What’s In a Name?

Over the course of my life I have been given a many variety of nicknames, with most of them stemming from my ethnic sounding last name, Rineberg. I did not have this last name until I was 16 when I had it legally switched over from Cullinane. Although most of my nicknames have been given to me by close friends, I have also received nicknames from various peoples at different places of work. Apparently, I am very nicknamable and I got no problem with that. So, here is my long and distinguished list of nicknames:

1. Stretch – The 1st nickname I can recall; given to me by none other than fellow Babeler, Greg Molyneux. I had real bad stretchmarks when I was a kid.
2. Rinegold – Based on my last name; given to me in my homeroom class in HS; named after the cheap beer.
3. Rineburglar – Given to me at my 1st job out of college.
4. Rinechops Niger – Given to me by my friends; based off of the bird, Rynchops Niger.
5. Rubenstein – Given to me by my friends; this one should be easy to figure out.
6. Child – Given to me by fellow Babeler, Greg Molyneux for me always asking child-like questions, like what if questions?
7. Niger Puer – Latin for asking childlike questions, both this name and ‘Child’ were given to me at the same time.
8. The Rampaging Rabbi – Given to me at my current job by people who hardly know me; the explanation should be apparent.
9. Twilight Seamstress – Given to me by my close friends; based off of the video game, Zelda: Twilight Princess.
10. Jack-Off Slime Hands – Given to me by fellow Babeler, Jason Morgan. Whenever I play video games, whomever gets the controller after I have just played with it, will be disgusted by the sweat and warmth all over the controller.
11. Whoopi Jewberg – Haha. This one is a classic.
12. Goldfetus – Also I derivative of ‘Child’ and ‘Niger Puer’; the Gold resembles my Jewish name and fetus is what I was before I was a child.
13. Ignacious Childe – Given to me by fellow Babeler, Claire; again a derivative of ‘Child’.

I might have forgotten a couple of nicknames, but these are the names that I am called, on a fairly regular basis. They never get old and I find them funny and entertaining. Most of them are based on my last name, but some of them are just based on my personality and that is what makes all of these names so priceless. I am sure that a lot of other people have been given nicknames, so I encourage everyone to share.