Originally Posted by redvette54
I sometimes wonder what my MIL was thinking, she named her oldest, Ricky and my hubby, Robie, (really said Robbie). Not bad names when they were kids, but seems odd as 50+ year old men.
I knew a man who got the nickname "Tookie" as a kid and it stuck with him his whole life.
Also in my DH's family there were 3 generations of "John"s - when the 4th came along they started calling him John-John - I predicted it would not last beyond his first school days, I was right. He is back to being John.