We had Caleb, (or as we like to call him, Mint Calep) in stitches last night. He was screaming and giggling and flailing about with delight.
So about the nickname...
We have a "when in Rome..." situation going on. Filipinos LOVE their nicknames! Sometimes it's an abbreviation of their given name (Mackenzie's friend at school is named "Alfonso" but he goes by "Fonzi" - how fun is that?), and sometimes its nowhere close (Hi, my name is Bubbles. Well, it's actually Jen, but I go by Bubbles.)
Anyway, here is the breakdown of our family's terms of endearment.
Bella says her brother's name with more of a "p" sound at the end, instead of a "b" sound. "Calep" sounds like "Julep" - bada-bing bada-boom, he is now (for some reason) "Mint Calep." Of course, we don't call him that officially, but you'd be surprised how often it gets said around here.
Bella has a similar ludicrous nickname. Here's the flow of thought... Bella is the first word of Bella Vista (as in Arkansas). Bella Vista made Josh think of Seinfeld and Del Boca Vista, so now Bella is called "Del Boca Vista" or "Del" or "Boca" or "Boca Vista." It's funny that Josh and I will text each other and totally know what the other is meaning when they say, "Are you picking up Boca?" Funnier than that, Bella responds to any of the names as if it's her given name, without thinking about how bizarre it is.
Mackenzie's nicknames are very normal. "Kenz" and "Kenzie" are pretty much it. I boycott "Mac," but I may lose out to her friends as she gets older. Oh! She does get called "MacRo" from time to time. That was how she said her full name (Mackenzie Rose) when she was 1.
Deacon gets called "Deac-a-leak" occasionally. I believe a friend from our church in KS called him this one day and it stuck. It's background is from the movie Old School, where Will Farrell sees Snoop Dogg and says, "Snoop! Snoop-a-loop!" We thought it was funny, which is how we make lots of decisions around here.
In fact, Deacon's given name is Josh's high-school/college/present nickname. The kids get a little confused when old friends call Josh, "Deacon." The only one without a nickname is l'il ol' me. Well, that's not true. Josh started calling me "Chappy" in college and that has stuck through the years. Recently though, "Chassy" has joined the ranks as that is what shows up in the phone when Josh texts "Chappy." With our adaptations, who knows what it'll be by the time we're 80!
2 comments:
That is so fun! I like Deac-a-leak the best. I've been loving all these post, by the way.
That was a fun post! What a cute little smile Caleb has :)
Nicknames are pretty common and most often people like them. I have a few of my own, but one that I really don't like ("Barb").
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