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An In Series Nickname is not a [[Fan Nickname]]; although it can frequently be used as such. Instead, it is a nickname specifically given in-series, not even by the producers alone. It is always regarded as canon. Often given out by [[The Nicknamer]]. If done enough this may overlap with [[My Name Is Not Durwood]] or [[Only Known By Their Nickname]].
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== [[Anime]] & [[Manga]] ==
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** Also, Yukari-sensei's [[The Alleged Car|beat-up vehicle]] is dubbed the "Yukari-guruma", which means the "Yukari-car."
** Speaking of Yukari-sensei, she calls her old friend Kurosawa-sensei "Nyamo" rather than her actual personal name Minamo. Tomo being essentially an adolescent Yukari does the same.
* In ''[[Ghost Hunt (Manga)|Ghost Hunt]]'', Mai immediately starts calling [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]] paranormal investigator Kazuya Shibuya "Naru", because it reminds her of how narcissistic she thinks he is.
* In ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima (Manga)|Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', [[Shrinking Violet|Nodoka]] is known as "Honya<ref> Japanese for Bookstore</ref>-chan" by most of the class. [[The Nicknamer|Chamo]] also has his own nicknames for most of the girls, but listing them all would take too long.
** <s>Albireo Imma</s> [[Insistent Terminology|Ku:nel Sanders]] loves referring to Evangeline as "Kitty", simply because it pisses her off.
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== [[Literature]] ==
* "Elephant" in ''[[Flatlander]]'' by [[Larry Niven]].
* [[The Dresden Files (Literature)|Harry Dresden]] nicknames ''[[The Nicknamer|everything]]''. While most of them don't stick, a few catch on even with other characters. Notably, the Archive is Ivy, the skinwalker is Shagnasty, and the Denarians are the Nickelheads. It [[Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu?|says something about Harry]] that these are, respectively, the repository of all human knowledge, an [[Eldritch Abomination]], and an order of psychos and [[Fallen Angel|fallen angels]]. It even gets to be a plot point at times; {{spoiler|naming Ivy gave her her own identity separate from the Archive, which helped her avoid snapping when the Nickelheads caught her.}}
** Not to mention his nickname for {{spoiler|the fallen angel Lasciel, Lash, helping the shadow version of Lash that resided inside Harry's head separate from her former self and helped her gain a sense of identity.}}
** In the series, it's explicitly stated that giving something a name gives it an identity. Another example is [[
*** Because of this fact, the angel Uriel objected strenuously to being nicknamed Uri, and actually succeeds in getting Harry to stop using it.
*** Considering Uriel translates as "Light of God", and Harry was removing the God bit, [[Archangel Lucifer|you can kind of understand his objections]].
* [[Honor Harrington (Literature)|Citizen Admiral Esther McQueen]], aka Citizen Admiral Cluster Bomb.
** The main character of the series, Admiral Honor "The Salamandar" Harrington. Given to her by some of her detractors who noted that she always seemed to find herself "Where the fire is hottest."
* ''[[Wicked Lovely]]'' has a few, most notably Aislinn being referred to as Ash more often than not. Niall is also most often called Gancanagh, although that's more because [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|he is a gancanagh.]]
* As noted above in films, in [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[The Shining]]'', Danny is frequently referred to as "Doc".
* In ''[[The Stand]]'', Glen Bateman calls Stu Redman "East Texas" who in turn calls him "baldy".
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* Faith from ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' refers to Buffy as just B sometimes. [[Badass Longcoat|Spike]] calls Dawn "Little Bit" and "Niblet". Other characters frequently shorten Willow to just Will.
** Spike, (whose real name is William), has nicknames for almost everyone. He calls Angel "Peaches", Willow "Red", Xander "The Whelp", Anya "Demon-Girl", and so forth. He calls Buffy "Slayer", "pet", and "love", but these probably don't count, as she simply is the Slayer, and "pet" and "love" are used as pretty standard slang.
* Most of the cast of ''[[
** See also: Frank "Ferretface" Burns, "Trapper" John McIntyre, Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan, Oliver "Spearchucker" Jones, and "Ugly John" Black
* Berta of ''[[Two and A Half Men]]'' calls Alan "Zippy", possibly referring to the fact that he's always running under stress.
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** Beat is itself a (self-granted) nickname, as is Rhyme (his partner {{spoiler|and sister}}).
** ''The World Ends With You'' is brimming with these. Nearly every hero has at least three, and the villains average about four each.
*** Joshua wins for sheer number of nicknames: Joshua (in place of his given name, Yoshiya), Josh, Josh Josh, Petit Prince, [[White
*** For Neku, we have the aforementioned [[Headphones Equal Isolation|Phones]], along with Blue, Black & Blue, Bruise, Nekky, and Orangeylocks.
*** Shiki gets Stalker and [[Green
*** Beat's family name is Bito, making "Beat" a nickname in and of itself. He's also referred to as Skulls, Freshmeat, Rottenmeat, Yellow, Skater-Brain, and Deliquent Reaper.
*** Rhyme's given name is Raimu, so ditto. She's also Skulls Jr. and Black.
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*** Yodai has Ram-crotch, Steroids, Higgy, and Big Guy.
*** Konishi's are Iron Maiden, Ironface, Her Iron Frostiness, and Mrs. K.
** The [[Colour
** The equipment that is based off what each character wears tends to bear their nicknames, such as "Big Guy's Belt".
* In the English dub of ''[[Final Fantasy X (Video Game)|Final Fantasy X]]'', Rikku was fond of calling Yuna "Yunie."
* Norma from ''[[Tales of Legendia (Video Game)|Tales of Legendia]]'' assigns a nickname to every other member of the party--usually a silly diminution of their given names.
* Every character in the ''[[Backyard Sports (Video Game)|Backyard Sports]]'' series has their own nickname.
* In the ''[[Harvest Moon (Video Game)|Harvest Moon]]'' games, you get a nickname from your spouse once you [[Relationship Values|get married.]] Some games will offer up their own suggestions ("Honey," "Sweetie," "Darling"), but you can also come up with your own in a [[Hello, Insert Name Here]] fashion.
* In ''[[Animal Crossing (Video Game)|Animal Crossing]],'' your neighbors will sometimes come up with nicknames for you. Some of them are independent and pre-programmed (such as "buddy" or "sparky"), but some of them are based on your name. (So if your name was "Andy," they might give you nicknames like "A-Dawg" and "A-Boss.")
* In ''[[The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]'', Link is given all sorts of nicknames to get around the whole custom name business and simplify programming: Fairy Boy, Hero Boy, Mr. Hero, and so on.
** In ''[[The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask (Video Game)|Majora's Mask]]'', Romani takes to calling Link "Grasshopper", since he apparently patters about when he walks and wears green.
{{quote| Link? That's a nice name, but... How about... '''Grasshopper'''? That's the name Romani gives you.}}
* In ''[[Devil Survivor (Video Game)|Devil Survivor]]'', Yuzu and Atsuro do this to each other. He calls her "Yoohoo" to needle her and when she gets mad at him she calls him "Okatsuro" to make fun of his [[Otaku]] tendencies. Furthermore, you can chose a nickname for your [[Hello, Insert Name Here|protagonist]], which will be used by Yuzu and Atsuro (other characters will use his real name, which you also chose).
* Yangus constantly refers to the main character of ''[[Dragon Quest VIII (Video Game)|Dragon Quest VIII]]'' as "Guv". Even Jessica called him by that name once when they were imprisoned.
* In-game trades in the ''Pokémon'' games will always have said traded Pokemon already have a nickname. For example, in ''[[Pokémon Red and Blue (Video Game)|Pokémon Yellow]]'', you can trade your Cubone for a <s>Machoke</s> Machamp named "Ricky".
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* "[[Gag Boobs|Boobie Lady]]" for [[Blaz Blue|Litchi Faye Ling]] thanks to [[Cloudcuckoolander|Taokaka]].
** Taokaka is quite [[The Nicknamer]]. Her repertoire also contains "Lacking Lady"<ref>Noel Vermillion</ref>, "Green Guy"<ref>Hazama, who has green hair</ref>, "Ice Man"<ref>[[An Ice Person|Jin Kisaragi]]</ref>, "Creepy Guy" <ref>[[Depraved Bisexual|Jin again]]</ref> and so on. Ragna also gets called "Raggy" and "Rags" by Hazama.
* In the North American version of ''[[Chrono Cross (Video Game)|Chrono Cross]]'', certain children from your village will add a "Y" to whatever you choose to [[Hello, Insert Name Here|name yourself]]. This worked fine for most names, but created a rather odd looking/sounding name if what you put in ends with an O or a Y, resulting in names like "Marcoy" or "Tonyy."
* A boatload amongst the [[Original Generation]] of ''[[Super Robot Wars (Video Game)|Super Robot Wars]]'':
** [[Super Robot Wars Compact 2|Excellen Browning]] stylizes herself as "Ms. Excel" ("Ex-oneesama", in the original Japanese), to promote her [[Cool Big Sis]] attributes. She also calls her [[Humongous Mecha]] Weiss Ritter affectionately as "Weissy" ("Weiss-chan", in the original Japanese).
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* Vyers from ''[[Disgaea (Video Game)|Disgaea]]'' is almost exclusively referred to by his Laharl-provided moniker, Mid-Boss, by characters and fans alike.
** Characters, fans, and the ''game itself'' - as soon as Laharl declares "Your new name is Mid-Boss", that's what appears as the header for his text boxes whenever he speaks.
* While being called [[Sempai
* In ''[[Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door (Video Game)|Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door]],'' Mario earns the name "The Great Gonzales" as his fighting name in the [[Inevitable Tournament|Glitz Pit.]] Even after he stops being a Glitz Pit fighter, his Yoshi partner continues to call him "Gonzales." Then again, he ''was'' quite literally hatched in the pit, as he points out when saying goodbye to Mario in the ending.
* Each of the three main characters in ''[[Beyond Good and Evil (Video Game)|Beyond Good and Evil]]'' has a canon nickname. Jade's is "Shauni," after her [[Reporting Names|IRIS callsign.]] Double H's is "Hub," which the people of IRIS call him and may or may not be his real name. Pey'j's, which he gets only late-game, is {{spoiler|"Chief," because he ''is.''}}
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== Web Original ==
* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!:
* In the webcomic ''[[The Dreamer]]'', Nathan calls Alexander "Captain Fancy Pants" behind his back.
* In ''[[Survival of the Fittest (Roleplay)|Survival of the Fittest]]'', Nathaniel Harris is referred to as Blood Boy on the sole basis that hardly anyone knew his real name. Also to an extent are most of the terrorists, and Yelizaveta 'Bounce' Volkova.
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* [[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Toph]] likes to give nicknames to her friends. Most of them are one-offs but her nickname for Aang, "Twinkletoes", sticks.
** And let's not forget Azula's much-despised nickname for her brother, "Zuzu."
* On ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy (Animation)|Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'', Edd is usually called "Double-D" to avoid confusion with Ed. Eddy gives Edd the more derisive "Sockhead", while Ed is "Lumpy".
** Rolph rarely calls any characters by their real names. The Eds are often called "____ Ed Boy" by him. Nazz is also either referred to as "Spindleshanks Nazz-Girl" or "Go Go Nazz Girl". Kevin also calls Jimmy "Fluffy".
** The protagonists are rarely called by their full names; Eddward, Edward, and Edward.
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** Also from ''X-Men Evolution'' are Chuck (Professor-X), Cyke (Cyclops), Red (Jean Grey), Elf (Nightcrawler), Half-pint (Shadowcat), and Porcupine (Spyke).
* Many characters of ''[[Adventure Time (Animation)|Adventure Time]]'' have these. For example, there's Princess Bubblegum, who is on occasion called "PB" and "Peebles".
* Spike from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' is sometimes called "Spikey-Wikey".
** it doesn't end with just Spike. Applejack is sometimes called "AJ", Rainbow Dash is occasionally called "Dash" but more usually, "Rainbow" and once called "RD", Apple Bloom was once called "AB", Sweetie Belle's name has been shorted to just "Sweetie" sometimes, Pinkie Pie is usually just, "Pinkie", Twilight Sparkle is almost always just called "Twilight" (or "Twily" by her brother), Big Macintosh is sometimes called, "Big Mac", Sweetie Belle once called Scootaloo, "Scoot" and new colt, Pipsqueak was sometimes called "Pip" in his debut episode. Also, Rainbow Dash calls Scootaloo, "Squirt". Cadence's full name is "Mi Amore Cadenza".
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