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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 Byby Their Nickname]].
 
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== [[Anime]] & [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Chibi Maruko Chan (Manga)-chan|Chibi Maruko Chan]]'': The main character Momoko Sakura's nickname is Maruko. She is almost always called by this name or a variant of it in place of her actual first name (i.e. in a situation in Japanese culture where the use of the first name would be called for).
* ''[[Red Line (Anime)|Red Line]]'' has "Sweet JP," our main character, a racecar driver who looks kinda like [[No More Heroes|Travis Touchdown]] with even crazier hair. "Sweet JP" is obviously not his real name, it's just been heaped on him because he's the only racer who doesn't mount weapons on his [[Cool Car]].
* In ''[[Code Geass (Anime)|Code Geass]]'', Jeremiah is called Orange-kun/Orange Boy.
** By R2, the "-kun" has been dropped. And the nickname that ruined him has become a mark of [[Badass]], because he is ''the'' [[Ensemble Darkhorse]].
** Also Lelouch is dubbed 'Lulu' by Shirley and Milly. What's more, among the closer members of her family (and [[Love Interest]] Suzaku) Euphemia goes by 'Euphy'.
* Hachiroto 'Hachimaki' Hoshino in ''[[Planetes (Anime)|Planetes]]''. Later, it was revealed that his mentor gave everybody (except Hakim) nicknames; Edel was Hourglass and Tanabe was Little Lady at first, then Angel.
* ''[[Naruto (Manga)|Naruto]]'' calls Jiraiya [[Dirty Old Man|"Ero Sennin" (Pervy Sage)]]
** Also,Rock Lee and Might Guy are nicknamed "Bushy Brows" and "Super Bushy Brows-sensei" respectively.
* Yachiru in ''[[Bleach (Manga)|Bleach]]'' is also fond of giving everyone nicknames. Zaraki is Kenny (Ken-chan in Japanese), Ichigo is Icchy (Icchi), Orihime is [[Gainaxing|Jiggles]] (Bururun), Uryu is Pencil, Aramaki is either Maki-Maki or Whiskers, and Yamamoto is Gramps.
** Hinamori has given Hitsugaya the nickname "Shiro-chan," ("Little Shiro" in the dub) which he absolutely hates.
** Mashiro of the Vizard also called Ichigo 'Berry-tan'
** Kyoraku refers to General Yamamoto as 'Yama-jii' (old man Yama)
* Tohma is called "Tonma" by Masaru in the original Japanese ''[[Digimon Savers (Anime)|Digimon Savers]]''.
* In ''[[Bobobobo Bobobo (Manga)|Bobobobo Bobobo]]'', Beauty calls Heppokomaru/Gasser "He-kun/Gas Can".
* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh (Animeanime)|Yu-Gi-Oh]]'', Pegasus gives several characters the nickname of "____-boy" based on their name (Yugi-boy, Kaiba-boy, Dukie-boy).
** And in the Japanese version of [[The Movie]], he shows that the nickname has a female variant when he calls Anzu (Téa) "Anzu-girl".
* In ''[[Night Wizard (Anime)|Night Wizard]]'', Hiiragi Renji is nicknamed "fallen man" because of all the time's he's had to repeat grades, (due to his duties as a Night Wizard).
* Luna, aka Prez, in ''[[Mega Man Star Force (Video Game)|Mega Man Star Force]]''.
* In ''[[Fruits Basket (Manga)|Fruits Basket]]'', the [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|unfortunate Yuki]] Sohma gets the nickname of Yun Yun (which he points out is ''longer than his actual name.'' This does nothing to dissuade the nickname-giver, Manabe, however). Another student council member is branded with the Chibi (or Chibisuke).
** Ayame gave Kyo the nickname "Kyonkitchi" (or "Lucky Kyo", in the English dub).
* ''[[One Piece (Manga)|One Piece]]'' has many, most famously Straw Hat Luffy, since most enemies casually call him Straw Hat. This may be more [[Nom De Guerre]], though, especially the ones in the form of [[The Magnificent]].
* In ''[[Witchblade (Animeanime)|Witchblade]]'', Masane has the nickname Masamune (big chest) in the original and Melenie ("Melony"?) in the dub. [[Gag Boobs|You get three guesses why]].
* Ayumu Kasuga of ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]'' gets tagged with the nickname "Osaka" after about five minutes. This proceeds to [[Only Known Byby Their Nickname|supplant her actual name]].
** 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.
** And since {{spoiler|Zazie's recently revealed [[Evil Twin]] sister}} won't reveal her name, Negi has taken to referring to her as "Poyo" after her [[Verbal Tic]].
* Tamahome from ''[[Fushigi Yuugi (Manga)|Fushigi Yuugi]]'' has been known as "Obake-chan" since childhood because of his markings. [[Berserk Button|Don't call him that, though]].
* In ''[[Saki (Mangamanga)|Saki]]'', several characters start calling Saki "Rinshan-san" after she demonstrates her uncanny ability to win with Rinshan Kaihou<ref>Rinshan Kaihou is when you acquire all 4 copies of any one tile, then draw the winning tile ''immediately'' after you complete the set - a purely [[Luck-Based Mission]]</ref>.
* In ''[[Last Exile (Anime)|Last Exile]]'', Dio calls Claus "Immelman" after his trademark piloting maneuver.
* ''[[Lucky Star (Manga)|Lucky Star]]'' plays with this one. Tsukasa calls Konata and Miyuki Kona-chan and Yuki-chan respectively. (Fairly normal.) Also, Konata tries to come up with a nickname for Kagami. Tsukasa mentions that an alternate reading for Kagami's name kanji is "Kyou", so Konata calls Kagami "Kyou-chan". That embarrasses/pisses of Kagami, and when Konata asks what she can call Kagami, Kagami's suggestion is to call her Kagami-sama (roughly translates as "The Great Kagami"). [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Naturally, this backfires when Konata actually does it.]] Kagami is so embarrassed that she asks Konata to stop, ''please, for the love of God''.
* In ''[[Dragon Ball (Manga)|Dragon Ball]]'', Goku comes up with the nickname "Eighter" ("Hatchan" in Japan), because apparently "Android Number Eight" (Or "Jinzouningen Hachi-gou" in Japanese) is too hard for him to say.
* In ''[[K-On! (Manga)|K-On!]]'', Yui refers to her friends as, Azusa; Azunyan ([[Moe]] cat ears), Ritsu; Ricchan, and Tsumugi; Mugi. She probably would have given Mio a nickname if her name wasn't already short enough.
* Fay in ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle (Manga)|Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' uses a lot of nicknames for Kurogane (Kuro-sama, Kuro-rin, Kuro-tan, Kuro-wanwan, Kuro-daddy and ''many'' more), much to the latter's annoyance.
* ''[[Macross Frontier (Anime)|Macross Frontier]]'' has a few, the most notable one is [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|Alto-hime]], or just "Hime" (Japanese for "Princess"). [[Berserk Button|He doesn't like it.]]
** Sheryl Nome's is "The Galactic Fairy"
** Ranka Lee's is "Super Dimension Cinderella"
* ''[[Durarara (Light Novel)|Durarara]]'' fans are fond of making use of [[The Nicknamer|Izaya]]'s infantilizing nicknames for his "friends" -- therefore, Shizuo and Kadota find themselves called Shizu-chan (or its loose translation Shizzy) and Dotachin quite a bit outside of the series proper.
* In ''[[Chrome Shelled Regios (Anime)|Chrome Shelled Regios]]'', Layfon is nicknamed "Layton" by a trio of girls he meets, because it's apparently easier to pronounce. Felli gets jealous when she hears this and decides to call him "Fon-fon". When Layfon objects, she [[Crowning Moment of Funny|runs through several variations of nicknames ("Lay-kun, Lay-chan, Lay-cchi, Senko no Lay...")]] before he finally just accepts Fon-fon.
* In ''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula (Anime)|Future GPX Cyber Formula]]'', Ryouhei Sumi is called "Pei". Likewise, Miki has been called "Chief" by Ryouhei due to her being the chief mechanic for the first 3 series.
* ''[[Rurouni Kenshin (Anime)|Rurouni Kenshin]]'' - Perhaps as a nod to the author's own liking for [[The Shinsengumi]], Yahiko posits "Kenshin-gumi" for Kenshin's [[True Companions]] very early in the series.
* [[Moe Anthropomorphism|Prussia]] in ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' calls his brother Germany "West". Also, Poland calls his [[Heterosexual Life Partner]] Lithuania "Liet" (which is a shortening of "Lietuva", the Lithuanian name for, well, Lithuania).
* Half the main cast of ''[[Paradise Kiss (Manga)|Paradise Kiss]]''. Daisuke chooses the name "Isabella", partly to express her gender identity, and also because she apparently has a thing for European names. She imposes the name "Sebastian" on her servant Ueda, she probably inspired Jọuji to spell his name "George" (if not the other way around) and she calls Yukari "Carrie", but that's a nickname for her ''other'' nickname "Caroline", given by Miwako for no discernible reason.
* In ''[[Detective Conan (Manga)|Detective Conan]]'' Kogoro Mouri is widely known as "Sleeping Kogoro," due to the sleeping posture when he solves cases. This is, in fact, the effect of Conan's using [[Instant Sedation]] needles on him and using a voice changer to imitate Kogoro's voice.
* Sasamoto-sensei in ''[[GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class (Manga)|GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class]]'' was known by her students as "[[Japanese Honorifics|Tono]]-sensei," due to an [[In -Universe]] application of [[Memetic Badass]].
** Miyabi Oomichi, is known as "Professor"; and played up to near-[[Only Known Byby Their Nickname]] levels.
* Zafira of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' often is called "Zaffy" by Vivio.
* In ''[[Bakuman｡ (Manga)|Bakuman｡]]'', Nanamine gets the nickname "Usomine" (typically translated as "Liarmine") from his contributors after they suspect, correctly, that he's lying to them about {{spoiler|how badly his series is doing in the rankings}}.
** Also Mashiro's middle school colleagues often call him "Saikou", which is an [[Alternate Character Reading|alternate reading]] of his name "Moritaka". When Takagi starts to use this nickname regularly, Mashiro starts calling Takagi "Shuujin", which is an alternate reading of Takagi's name "Akito".
* In ''[[Tiger and Bunny (Anime)|Tiger and Bunny]]'', Kotetsu immediately takes to calling Barnaby "Bunny" after their first outing as a superhero duo. [[Because you hop about and have long ears (referring to the antennae on Barnaby's PoweredArmour) like a cute little rabbit!]] At first he just does it to annoy Barnaby, but it becomes an affectionate nickname once he starts to acknowledge him as his partner.
* Merry Nightmare from ''[[Yumekui Merry (Manga)|Yumekui Merry]]'' is also known as, well... [[Character Title|Yumekui/Dream Eater Merry]].
* In ''[[To Aru Majutsu no Index (Anime)|To Aru Majutsu no Index]]'', Touma gives [[Shock and Awe|Misaka Mikoto]] the nickname Biri Biri, which is the Japanese onomatopoeia for an electrical discharge.
* ''[[The World God Only Knows (Manga)|The World God Only Knows]]''' Keima, ''very'' well-known among gamers he's known as "The Capturing [[A God Am I|God]]," was also predictably nicknamed "[[Otaku|ota]][[Megane]]" by his [[Real Life]] classmates. [[Crunchyroll]]'s subs translated it to "dweeb," which is culturally accurate, if a bit lacking in creativity.
* Ami and Mami have one for almost everyone on the main cast in the anime version of ''[[The Idolmaster (Animeanime)|THE iDOLM@STER]]''.
* In ''[[Black Butler (Manga)|Black Butler]]'', Grell gives Sebastian the punny and flirtatious nickname of "Sebas-chan" in the Japanese version. In the dub, she goes with "Bassy".
* ''[[Harlem Beat]]'': Mizuki calls Naruse “Narucho”, Sawamura calls Kiriko “Witch” and Kobayashi “Umbrella Guy” (based on the image of aloof umbrella maker during [[Jidai Geki]]), Takao nicknamed Kobayashi as “Musashi” for his samurai-esque attitude, [[Scary Black Man|Zukeran Tetsuya]] from Kyan was often called “Kemp” for his resemblance to Shawn Kemp, [[Those Two Guys|Those Three Guys]] from Threemen’s Hoop only known by their nicknames.
 
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** Harley Quinn, in turn, calls Joker "Puddin'" and "Mr. J".
** Ra's Al Ghul calls Batman "Detective", while his daughter Talia (until recently) called him "Beloved".
* [[Lois Lane]] calls [[Superman (Comic Book)|Clark Kent]] "Smallville", probably meaning he's a hick by referencing his small hometown.
* Wendy Watson of ''[[The Middleman (TV)|The Middleman]]'' has the nicknames "Dub-Dub" and "Dubbie" (plus the various insults Ida slings in her general direction). And Lacey has her fair share of nicknames for the Middleman himself.
* [[Spider-Man]] has about a dozen of these, such as "web-head", "web-slinger", and "wall-crawler".
** His girlfriends frequently called him "Petey", although MJ is well-known for calling him "Tiger". In the 1970s she sometimes also called him "Browneyes".
*** Other Spider-Man nicknames include "JJJ" for J. Jonah Jameson, "MJ" for Mary Jane, "Robbie" for Joe Robertson, "Doc Ock" for Doctor Octopus, "[[Only Known Byby Their Nickname|Flash]]" for Eugene Thompson, and "Mayday" for [[Spider-Girl (Comic Book)|Spidey's alternate-reality daughter May]].
* Some nicknames from [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]]: [[Iron Man]] is "Shellhead", [[The Mighty Thor]] is "Goldilocks", the [[Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|Incredible Hulk]] sometimes is "Jade-Jaws", [[Captain America]] is "Cap" or "Winghead".
* [[Daredevil]] is "Hornhead".
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** Banshee: "Irish" (by Wolverine)
** Shadowcat is "Kitty", "Kate" (in stories set in the future), "Kitten" (by Storm), "Katya" (by Colossus), "Kätzchen" (by Nightcrawler), "Punkin"(by Wolverine), and sometimes "Cat"
** [[Only Known Byby Their Nickname|Rogue]]: The fact that "Rogue" was originally her childhood nickname may explain why there aren't that many other frequently used nicknames, although she has been referred to as "Red" and "River-Rat" occasionally.
** Phoenix II (Rachel): "Red", "Ray"
** [[Dazzler]]: "Lightengale" (mostly by Rogue), but usually "Ali" (short for Alison) or "Dazz"
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* Doctor Sivana dubbed [[Shazam|Captain Marvel]] "the Big Red Cheese".
* [[Green Arrow]] has been known to call [[Black Canary]] "Pretty Bird" whenever they were dating.
* [[Judge Dredd (Comic Bookcomics)|Judge Dredd]] is often referred to by other characters as "Old Stonyface".
* ''[[Bookhunter]]'': "Kettle Stitch" is the Library Police's nickname for the book thief they're hunting; so called because their high-quality forgery (left behind to hide the fact that the theft occurred at all) used a kettle stitch to bind the leaflets, rather than the common catch stitch.
 
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== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[The Blind Side]]'': "Big Mike" for the main character, Michael.
* ''[[Monty PythonsPython's Life of Brian]]'' has a subversion. Everyone thinks "Mr. Big Nose" is the man's nickname... but it's actually his real name.
* In ''[[Cars (Animation)|Cars]]'', Sally nicknames Lightning "Stickers," because like [[Real Life]] racing cars, he has no headlights, just stickers. It starts out derisive, but eventually becomes an [[Insult of Endearment]].
* In ''[[Ponyo Onon the Cliff By The Sea (Anime)|Ponyo Onby the Cliff By The Sea]]'', "Ponyo" is just a nickname Sousuke gives to the titular fish. Her real name is Brunhilde. Her dad is none too happy about the way she prefers "Ponyo" over "Brunhilde..."
* ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven (Film)|All Dogs Go to Heaven]]'': Charlie calls Anne-Marie "Squeaker" after she keeps him awake with the squeaking of her bed.
* In ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Film)|The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'', [[Tim Curry|Dr. Frank N Furter]] is called by his nickname "Frankie" by various characters throughout the film.
* In the [[Star Wars]] movies and the expanded universe, droids often get called by a nickname based on their number and initials said as one word. Por Ejemplo: R2-D2 and C3P0 are called "Artoo" and "Threepio" respectively.
** Han Solo in particular has a habit of assigning nicknames (though admittedly not particularly clever ones). He frequently refers to his companions in the first movie as "Kid" (Luke), "Princess" (Leia), and "Goldenrod" (C3-P0).
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'''Dick Hallorann:''' ...Well, I guess I probably heard you call him that.<br />
'''Wendy Torrance:''' ...Well, it's possible, but I honestly don't remember calling him that since we've been with you. }}
* In ''[[Iron Man (Filmfilm)|Iron Man 2]]'', the term 'Hammeroids' is used by Tony Stark to refer to Justin Hammer's drones, and it's become so popular that it's become often confused as a [[Fan Nickname]].
* ''[[Dumbo (Disney)|Dumbo]]'': "Dumbo" is a mean nickname given to a large eared baby elephant whose true name is Jumbo Jr. (Most people do not realize this and the movie title itself uses the Nickname)
* ''[[The Little Rascals]]'' series: Just about every boy had a nickname.
** Some became so identified with their characters that their nicknames followed them in life; i.e., Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, George "Spanky" McFarlane, etc.
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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 [[Everything's Better Withwith Bob|Bob]], the air spirit Harry keeps in a skull: in ''Dead Beat,'' we find out just how much of Bob's genial and helpful personality is a result of being in Harry's service as opposed to that of someone more serious and less ethical.
*** 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.]]
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** Also, Harold "Hawk" Lauder, Donald Merwin Elbert who goes by Trashcan man or simply Trash, and "Mother" Abigail Freemantle.
* In Janet Evanovich's ''[[Stephanie Plum]]'' series, Ranger calls Stephanie "Babe", though it's always with affection (and occasional [[Stuff Blowing Up|amusement]]). Morelli calls her "Cupcake", probably more frequently than he uses her actual name.
* In [[LML. M. Montgomery]]'s ''[[Anne of Green Gables (Literature)|Anne of Green Gables]]'' series has a few. Gilbert and Anne have nicknames to each other; after their marriage, he calls her "Anne-girl", while she calls him "Gil". Their oldest son James is called Jem; their twins Anne and Diana are nicknamed Di and Nan, and their youngest daughter Bertha Marilla is nicknamed Rilla. Her brother, Walter, calls her "Rilla-my-Rilla", a play on her middle name. This nickname is eventually adopted and used by her crush {{spoiler|later, fiance}}, Kenneth Ford.
* P8 Blue of the [[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]] is known by the nickname "Pattie". In fact, most members of her race have a nickname - B6 Blue, for instance, is "Bishop" and Z4 Blue is "Ziff".
* In ''[[Crysis (Video Gameseries)|Crysis]]: Legion'', Alcatraz calls the [[Private Military Contractors|CELL troops]] "CELLulites".
* Karl May lived by this trope, for instance in the stories set in the American West, most of the ''Westmänner'' (Westmen) go by their colourful nicknames, not their real ones, for instance [[Author Avatar|Old Shatterhand]], Old Surehand, Old Firehand, Old Death, Old Wabble, Gunstick-Uncle, and Tante Droll ("Aunt Droll").
* Kim in [[Rudyard Kipling]]'s novel is known in Lahore as the Little Friend of All the World.
* Jenna and Septimus in ''[[Septimus Heap (Literature)|Septimus Heap]]'' call each other Jen and Sep, respectively.
 
 
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Lost (TV)|Lost]]'' has lots and lots of these, thanks to Sawyer.
** There's also The Others for the people who live on the island. What they call themselves is never revealed.
* Doctor Cox in ''[[Scrubs (TV)|Scrubs]]'' has nicknames for almost everybody: Elliot is Barbie, Turk is Gandi, Kelso is Bobbo, Doug is Nervous Guy or Pee Pants, and JD is either "Newbie" or whatever girl's name he can think of. Carla, who was his only friend at the beginning of the series, is the only one he doesn't nickname.
** ''Everyone'' at Sacred Heart seems to have a nickname for at least one other person. Carla calls JD "Bambi", Turk and JD call each other "Chocolate Bear" (or Brown Bear) and "Vanilla Bear", The Janitor calls Elliot "Blonde Doctor", Cox "Mean Doctor", Carla "Scary Nurse Lady" and Turk "Bald Black Doctor", Kelso calls Turk "Dr. Turkleton" (which is really more of a misunderstanding than a nickname, but...), and then there's Snoop Dog Intern/Resident/Attending (depending on the season), Colonel Doctor ...
** No "Laverneagain"?
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* Captain Slow, Jezza, and the Hamster on ''[[Top Gear]]''.
* Ellie calls Laurie "Jellybean" all the time on ''[[Cougar Town]]''. It is ''not'' a term of endearment.
* Thirteen, on ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''.
** Can't forget Amber "Cutthroat Bitch" Volakis.
* In ''[[The X-Files (TV)|The X-Files]]'', Mulder, by others in the FBI, is known as "Spooky" Mulder, though not originally for his work in the paranormal. Originally, the nickname referred to Mulder's incredible profiling skills when he was in the Academy, and when he worked in the VCU.
** And let's not forget the nickname the FBI gave Scully after she started working with Mulder: "Mrs. Spooky."
* Bones... both [[Bones|Dr. Temperance Brennan]] and [[Star Trek|Dr. Leonard McCoy]].
* [[Life On Mars|Gene]] [[Ashes to Ashes|Hunt]] calls Alex Drake "Bolly", "Bols", or "Lady B", short for [[Licensed Sexist|"Bollinger Knickers"]].
** He rarely, if ever, used Sam Tyler's name, referring to him as "Gladys", "Dorothy", "Marjorie", "Doris", and "Boy Wonder", among ''many'' others.
* [[Stargate Universe (TV)|Eli Wallace]] seems to have picked up "Math Boy".
* The hosts and mad scientists had new nicknames for each other nearly every episode on ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV)|MST3k]]''.
{{quote| '''Mike Nelson:''' What's up, Mother-of-Pearl?<br />
'''Pearl Forrester:''' I give the nicknames around here Nel... son. }}
** Pearl called Crow "Art", which was actually an [[In Joke]] based on a fan letter to the show.
** TV's Frank called Dr. Clayton Forrester "Steve" for no particular reason at all. There was massive debate among MSTies over whether it was some obscure pop culture reference until [[Word of God]] from Frank Conniff confirmed that it was just a random gag.
* On ''[[Homicide Life On the Street (TV)|Homicide: Life On the Street]]'' Stanley Bolander was universally known as "Big Man" and everyone called Lt Giardello "Gee." The latter might seem like a simple contraction of his surname, but it actually came from what he said on his first murder scene.
* The Doctor from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' was known as "Theta Sigma" or "Good Old Thete" by his schoolfriends, apparently after his exam results. Also, Donna called him Spaceman, because he is [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|a man from Space]]...
** Ace (a companion of his [[The Nth Doctor|seventh incarnation]]) had a tendency to call him "Professor".
* Sisko on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' calls Jadzia Dax "Old Man" as the previous Dax host (Curzon) was an old friend and mentor.
** Also, everyone calls Odo 'Constable.'
* Q often calls the French [[Star Trek: theThe Next Generation|Picard]] 'mon capitaine' and the female [[Star Trek: Voyager|Janeway]] 'Madame Captain.'
* Justin from ''[[Queer Asas Folk]]'' is called ''Sunshine'' by Debbie, and sometimes Brian.
* The characters of ''[[Saved Byby the Bell]]'' have a few nicknames for each other. Slater calls Zack "preppie" and Jesse "mama". Jesse occasionally refers to him as "papa".
* The characters in ''[[Friends (TV)|Friends]]'' generally shorten the others' names into nicknames such as Phoebe = Pheebs, Rachel = Rach, Joey = Joe and Monica = Mon. Ross and Chandler don't get this though.
* 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 ''[[M*A*S*H (TV)|Mash]]'' have nicknames. Ben "Hawkeye" Pierce came with his when he arrived in the unit; his father gave it to him, after ''[[The Last of the Mohicans (Literature)|The Last of the Mohicans]]''. Walter O'Reilly became "Radar" because of his extraordinary ability to detect arriving helicopters and anticipate the needs/whims of his supervisor.
** 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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* In ''[[Fringe]]'', Walter refers to his [[Alternate Universe]] counterpart as "Walternate".
** See also: "Fauxlivia."
* On ''[[Seinfeld (TV)|Seinfeld]]'', Jerry and Elaine sometimes called each other Lainie and Jerome, usually when they were teasing the other person.
* In ''[[Married... Withwith Children]]'' Al often calls Kelly "Pumpkin".
* In ''[[All in The Family]]'', Archie calls Gloria "little girl" and (less affectionately) calls Mike "Meathead". Mike often calls him "Arch".
* On ''[[NCIS (TV)|NCIS]]'', DiNozzo has [[The Nicknamer|an endless string of names]] for McGee based on his last name, such as McGoogle, as well as "Probie." Other members of the cast sometimes call McGee "Elf Lord," because of his online gaming hobby.
** Abby occasionally addresses Jenny Shepard as "Madam Director."
** And of course, there's Gibbs' common nickname for Abby - "Abbs."
* On ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', Hiro Nakamura doesn't seem capable of seeing Nathan Petrelli without punching his fists in the air and shouting [[Running Gag|"FLYING-MAN!!!"]].
* On ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', Garcia has nicknames for everyone, not to mention Morgan's nicknames for Garcia. Morgan also has the tendency to call Reid 'kid' or occasionally 'Pretty Boy'. Additionally, JJ is 'the only person who ever calls [Reid] "Spence"'.
** Just a note: although this is sometimes contested, Morgan actually does call Reid 'Pretty Boy' on the show. (The Fisher King)
* In ''[[Kamen Rider Fourze (TV)|Kamen Rider Fourze]]'', school principal Hayami refers to teacher Sonoda as "puppy"; {{spoiler|she was the Canis Minor Zodiarts and his protege before she evolved into Scorpio and joined him as a [[Co Dragon]].}}
* On ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' Dean throws around nicknames a lot, but the most important one was 'Cas,' which came to denote the whole separate identity the angel Castiel developed as he bonded with humans, rebelled against Heaven, and sought to stop the Apocalypse. The name caught on in fandom on Castiel's first appearance.
** Sam's hallucination of Lucifer, while providing Sam's side of the conversation, recently referred to himself as 'Lucy.' He was always a very..laid-back being, but the longer he's Sam's hallucination the more goofy and petulant he gets.
* On ''[[The Amazing Race]]'', some team nicknames become so prominent that they're used in place of the team's actual names by the other racers. This includes [[Ironic Nickname|The Guidos]] (Bill & Joe, Seasons 1 & 11), The Clowns (Jon & Al, Season 4), Mirna & Schmirna (Charla & Mirna, Seasons 5 & 11), The Hippies (BJ & Tyler, Season 9), The Beauty Queens (Dustin & Kandice, Seasons 10 & 11), The Goths (Kynt & Vyxsin, Seasons 12 & 18), [[Portmanteau Couple Name|Dandrew]] (Dan & Andrew, Season 13), and The Cowboys (Jet & Cord, Seasons 16 & 18).
* On ''[[NYC 22 (TV)|NYC 22]]'' four of the main cast have these starting from day one. Best one, though, is the rookies' Field Training Officer, Sgt. Daniel Dean, who really hates being called "Yoda".
* On ''[[Stargate SG -1]]'', Jack O'Neill often calls [[Puppeteer Parasite|Goa'uld symbiotes]] "snakes". Except for Teal'c's, which got the nickname "Junior".
 
 
== [[Newspaper Strips]] ==
* ''[[Peanuts (Comic Strip)|Peanuts]]'' has "Sweet Baboo", Sally's puppy love nickname for Linus. [[My Name Is Not Durwood|Linus is not amused.]]
** Sally also refers to her big brother Charlie Brown as... 'Big Brother.'
** 'Peppermint' Patty calls Charlie Brown "Chuck" and Lucy "Lucille." There is also '[[Only Known Byby Their Nickname|Pigpen]]'.
** Charlie Brown is 'that round-headed kid' to Snoopy and 'Charles' to Marcie.
* In his younger days, Michael Patterson of ''[[For Better or For Worse (Comic Strip)|For Better or For Worse]]'' referred to his sister Elizabeth as "Lizardbreath."
* Bucky Katt gives out malicious and hostile nicknames to virtually every other character in ''[[Get Fuzzy (Comic Strip)|Get Fuzzy]]''.
 
 
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* ''The Jimmy Durante Show'': During the 1940s, a sexually provocative character was named "Hotbreath" Houlihan.
** "Hotbreath" was played by Florence Halop, who replaced Selma Diamond on ''[[Night Court]]'' about forty years later. (You wouldn't think it to look at her on ''Night Court'', but she could really sell the sexy voice on radio when she was in her twenties.)
** "Hotbreath's" nickname may have been the inspiration for the similarly nicknamed character Margaret "Hotlips" Houlihan in ''[[MashM*A*S*H (Filmfilm)|Mash]]''.
* ''The Aldrich Family'': In the radio and film series, some of the schoolmates of adolescent (and adenoidal) lead character Henry Aldrich had nicknames:
** Basil "Dizzy" Stevens, Henry's best friend during the first few seasons;
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Dr. Ivo Robotnik from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' series is usually known by his nickname (and, in Japan, original name) Dr. Eggman nowadays.
* Neku in ''[[The World Ends With You (Video Game)|The World Ends With You]]'' gets called "'phones" because of his [[Headphones Equal Isolation|headphones (and what they imply)]]. Neku refers to Minamimoto as "the Grim Heaper". Beat calls Kariya and Uzuki "lollipop" and "pinky", respectively. Many castmembers (and players) call Hanekoma "Mr. H", and Kitaniji gets called "shades".
** 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.
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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-Coded for Your Convenience|color-coded]] nicknames are based on the [[This Is Your Premise Onon Drugs]] bonus chapter, Another Day. Shiki is Green (for [[Green-Eyed Monster|obvious reasons]]), Beat is Yellow, Joshua is Pink (for [[Ambiguously Gay|even more obvious reasons]]), etc.
** 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: MajorasMajora's 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".
** In ''[[Poke Park Wii (Video Game)|Poke Park Wii]]'', the main character is a technically nameless Pikachu, but the Pokemon of the Lava Zone nickname him Lightning Strike.
* "[[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).
** Alongside [[Only Known Byby Their Nickname]], [[Super Robot Wars Alpha|Brooklyn Luckfield and Ricarla Borgnine]] are called "Bullet" and "Carla", respectively. For Bullet, he prefers people address him that way; for Carla, virtually no one calls her "Ricarla".
** To emphasize the [[True Companions]] aspect and camaraderie between them, a few characters are addressed as simply as possible, such as [[Super Robot Wars Alpha|Ryusei "Ryu" Date, Raidiese F. "Rai" Branstein, Yuuki "Yuu" Jaggar]], [[Super Robot Wars 4|Irmgult "Irm" Kazahara]] and [[Super Robot Wars Original Generation|Latooni "Lat" Subota]]. The subversion is [[Super Robot Wars 2|Masaki "Masa" Andoh]], whom Excellen coins, because [[My Name Is Not Durwood|he doesn't like to be called that]].
* In ''[[Halo (Video Gameseries)|Halo]]'', all of the Spartans earn the nickname [[Names to Run From Really Fast|"Demon"]] from the Elites after [[Earn Your Title|opening countless daring, death defying cans of whoopass]] all over the Covenant.
* 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-Kohai|senpai]] is easily an [[Japanese Honorifics|honorific]] for the [[Persona 4]] main character, he is called 'Sensei' by Teddie simply for his coolness factor. His [[The Lancer|Lancer]] Yosuke calls him "Partner".
* 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 (Videovideo Gamegame)|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.''}}
* Dr. Herbert Higginbotham from ''[[Little Big Planet]] 2'' is also known as "Halitosis Herbert".
* Subverted by Otacon and Solid Snake in the ''[[Metal Gear Solid (Video Game)|Metal Gear Solid]]'' games. Most everyone uses those names for them, as they are their official code names. The depth of their friendship is shown in the fact that they sometimes refer to each other by their ''real names'' -- Hal and Dave, respectively.
* [[Professor Layton]] has minor nicknames for the two kids in his life. His apprentice, Luke, is often "my boy," while his adopted daughter Flora is the only person he ever addresses as "dear."
* Lord Alden from ''[[Vanguard Bandits]]'' has earned the nickname Ice Wolf for his powerful ice-based [[A Mech Byby Any Other Name|ATAC]], ruling over the coldest land on the continent and cool demeanor in combat.
* In ''[[Mortal Kombat 9 (Video Game)|Mortal Kombat 9]]'', Nightwolf (one of the few spiritually aware Earthrealm dwellers; he's apparently communed with thunder god Raiden a few times in the past) occasionally refers to Raiden as [[All Myths Are True|Haokah, the spirit of thunder and lightning in Lakota mythology.]]
* Vert/Green Heart from ''[[Hyperdimension Neptunia]]'' earns the nickname "Thunder Tits" from Blanc/White Heart in the game's intro sequence.
** The main heroine, Neptune/Purple Heart, is called "Nep-Nep".
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== Visual Novels ==
* ''Infinity'' series:
** In ''[[Ever 17 (Visual Novel)|Ever 17]]'', Sara calls her friend Tanaka You "Nakkyu", and You calls Sara "Mayo". Additionally, Coco uses "Takepyon", "Tsugumin", and "Shou-chan" for Takeshi, Tsugumi, and the Kid <ref>aka. ''Shounen'' in the original Japanese version, whereas the english version has her use "Kiddo" as a nickname instead.</ref>.
** In ''[[Remember 11 (Visual Novel)|Remember 11]]'', Yuni refers to Kokoro as "Kokoron", and Lin as "Tobilin".
* Nick and Edgey are Larry Butz's nicknames for [[Ace Attorney (Visual Novel)|Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth]], respectively. Mia catches onto "Nick", and {{spoiler|when she dies}}, she passes it on to Maya, whose use of it inspires Pearl to call him "Mr. Nick". Edgeworth, on the other extreme, is rarely called by his nickname, and rarer still by his first name.
** And there's Damon Gant, who calls them "Wright-O" and "Worthy", and the Judge "Udgey". And Godot, who calls Nick "Mr. Trite."
** Phoenix is also called Feenie by his college girlfriend Dahlia. {{spoiler|And her twin sister Iris, [[Twin Switch|the one he actually dated.]]}}
** Pearl gets called "Pearls" by Phoenix and "Pearly" by Maya. In the former case, it was because he couldn't bring himself to call her by her real name (she was too cute).
** As for Apollo Justice, he is sometimes called "Polly", but his most famous nickname is Klavier's "Herr Forehead".
* ''[[Maji Dede Watashi Nini Koi Shinasai (Visual Novel)!|Maji De Watashi Ni Koi Shinasai]]'': Kazuko is called Wanko by just about everyone, and the producers often refer to her by the latter name instead. "Wan" is the Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound a dog makes, but the obvious [[Embarrassing Nickname]] conceals a [[Stealth Pun]] - the "Kazu" in "Kazuko" is written as the Japanese kanji for "one", hence "one-ko".
 
 
== Web Original ==
* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series (Web Video)|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]'', Marik calls Yugi Binky-Boy.
* 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.
* In ''[[Darwin's Soldiers (Roleplay)|Darwins Soldiers]]'', whenever Aimee is out of earshot Shelton calls her "psycho fox lady".
* ''[[Red vs. Blue (Machinima)|Red vs. Blue]]'' characters usually address Freelancers with a shortened version of their callsign. Thus, Freelancer Texas is called "Tex" [[Viewer Gender Confusion|(despite being female)]], Washington is called "Wash", and New York is just "York".
** When [[Cloudcuckoolander|Caboose]] has to deal with Private Donut, he can only seem to remember the other's name as [Military Rank] + [Pastry], leading to a series of nicknames like "Private McMuffin" and "Major Cinnamon Bun".
*** Need we forget "Commander Pop-'n-Fresh"?
* In ''[[Our Little Adventure (Webcomic)|Our Little Adventure]]'', Rocky tends to nickname people. He nicknamed Angelika "Bitch Girl" and dubbed Pauline "Beast Bitch."
* The ''[[Downfall (Filmfilm)|Downfall]]'' meme has a bunch of both this an [[Fan Nickname|Fan nicknames]], but the one most popular in-series nickname belongs to Joseph Goebbels, who is often addressed as "Skeletor" because he is (or at least he is shown in the movie ''Downfall'' to be) extremely pale and thin, which many characters believe makes him look half-dead.
* In [[LIS_DEAD]], Dramatic Detective and Mysterious Mr. M will call each other DD and M respectively most of the time.
 
 
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* [[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.
* In ''[[All Grown Up]]'', Tommy, Chuckie, and Dil all call each other by the initial of their first name (T, C, D). Phil does this as well though nobody calls him P.
* Skipper from ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar (Animation)|The Penguins of Madagascar]]'' calls King Julien "Ringtail" and Mort "Sad-eyes".
* Colleen from ''[[Road Rovers (Animation)|Road Rovers]]'' calls Hunter "Hunty-wunty" and gives Blitz various silly nicknames like "Chester Chubbycheeks" and "Stuffington Fluffypants" ("Fluffy" for short).
* "[[Distressed Damsel|Danger-Prone Daphne]]" of ''[[Scooby Doo]]''.
* On ''[[Daria (Animation)|Daria]],'' practically everyone calls Michael Mackenzie "Mack." One exception is his best friend [[The Ditz|Kevin]], who calls him "Mack-Daddy." [[My Name Is Not Durwood|Mack finds that one rather annoying]].
** Another example is Charles "Upchuck" Ruttheimer III.
** There is also the Lane siblings' [[Affectionate Nickname]] for their youngest sister "Janie."
* In ''[[Recess]]'', the gang sometimes refer to Gretchen as "Gretch" and Spinelli as "Spin".
** T.J. always goes by his nickname (his full name is Theodore Jasper Detweiler), but even his nickname has a nickname: he's often referred to as "Teej".
* ''[[X-Men: Evolution (Animation)|X-Men Evolution]]'' had Kurt refer to himself as "Fuzzy Blue Elf"; others adapted to this and also developed deviations such as "Blue Boy" and "The Fuzzy One."
** 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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