History Main / FanNickname

A name given to something by fan communities. It is sometimes possible to read an entire forum about a show and never see a direct reference to the entity's scripted name. A natural result if the producers [[NoNameGiven take too long in providing an entity with an official name]].

* FanNickname/{{Film}}

A name given to a character by fan communities. It is sometimes possible to read an entire forum about a show and never see a direct reference to the character's scripted name. A natural result if the producers [[NoNameGiven take too long in providing a character with an official name]].

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** Episode 16 of ''Pleasant Goat Fun Class: The Earth Carnival'' is the sole appearance of a [[PlantPerson flower girl]] character who [[EnsembleDarkhorse became popular within the (extremely small) American fanbase]] due to her unique and cute design. Since she's never given a proper name in the episode, this character has been dubbed "Bloom Sister" by fans, a reference to Earth Sister from the same season (another popular character in the American fanbase).

** He's known in Japan as "[[Anime/MyNeighborTotoro Totoro]]" due to being large, fat and friendly.

See also InSeriesNickname, RedBaron (when the characters do this), PortmanteauSeriesNickname (a sub-trope), PortmanteauCoupleName (a {{Shipping}} sub-trope) and LadyMondegreen (a sub-trope). Not to be confused with FanCommunityNicknames, which are names for the communities themselves. Actual canon nicknames used onscreen, however witty, also don't count, unless they were [[AscendedMeme adopted by the producers]] as a ShoutOut to the fans, or are used far more extensively in the fandom than in-{{canon}}. Also compare CanonName, which is a Fan Nickname applied to a nameless hero who was given that name in adaptations.

* Outside the infamous fanfiction known as ''Fanfic/MyImmortal'', Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way is commonly referred to as Enoby. This comes from a typo made by the author ("ebony’s name is ENOBY nut mary su OK!") that people decided to take [[LiteralMinded literally.]]

* Outside the infamous fanfiction known as ''Fanfic/MyImmortal'', Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way is commonly referred to as Enoby. This comes from a typo made by the author[[labelnote:The typo in question]]"ebony’s name is ENOBY nut mary su OK!"[[/labelnote]] that people decided to take [[LiteralMinded literally.]]

* "Enoby" - Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way in ''Fanfic/MyImmortal''. The misspelling comes from people taking the author's words [[note]]"ebony’s name is ENOBY nut mary su OK!"[[/note]] [[LiteralMinded literally.]]
** Likewise, Dumbledore is referred to as Dumblydore by fans. Maybe because it could be an InherentlyFunnyWord.

Sometimes fan communities give nicknames to entire groups of characters if the series doesn't already give a name. {{Anime}} fans often use [Main Character]-''tachi'', or "the group associated with [Main Character]". Another option is -''gumi'', meaning [Main Character]'s (metaphorical) troop. [[GratuitousJapanese These can also be applied in jest to Western fandoms]]: [[Literature/HarryPotter Harry]]-tachi, [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Frodo]]-gumi, etcetera.

* "Enoby" - Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way in ''Fanfic/MyImmortal''. The mispelling comes from people taking the author's words [[note]]"ebony’s name is ENOBY nut mary su OK!"[[/note]] [[LiteralMinded literally.]]

* "Enoby" - Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way in ''Fanfic/MyImmortal''. Comes from [[OverNineThousand over 9000]] misspellings in the fic itself. [[NotHyperbole That's not exaggeration-- there are over 9000 misspellings in the story.]] [[http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n71/MagmarFire/800px-Spelling_grammar_errors.jpg?t=1261502577 Even MS Word complains about it.]]

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-> ''People for a long time have used this cuttlebone to carve casts for metal jewelry. These people are called cuttleboners. By me. [[GotMeDoingIt And now by you.]]''
-->-- '''WebVideo/TrueFacts''', ''True Facts about the Cuttlefish''

* The comedy site ''Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses'' has a [[http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/forums/ forum]]. In one of its topic, the fans talk about an episode of the Nostalgia Critic that slammed the Rob Reiner movie ''Film/{{North}}''. In this movie, there is a boy named Winchell who, later on in the review, becomes the villain. The Nostalgia Critic made a joke that he acts like Dick Cheney. Because of this, everyone in the North topic calls Winchell, you guessed it, [[http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4857 Dick Cheney]].

** In its early years, Creator/TheHistoryChannel was called "The Hitler Channel" for the large number of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII based programs on it.

-> ''People for a long time have used this [cuttlebone] to carve casts for metal jewelry. These people are called cuttleboners. By me. [[GotMeDoingIt And now by you.]]''

** "Kitbash" has also worked its way into {{Transformers}} fandom to refer to the same phenomenon: custom figures constructed by incorporating parts other than those originally from the figure being customized.

* Creator/HunanBroadcastingNetwork gained the nickname "Mango TV" from the appearance of their logo, which is supposed to be a white fish and a golden grain but looks a lot like a mango. The station has since taken to using "Mango TV" as an official alternate name.

* In the various entertainment industries (i.e., not just one in particular), if the offspring of a previously (or even still) well-known celebrity becomes a celebrity in their own right, those unfamiliar (or even familiar) with the fame of the parent will often refer to the parent as "[offspring]'s [parent]". For example, Lionel Richie has been referred to by fans of his (adopted) daughter Nicole Richie as "Nicole's father". When the offspring has completely eclipsed the fame of the parent (i.e. Creator/KimKardashian, Creator/JenniferAniston, Music/MileyCyrus) it will ''always'' be mentioned.