We're sure there are more out there
than we have here and we will slowly add to our list for the
world to see.
SURNAME | NICKNAME |
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BACON | Crispy |
BAILEY | Beetles or Pearl |
BELL | Dinger or Daisy |
BENNETT | Wiggy |
BRAY | Donkey |
BROWN | Bomber |
CASSIDY | Hopalong |
CLARK | Nobby |
CRABB | Buster |
DAVEY | Jack |
DAY | Doris |
DONALD | Ducky |
FORD | Henry |
GALE | Windy |
GORDON | Flash |
GRANT | General |
GRAY | Dolly |
HAYES | Gabby |
HIGGINS | Henry |
HILL | Windy |
HOGAN | Ben or Hec |
HOLMES | Sherlock |
HUDSON | Rock |
JAMES | Jesse |
JONES | Spike or Casey |
KELLY | Ned |
KENNEDY | Crash |
KERR | Peggy |
KIRBY | Rip |
LANE | Shady or Lois |
LEACH, LEECH | Buck |
LEE | Dixie |
LEWINSKI | Monica |
LIVINGSTON | Doc |
MARSH | Swampy |
MARTIN | Pincher |
MILLER | Dusty |
MILLS | Timber |
MOORE | Pony |
MUNRO | Darby or Marilyn |
MURPHY | Spud |
O'NEILL | Peggy |
OAKLEY | Annie |
PARKER | Nosey |
PATTERSON | Banjo |
PAYNE | Whacker |
PERKINS | Polly |
RAY | Manta or Sting |
READ, REID | Pricky |
REYNOLDS | Debbie |
RHODES | Dusty |
ROGERS | Buck |
RYAN | Buck |
SMITH | Smouch |
SNOW | Frosty |
STEEL, STEELE | Rusty or Stainless |
TAYLOR | Squizzy |
TURNER | Topsy |
WATERS | Muddy |
WATSON | Doc |
WHITE | Knocker |
WILLIAMS | Bungy |
WILSON | Tug |
WINTERS | Shelley |
WITHERS | Googie |
WOOD | Timber |
WOODS | Slinger |
WRIGHT | Shiner |
In addition, there are some nicknames given to sailors which have no connection whatever to their surname but rather to their physique or some other quality. Some are:
NICKNAME | MEANING |
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Blue | A red-headed person |
Bones | A very slim - even skinny person "all skin & bones" |
Bones | A sickbay tiffy |
Curly | A curly-headed person |
Curly | Also, on the negative, a straight-haired person |
Dutchy | Of Dutch extraction or any Dutch name |
Lofty | A tall person |
Paddy | An Irishman |
Scottie | A Scotsman |
Shorty | A short person |
Slim or Splinter | A slim, usually also tall person |
Tubby | A somewhat overweight, usually also short person |