‘Success’ and Amiyn means ‘Faith’. It’s just too darn long. To this day people still call me Khalif. Now I just post and blog under Viperteq which is the name of my company: Viperteq Solutions. I finally figured out that I had contracted a case of nameitis. You guys got it easy! :)

    By Viperteq on January 25, 2006 11:32 pm

  53. It’s my belief that a nickname cant be created, it must be given by peers or the opposition.

    For me it was my peers.

    Nickname: CodeNinja.
    Given By: The High School Hackers I ran with.
    Given for: My ability in High School and throughout collage to gain access into shopping carts and online system by manipulating the code, sql injection in particular.

    Personally, I like it… and my customers love it. I’ve turned my knowledge of hacking into a business and currently run a successful web design, marketing and online security firm in Austin Texas (http://www.masterwebdesign.net).

    Potential clients get a kick out of the name, and it’s a good way to break the ice at a sales meeting.

    —
    The Code Ninja is swift with his tool, precise in his delivery, and deadly accurate in his execution.

    By Dallas Pool on January 26, 2006 12:26 am

  54. Quite possibly the funniest Whitespace post ever. Good times.

    Yeah, the lack of a natural nickname does kind of suck. The only one I ever had that stuck was “Hollywood”, but that was in little league baseball because I was a bit of a show off (and had just moved up from L.A.).

    Sadly, after that, it just degrades to “Mike D.” or “Mike Diesel”, both of which are far from original or catchy.

    By Mike D. on January 26, 2006 12:33 am

  55. Avinash becomes Avi becomes Av. I’ve also heard people call me Av-dog, avmeister and avi-oh.

    By Avinash on January 26, 2006 1:13 am

  56. So, devin + reams = dreams. Clever and catchy right? People already call me it in day to day conversation.

    By dreams on January 26, 2006 2:11 am

  57. How common is Janssen over there? Over here in Holland it’s as Smith as you can get. :(

    By Dean Janssen on January 26, 2006 2:24 am

  58. People have always called me Bashford

    Why should it be any different on the web?

    :P

    By Ben Bashford on January 26, 2006 7:08 am

  59. I’ve used Alienfish for a handle online for a while now. It was derived from a strange name convertor script a friend wrote a good 4 or 5 years ago, and my surname Dawson came out as Alienfish, so it just kind of stuck.

    But, is a name as important as the work? Must we have a cool name to become recognisable? I believe that you must first make a name for yourself. Make yourself known before having a cool name is any use at all.

    By Alienfish on January 26, 2006 8:22 am

  60. Dawson,

    To paraphrase that Bud commercial, “true, true…”

    By Mike Ward on January 26, 2006 9:11 am

  61. My name is Alexander Kinnunen, is that “good”?

    By Alex on January 26, 2006 10:17 am

  62. Did anyone catch Kobe Bryant earlier this year when he told ESPN that his friends had started referring to him as “Black Mamba”? The gist was that he was like a snake who could strike rapidly with accurate precision from anywhere.

    Somehow, I don’t think Kobe was thinking about the implications of his nickname. However, dropping 81 points in a game goes a long way to diffuse a bad nick.

    By Josh Williams on January 26, 2006 11:29 am

  63. I’ve had various nicknames…most…okay, all, revolved around my last name.

    Full Name: Josh Pigford

    Various Nicknames:
    Jo Shpigford
    Shpigford
    Piggy
    Pig
    Pigford
    J. Piggy
    Notorious P.I.G.
    RockNRollPig

    Which do you like?

    By Josh Pigford on January 26, 2006 11:42 am

  64. Having a unique (given) name has certainly helped my career. No one can pronounce my name correctly the first time, but they never forget it.

    By Pariah S. Burke on January 26, 2006 12:44 pm

  65. I’ve been using UrbanDude for a few years now and just recently googled it to see if anyone else out there was using it. I found a Canadian gay “bear” website (intentionally not linking it) with a guy using the name urbandude, but that’s about it.

    There are a million Bryan Peters out there, but only one UrbanDude.

    By Bryan Peters on January 26, 2006 1:13 pm

  66. I don’t know man. I know I’m late to the party, but from my perspective, there are some people who just don’t need nick names or gimicks.

    Having said that…I’ve been called “Dr.” for as long as I can remember.

    By Keith on January 26, 2006 1:58 pm

  67. My girlfriend calls me Superman.

    By Mike Rundle on January 26, 2006 2:07 pm

  68. And her name is Robert.

    By Scrivs on January 26, 2006 2:08 pm

  69. Mike Davidson = Mike Diesel, or Mike Dizzle, or just Dizzle

    D. Keith Robinson = D.K., or D. Dot, or Dot Man

    Josh Williams = Big Willy, Will I. Am, or J. Illo

    By Mike Rundle on January 26, 2006 2:11 pm

  70. I think that Bullock is a nickname that would stick. Kinda reminds you of that chick in Speed…….Sandra…….

    By Dennis Bullock on January 26, 2006 3:14 pm

  71. I hate sharing first name with Snook and that Sun-man.

    Oh well, the mix is rather unique, although my Google Alerts sometimes yields a Christian guy named Jonathan Holst.

    By Jonathan Holst on January 26, 2006 3:16 pm

  72. I’ve been Mot for years. Must be cursed with unimaginative friends, though it’s quite friendly-sounding, I suppose (and not to be confused with the MOT test!).

    Pariah - blimey, did your parents know what the word ‘pariah’ means when they named you? I hope you haven’t lived up to your definition!

    By Jack Mottram on January 26, 2006 4:26 pm

  73. I like how you included the nofollow tag to all your commenters urls. You might be over doing it though. This is what your html says ” rel=”nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow”

    Is the nofollow really that necessary?

    Anyway, yes a good nickname is good. It’s branding.

    By Jeff on January 26, 2006 7:33 pm

  74. Ha - that nofollow thing is funny. Just in case you weren’t really sure what to do….here’s 74 nofollow tags to make my point clear.

    By Jeff L on January 26, 2006 8:07 pm

  75. Blame movabletype for the nofollows. Don’t look at me.

    By Scrivs on January 26, 2006 9:05 pm

  76. My problem with my name is that it just sounds like a really un-original handle (have you ever googled sunshine?)

    I chose sparkalyn because it sounds like a bit like sparkling (which is related to sunshine) and
    I couldn’t find anyone else that spelled it that way at the time. It doesn’t transition completely well to offline because people don’t pronounce it right (spark - uh -lyn or sparklin not spar - KAY - lin) but online everyone shortens it to spark which I’m cool with.

    The trend seems to be for full real names vs nicks (Mike Davidson Sergio Villareal vs um.. scrivs who we still all know as Paul Scrivens) so i can’t decide how to brand myself.

    Josh #63: I’m all about notorious p.i.g (nopiggy for short.. which is kind of an unintentional psuedo for the not sausage guy… hmm)

    Pariah # 64: I’m guessing it’s not pa-rye-uh?

    Matt #4: I dub thee Demp… could be just me but I think that’s a pretty sweet last name derivative.. it just rolls off the tongue.. “hey did you read what demp said today? — No what was it? — it was classic Dempian… pretty sweet stuff” You could also switch out dempian for dempalicious or the like..

    By (sometimes) sunshine on January 26, 2006 11:07 pm

  77. I’m not a particularly creative person when it comes to nicknames. When starting my website last year, I couldn’t think of a creative name for the life of me, so I settled with my first name initials (yes, it’s two names in one!) with my last name. I was at a loss when creating my web design project, so I combined my last name with “design,” thereby ruining my chances at corporate speak! You can’t exactly say “we” when the client will know it’s just you…

    Off topic, but my calculus professor doesn’t know my real name. I’m just “JM” :)

    By Jon-Michael (JM) on January 27, 2006 12:45 am

  78. It’s even better when the nickname comes with a cool alterego.

    Josh - Notorious P.I.G. - Classic.

    By Kelsey Ruger on January 27, 2006 10:58 am

  79. Hi, Just thought I would step up here…

    My last name is Drago, and it makes for a nice nickname, both online and offline. I am considering changing my url to drago.org

    Does everyone else think Drago is a good nickname?

    By Nick Drago on January 27, 2006 11:50 am

  80. Mani Sheriar - like MAH-nie SHARE-ee-are. Cool. I have always loved having a unique name. The fact that sight unseen folks assume I am a Persian man when in fact I am a California girl is no problem - I like the mystique and then the surprise at the big reveal. The fact that almost everyone always calls me “Manny” the first time they see my name spelled - now that sucks.

    Peace,
    Mani (like Bonnie) Mani Sheriar - like MAH-nie SHARE-ee-are. Cool. I have always loved having a unique name. The fact that sight unseen folks assume I am a Persian man when in fact I am a California girl is no problem - I like the mystique and then the surprise at the big reveal. The fact that almost everyone always calls me “Manny” the first time they see my name spelled - now that sucks.

    Peace,
    Mani (like Bonnie)

    By Mani Sheriar on January 27, 2006 12:47 pm

  81. Everyone at my last job calle dme “Hawk”. maybe I should have used that one for my blog.

    Now everyone just calls me “blowhard”. ;)

    By Christopher Hawkins on January 27, 2006 6:36 pm

  82. What nobody seems to realize is that everybody needs a cool nick, because when you get plugged-off the matrix, that’s the name girls in zion are going to call you.

    By sosa on January 27, 2006 6:41 pm

  83. Ok ok, I will change my name right now to “Mr Bombastic”. That’s it. To hell with popularity, I don’t have it anyway; so why keep my name as it is?

    I’m serious about this. From now on I will sign even my contracts like Mr. Bombastic. If I do that enough, some day, I will write Mr. Bombasitc, A.K.A Javier Cabrera.

    Anyone want to sell my T-Shirt? “Blog like a bomb Mr Bombastic!”

    By Javier Cabrera (CSSelite) on January 27, 2006 7:02 pm

  84. I like how this drew out a lot of people with unique names. I guess I’m pretty lucky in that regard as well. I’ll have to thank my parents for being strange hippies. I hated my name as a kid but love it now.

    By Chrispian on January 30, 2006 1:13 pm

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