help with research needed, please!

[Sandra]

Hi, I'm Alexandra from Russia. I'm writing a paper for my English class and I need to research how teens create their nicknames in forums. How they choose the name, why, what it means - that kind of thing. Can you please please help me? I saw some awesome nicknames here! For example, my nick is just a shortened form of my name and the number of my school. You'll save my life with your posts! :)

[restricted NA]

i chose my name because im quiet shy like a oyster , i come out of my shell now and then and talk to people. haha good luck :)

[Sandra]

Thanks, oyster :-) You are my first ever reply!

[moon_lit_angel]

I chose mine because of my little angel in the sky who's lit by the moon..
well really when i see the moon at night i think of her

[Craig1995]

I chose mine coz I'd never be able to remember anything but my name :D

[Andymoto377]

yeah mine is kinda easy my name is Andrew I race motocross and my race number is 377 lol the funny thing is I don't go by Andy at all everyone calls me Andrew or Drew so I don't know why I put Andy there.

[anonymous53]

I chose mine because Amor means love in Latin, my WoW name turned into Amorenn. Which eventually got shorted to Amo and I have stuck with it for years.

[Spook]

Well, my old username was About.A.Girl which was named after the movie About A Boy, and I named myself that for no reason at all.

My username now, Animal Luverr...is because I love animals. Obviously.

Here's to help you more on your report: Often people will choose their usernames based on things they like, want to be, or past thought and experiences. Hope I helped. :)

[Dimitri]

I chose my name because honestly I hate my real name, I always thought I was more of a Levi than a Robert. It was that or either sunshine and that was taken duirng the time I joined. Plus I think Levi is an awesome name.

[restricted NA]

thanks, oyster :-) you are my first ever reply!

yay! :D

[Marky]

I chose my name after reading a lot of posts about teen sexuality. and im someone confused in that area. my usual nick name is marky13 because marky is a nickname i got and since most places the name marky3 is taken i just simply put a 1 in front of the 3

[Sandra]

Hope I helped. :)

Thank you so much! It helps a lot! Thanks to everyone! Please, write more! :-)

[Sandra]

I chose my name because honestly I hate my real name, I always thought I was more of a Levi than a Robert. It was that or either sunshine and that was taken duirng the time I joined. Plus I think Levi is an awesome name.

Yes, I think it IS awesome! What does it mean an where it comes, though? Is it anything to do with Levi Strauss? ;)

[Harley Quinn]

all of mine have been songs, apart from Night and my noob name which no one will say >.> :P

(Lovehatetragedy, Kryptonite, Heartkiller have been the songs)

[Kaius]

Mine was a personal meaning. Kai - Would've been my name had my parents been allowed to change it. Caius - Person of nature. Seeing as im an outdoorsy person it fit. So Yeah, Kaius.

[Belton21]

Well.. mine is my name Hunter and my middle name Belton it's easy to remember..lol

[Zazu]

I think I chose my current one because I saw a chequered flag in my room or something.

Most of my user names come from stuff I just see around me :)

[ShatteredWings]

all of mine have been songs, apart from Night and my noob name which no one will say >.> :P

(Lovehatetragedy, Kryptonite, Heartkiller have been the songs)

*ahem* Frogslegs, I believe?


Username has meaning to me.
Broken, trying to fly. Making it anyway

[Dimitri]

Yes, I think it IS awesome! What does it mean an where it comes, though? Is it anything to do with Levi Strauss? ;)
Levi \l(e)-vi (http://virtualteen.org/ending/1/vi)\ as a boy's name is pronounced LEE-vye. It is of Hebrew (http://virtualteen.org/search/1/hebrew) origin, and the meaning of Levi is "joined". Biblical (http://virtualteen.org/search/1/biblical): Levi, third (http://virtualteen.org/search/1/third) of Jacob's 12 sons, became father of the Levites (http://virtualteen.org/search/1/levites) tribe (http://virtualteen.org/search/1/tribe) that was later assigned priestly (http://virtualteen.org/search/1/priestly) duties (http://virtualteen.org/search/1/duties). The name was revived by the Puritans (http://virtualteen.org/search/1/puritan).

[tyler007]

I picked mine becaue my name is Tyler and 007 form James Bond...I think he is some awesome, always cool, calm and collected. Plus he always get the girl in the end. (even thought im BI but i was struggling with it when i created my name, now i just accept it.)

[MacMilker]

Be sure to include that people often pick their usernames as a reflection of who they are.
for example; tennischristian

I like tennis and my names christian or my current one now which is basically my name and in introduction

[emt.Cam]

Might as well put my reason in. Especially for this forum, I used Emergency Medical Technician (emt) and Cam because my first name is Cameron. Just wanted people to know that I care and am here for them.

[TheMatrix]

===PREVIOUSLY===
RAVERS - i like rave music
REVOLUTION - if i don't like something, i rebel, or start a "revolution"

===CURRENTLY===
that awesome movie from 1999

[Kaya]

Old names-
XxXFallen AngelXxX- My penpal helped me come up with it. I wanted something in Polish....but that didn't happen.
Kayla.khemical- It's my name and a creative way to spell "chemical" and it's an alliteration :)


My current name:
Kaya- It's been my nickname since 6th grade

[Portable Desert]

I chose my name by a random generator :) It fits because im in the desert, I guess.