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KD Since: May, 2009
2021-11-23 05:38:52

That's often how nicknames work, though. Look at In-Series Nickname, and there are many examples of nicknames with no resemblance to the real name.

If it's an amusingly short nickname for a very long or difficult to pronounce name, do look at Some Call Me "Tim".

Edited by KD
MetaFour MOD (Old Master)
2021-11-23 09:49:56

Yeah, it's very common—both in real life and in fiction—to give someone a nickname that's a description of them in some way, rather than derived from their name. In Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption there's a red-haired Irish character only ever known as "Red". In To Have and Have Not Harry and Marie call each other "Slim" (cuz she's skinny) and "Steve" (short for "stevedore"). In my last job, some coworkers called me "Tunes" because I was always listening to music in my cubical as I worked.

If the nickname isn't derived from the character's name, and it's an inaccurate description of the character, then you've got an Ironic Nickname.

Edited by MetaFour
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