My dh grew up in Oakland CA & I grew up in Michigan so we just went by "normal" nicknames - Larry for Lawrence & Jan for Janet. However, we met in TX so one day as as joke I referred to him as Larry Bill (his name is Lawrence William). 32 yrs later I still call him Larry Bill & that is how he signs notes to me. The 1st time his mom heard me call him that she thought it was the strangest thing she had ever heard!