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Nicknames

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I am used to names like น้อย นิด หมู แดง etc. but now I am coming across longer names.

ข้าวโอ๊ต and หมูแฮ็ม so far.

I was introduced to ต้นข้าว and am still not sure if it is his real name or not.

Do you know anyone with a similar lengthy nickname?

 

 

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Even it sounds weird to Thai traditional name, modern urban Thais can accept it. So, yes it is a modern Thai name/nickname.

Some actors/celebs also have name such as "รถเมล์, แกงส้ม". What do you think ?

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When I first met หมูแฮม I was surprised, feeling that nicknames should be short and snappy but they are like other names they get shortened in use.
(I have taken ๊ from แฮม because I saw it written somewhere like that recently. ) I have an aquaintance called ‘Nice’ comes out as นัยซ์ but thinking of replicating the English I was fudgeing as นัยเซอ or นัยซะ for some time.



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I have a feeling that the more syllable Thai nicknames have, the more it becomes: 'Stripper Names'

 

Had the pleasure of flying Nok Air the other day and all their hostess introduces themselves with a นก+their 2+syllables nicknames like:

นกน้ำหวาน

นกลิ้นจี่

นกข้าวต้ม

 

I don't think their parents call them by those names

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Would feminists mind if we called them ‘birds’?


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