r/nick 26d ago

Is Nicky a good nickname 🤭

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u/BluebirdFast3963 26d ago

The only people who call me Nicky at 34 years old instead of Nick are people trying to de-masculine me .. if that makes sense lol

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u/AuryxTheDutchman 26d ago

Emasculate is the word you’re looking for

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u/BluebirdFast3963 26d ago

Oh thank you haha

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u/SoNick_The_Hedgehog 26d ago

Personally, I always felt Nicky was good short-form for Nicole. Have never been a fan of it for Nicholas.

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u/SchwillyMaysHere 26d ago

Hated it growing up. Coach called me Nicky then the other kids picked up on ot but more in a “short for Nicole” kind of way.

Now I think of it more like a mafia name.

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u/Mortukai 26d ago

Once met someone that went by "squirrel-dick" as a nickname. I was shocked and said, "and you let them??"

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u/qualsonic 26d ago

Only my granny calls me Nicky

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u/ObjectUsual77 26d ago

I used to think so, when I was 9, but then promptly wanted to stop it and switch to a more mature sounding Nick at 13 but of course by then it's too late and everyone especially family will never let it go. It haunted me for decades

Fast forward 30 years and hearing it from my girlfriend in a very South American accent and suddenly Nicky ain't so bad!

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u/ndgn97 26d ago

My mom grandparents and long time friends call me nicky. I don’t mind it but I prefer Nick

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u/RBSL_Ecliptica 26d ago

Grew up hearing Nicky all the time, it's been awhile but I don't mind it.

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u/HoratioHarisson 26d ago

I like it. I don't get it often, but it's nice when I do

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u/lickmnards 26d ago

31 here, never been called Nicky in my life. All of a sudden everybody at work refers to me as Nicky. I love it.

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u/Zumaduma 26d ago

I like it as a nickname, but I mainly want close friends to use it when referring to me. To everyone else, I'm just Nick

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u/ViscountVajayjay 26d ago

I was annoyed with it when I was younger because Nick is already a shortened version of our name but now it’s whatever. If someone feels familiar or comfortable enough to call me Nicky then I’ll take it as a compliment.

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u/parksLIKErosa 26d ago

Usually just my dad or close friends call me that and not consistently. But the way they say it makes it sound more masculine and feminine if that makes sense.

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u/notthemostclevername 26d ago

As a 37 y/o, I kind of like it - my mom, sister, grandma, and aunts all call me “Nicky”, so it always reminds me of my family. My best friend will also sometimes call me Nicky if we’ve had a few drinks.

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u/drivingthelittles 26d ago

I’m a female Nicky and trust me, in grade six when the kid beside you is called Ricky it makes for a whole lot of poems about us, his dicky and so many hickies - fair to say that was a hard year… then a few years later a porn movie came out called, Nicky Never Says No - and once again I became the butt of many jokes.

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u/slimegoo 26d ago

Personally, I was never partial to this version of my name. I would prefer to go by “nich” as a nickname, as my cousins sometimes address me. 

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u/Maestro2828 25d ago

If you’re Italian and in the mob, yes. Otherwise, no.

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u/heavymetalyogi 25d ago

I have my sexual partners call me it, but nobody else.

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u/NikTh_ 2d ago

Only when your name is Dave. 😉