I never had one as a kid. I moved to Wales when I was 28. Not a move to make if anyone DOESN'T wand a nickname. I came out OK - from Jane Thomas to Sian Toronto. Could be worse.

I know a Dennis Gwallt Nice (lit. Nice Hair) whose hair grows in a natural marcelle wave. A Billy Torch, who works for the electricity board. A Wyn Bombs, who I firstly treated with caution thinking it might harken back to the holiday cottage burning years but apparently it refers to an unfortunate tendency towards flatulence.

Until recently we had a lot of Davids / Dafydds in our pub so we had Dai Tractor, Dai Collier, Dai Scaffold and Dai Dentist. We also have an Al Mynydd Mawr (Big Mountain) who's quite large and a Phil Ferret, who isn't.

I think, in Wales, you quite often grow into nicknames rather than out of them.

sian (toronto - or west wales)