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I too have heard of Fanny Fannackerpan. Over the years, I have been skinny Lizzie, Passionflower (don't ask) Flossie, Kitten, Bebe (when my little brother couldn't say my name),Liza, Leeza, Lilibet, and probably more that I can't recall or didn't know about. Always knew if I was in trouble at home, my full name would be enunciated very carefully : Elizabeth.

Thank you for the responses regarding Fanny. I had forgotten an amusing tale from my childhood - before I began school my parents called me Fifi on occasion and I had a friend, Louise, known as Lou-Lou. When we were about 4 my mother took us to the beach for the afternoon. At home time, she called out, 'Fifi, Lou-Lou, time to go!' An elderly man fell about laughing and explained to my mother that he expected two toy french poodles to come running up, not two little girls. :-) As for what my little brothers and sister tried to make out of Felicity - how's about Fitty, Fisty and Fatility!! Fortunately their little tongues got the hang of things eventually and none of those versions stuck.

I have also been called Fernackapan and... Gerri/Dena/ Dumpling and BOGY! Mum would shout out 'BOGY! come here!'...she would refer to not only me but my stepfather too like this but the funny thing was.....the RIGHT bogy would answer LOL All the family called my step father 'BreadBin' Mum would make his sandwiches every evening and put them in the breadbin........but every single morning he would call out...'Wheres my sandwiches dear?' . . the reply was......'IN THE BREADBIN!!'(full blast!) My Mum was 'little nan' and I'm 'big nan' Mum was only 4foot nothing. I'm 5'4' and not alot more lol I'm 'Muver' when in the sons bad books and 'Mum' to the girls. 'Mother' when they are talking about me behind my back....lol While at work I'm 'Boss' 'Guv' 'chief'...or ...nah! dont ask lol I work with all men lol In other words......I'll answer to anything lol Geraldine/Gerri/Dena/Dumpling/Muver/Mother/Mum/nan/Big Nan/Nanny Gerri/ Boss/Guv and Chief. just thought of another one.......Gezza Who am I? Thank God I havent got a second name! lol

i get called mummy page, by everyone, people in the street call out, hello mummy page, don't really know how it came about, can only think it came from my residents at work. Shirley Ann.

For half a century my hub has called me tub. I could never be called twiggy. If talking to other people he refers to me as the old crow because the Huia was a member of the wattled crow family. My dad always called me wee one to the day he died, even though I was the biggest of 4, and I dont just mean in height.

I got Cookie at school, I'm sure you can work out why. Nowadays I don't have one particularly although one friend still does call me Cookie.

I seem to remember( in the dark recessess of my brain lol) a tv. programme in the sixties with a guy who always combed his hair. Wasn't he called Cookie? now what was the prog. called?? Mau

Just plain 'H' - which I rather like. Happy days

My father was the youngest of 11 and nicknamed 'Blossom' by his siblings, my little brother in turn got the same. I got called Fanackerpan Ann Too - isnt that strange! alice