tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post5681549658961990978..comments2024-03-17T12:34:47.729-07:00Comments on Ancestral Discoveries: Bo, Bunkie, Dickie, Jan-Jan, and Sunny: Musings about NicknamesJanice M. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-48483131401095578822012-11-06T20:20:48.835-08:002012-11-06T20:20:48.835-08:00Maybe that's it. Both my mother and Sam were ...Maybe that's it. Both my mother and Sam were from back east. Works for me!<br /><br />Ooh, I don't know that the stock market wants to be compared to horse racing, though. But "chocker" works for your current job!Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-11153447844375261782012-11-06T20:10:19.291-08:002012-11-06T20:10:19.291-08:00Lots of Myrons (an East Coast name) went by Mike, ...Lots of Myrons (an East Coast name) went by Mike, so I can see how Myra could get "Mike"<br /><br />My aviation callsign is "Chalker" (and being from Boston, "Chalker" and "Chocker" sound alike!) I first learned technical analysis for the stock market from using the same techniques at the horse race track, where technical analysts are known as "modorneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074873148001935699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-87359409334317434552012-10-08T19:21:14.208-07:002012-10-08T19:21:14.208-07:00And of course now I'm wondering why the person...And of course now I'm wondering why the person who gave your grandfather his nickname automatically assumed A stood for Andrew!Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-53635425264299664902012-10-08T17:15:00.662-07:002012-10-08T17:15:00.662-07:00Nicknames can be a delight or something entirely d...Nicknames can be a delight or something entirely different.<br /><br />My maternal grandfather's name was Allen, but he was called Andy. When he played basketball in the 1920s, only last names & first initials appeared on player rosters. Someone assumed Pop's A stood for Andrew, & a nickname was born.<br /><br />My dad was known as Nudger in high school. No explanation needed for Maureen Haggertynoreply@blogger.com