Nicknames
Permanent nicknames can be funny things, but when you get used to calling someone by such, it's hard to imagine them as anything else. For example, in college I knew a guy who went by "Ju-Ju" (or some spelling that was pronounced like that) because his sister couldn't say his name when he was born and he was a "Jr."
This came to mind recently because this week I noticed there is a pro golfer on the Nationwide Tour whose name is listed as Boo. Reading his profile revealed that he is nicknamed after Yogi's sidekick, Boo Boo Bear, but the profile does not indicate his birth name. His profile also indicates he went to high school with another Nationwide golfer whose name is listed as Bubba. Just to go a little further, there are actually two "Bubbas" on the Nationwide Tour.
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