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Dad-Daughter nicknames?

happyidiot View Member Profile	30/08/2011, 12:21 AM Post #1
Posts: 1 Joined: 29-August 11
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Ok, so I'm 7 weeks in and it's time I officially adopt a cute 'Dad only' nickname for my daughter.... you know the type of nickname that old time 'cool' hollywood characters might have called their daughters, back before Michael Bay got his dirty hack mits on the movie industry! Honestly, I'm leaning toward 'Kiddo'... a bit tomboyish maybe but it has the right tone. Having said that I'm very open to suggestions, so fire away

newdaddy09 View Member Profile	30/08/2011, 08:02 AM Post #2
Posts: 28 Joined: 29-August 11 From: Sydney
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hahahaha - Michael Bay's mitts.. gold Somehow or other I landed on Bunny Rabbit for my daughter. My boy though, ended up with the always unimaginative mate. Sometimes its Maaaaaaaate, other times a very shrill MATE! Im sure for the past 6 months he thinks his name is 'beeeee caaaareful MATE!'

Moose85 View Member Profile	31/08/2011, 10:55 AM Post #3
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My son got squirt in the dirt or just squirt for a long time (still gets it sometimes), but mostly it's mate or boy now... lol... unimaginative I know... The new one, which is still cooking until Boxing Day (good planning or what lol)... it's possum so far... it might stick...

geckosrule View Member Profile	31/08/2011, 11:02 AM Post #4
Posts: 2,133 Joined: 28-March 11
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For as long as I can remember my Dad has always called me Alice. Don't really even know why. It's not my name and it's nothing even like my name but I like it and only he calls me that...no one else. A friend of mine when she was pregnant use to refer to the unborn baby as Bumpy, they both did. I thought it was cute.

rozziebonz View Member Profile	31/08/2011, 11:04 AM Post #5
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My Dad always did and sometimes still does call me possum. My husband calls our daughter (Chloe) all sorts of funny names depending on what she's doing. Sometimes it's Chlo the bo or Doey. sometimes it's just straight up butt head!! Our sons (Liam & Haden) get Bum (not sure how he got this one but it has stuck since he was a baby) and H-a-Messy. I think the Dad-Child nick name thing is really cute!!

Rumour has it.. View Member Profile	31/08/2011, 11:06 AM Post #6
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My dad calls me Shorty. (im the shortest in our family..) DP calls our DS Boof. (He really has a big head haha)

Nanaimo Girl View Member Profile	31/08/2011, 11:07 AM Post #7
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I was Fang until I was about 11 and then it changed to Moonface. I much preferred Fang!

Lulus mum View Member Profile	31/08/2011, 11:09 AM Post #8
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My dad always called me Bloss (actually still calls me bloss) My DH calls our girl Grub and has done so since the moment we knew she was cooking lol My BF gets called Froggie by her dad which i always thought was so cute.

spellfall View Member Profile	31/08/2011, 11:13 AM Post #9
Posts: 1,348 Joined: 5-November 09 From: Melbourne
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I sometimes get Petal or Petal Pie from my dad. Not so much anymore

bubmakes3 View Member Profile	31/08/2011, 11:16 AM Post #10
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My Dad has always called me Madamn - apparently I was a right little madamn as a toddler - its stuck now!

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