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Origin/Meaning of usernames

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maydonoz Mon 19-Oct-20 14:18:49

Hi all
I sometimes ponder over the meaning of posters' usernames and thought it might be an interesting topic for a thread.
My own "maydonoz" is the Turkish word for parsley, to reflect my many years living in Turkey, previously and also enjoy cooking so use many herbs, including parsley.
Some of you may wish to share your username meaning too.

SkyBird Tue 20-Oct-20 11:09:28

Before retiring my DH was a pilot with BA. My name is a play on BA's call sign.

Quaver22 Tue 20-Oct-20 11:05:13

I love singing and I belong to a number of choirs. My birthday is on the 22 nd!

Unigran4 Tue 20-Oct-20 11:02:41

Not zi but I

Unigran4 Tue 20-Oct-20 11:01:52

After my first GC was born in 1999 I was so thrilled to be a Granny that ever after that, when asked my name by the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker, I would always reply "Granny". So many people call me Granny now that I wanted to be Universal Granny on here, but was told I couldn't have it, so shortened it. And zi have 4 GC

henetha Tue 20-Oct-20 11:00:25

I was brought up with lots of hens.

Chimaera Tue 20-Oct-20 10:59:22

My favourite car!

Froglady Tue 20-Oct-20 10:58:05

I just love frogs, both real and ornaments, etc!

Juicylucy Tue 20-Oct-20 10:53:33

When I done a phone update something happened, and I couldn’t sign in to gransnet I used to be Tessa101 ( my dogs name).
It wouldn’t let me use my old username. So i now use my CB name from years ago when I was about 20.

Tabby1cat Tue 20-Oct-20 10:51:20

Our cat is a tabby and that is also his name, my husband added the 1 when a password required a numeral.

Nannylovesshopping Tue 20-Oct-20 10:51:04

Because I do?

Riggie Tue 20-Oct-20 10:48:46

After what fans of my favourite band call themselves.

Will leave people to guess!!

LuckyFour Tue 20-Oct-20 10:46:54

Four grandchildren, and I am so lucky they are great.

Saggi Tue 20-Oct-20 10:45:46

....oh, and a reference to getting older maybe!

Saggi Tue 20-Oct-20 10:45:13

Birthday

fifeywifey Tue 20-Oct-20 10:44:54

Uncomplicated. I'm a wifey frae Fife.

Gagagran Tue 20-Oct-20 10:44:12

My dear old Mum suffered from vascular dementia towards the end of her long life and often used to say "I must be going gaga". She was always "Gran" to her grandchildren so I chose my name in honour of her.

Moggycuddler Tue 20-Oct-20 10:43:37

Luckylegs - my nickname at school was Sparrowlegs due to being skinny and having stick like legs. I've put on some weight over the years but I'm still pretty skinny at 64. As for user names, well, mine speaks for itself! I love cats and have several.

poshpaws Tue 20-Oct-20 10:42:34

My beloved late husband originally came from the West of Scotland, while I was brought up in Edinburgh - there's a friendly rivalry between East & West, where the West eg would say if you turned up at their door at 5pm " Come in and have yer dinner!" whilst the East was snotty and said " Come in - you'll have had your dinner?" Also we ran an animal rescue for 30 years, so his nickname for me was poshpaws as in posh and paws.

inishowen Tue 20-Oct-20 10:41:19

Mine is a scenic area in Ireland

Rosy2 Tue 20-Oct-20 10:41:01

Always had a rosy complexion and was told as a child personality

Ampersand Tue 20-Oct-20 10:39:26

A word I like the sound of & it's very useful

libra10 Tue 20-Oct-20 10:35:36

Mine is obvious - my birth sign.

TillyWhiz Tue 20-Oct-20 10:34:33

Tilly was a lovely old horse I used to look after and this was my pet name for her.

readsalot Tue 20-Oct-20 10:33:36

So many names I chose were taken so I came up with this, because I do. Another former GPO telephone operator here Hellogirl!

dragonfly46 Tue 20-Oct-20 10:30:47

I love dragonflies and had to add the year of my birth as it was already taken.