We're sure there are more out there
than we have here and we will slowly add to our list for the
world to see.
| SURNAME | NICKNAME |
|---|---|
| BACON | Crispy |
| BAILEY | Beetles or Pearl |
| BELL | Dinger or Daisy |
| BENNETT | Wiggy |
| BRAY | Donkey |
| BROWN | Bomber |
| CASSIDY | Hopalong |
| CLARK | Nobby |
| CRABB | Buster |
| DAVEY | Jack |
| DAY | Doris |
| DONALD | Ducky |
| FORD | Henry |
| GALE | Windy |
| GORDON | Flash |
| GRANT | General |
| GRAY | Dolly |
| HAYES | Gabby |
| HIGGINS | Henry |
| HILL | Windy |
| HOGAN | Ben or Hec |
| HOLMES | Sherlock |
| HUDSON | Rock |
| JAMES | Jesse |
| JONES | Spike or Casey |
| KELLY | Ned |
| KENNEDY | Crash |
| KERR | Peggy |
| KIRBY | Rip |
| LANE | Shady or Lois |
| LEACH, LEECH | Buck |
| LEE | Dixie |
| LEWINSKI | Monica |
| LIVINGSTON | Doc |
| MARSH | Swampy |
| MARTIN | Pincher |
| MILLER | Dusty |
| MILLS | Timber |
| MOORE | Pony |
| MUNRO | Darby or Marilyn |
| MURPHY | Spud |
| O'NEILL | Peggy |
| OAKLEY | Annie |
| PARKER | Nosey |
| PATTERSON | Banjo |
| PAYNE | Whacker |
| PERKINS | Polly |
| RAY | Manta or Sting |
| READ, REID | Pricky |
| REYNOLDS | Debbie |
| RHODES | Dusty |
| ROGERS | Buck |
| RYAN | Buck |
| SMITH | Smouch |
| SNOW | Frosty |
| STEEL, STEELE | Rusty or Stainless |
| TAYLOR | Squizzy |
| TURNER | Topsy |
| WATERS | Muddy |
| WATSON | Doc |
| WHITE | Knocker |
| WILLIAMS | Bungy |
| WILSON | Tug |
| WINTERS | Shelley |
| WITHERS | Googie |
| WOOD | Timber |
| WOODS | Slinger |
| WRIGHT | Shiner |
In addition, there are some nicknames given to sailors which have no connection whatever to their surname but rather to their physique or some other quality. Some are:
| NICKNAME | MEANING |
|---|---|
| Blue | A red-headed person |
| Bones | A very slim - even skinny person "all skin & bones" |
| Bones | A sickbay tiffy |
| Curly | A curly-headed person |
| Curly | Also, on the negative, a straight-haired person |
| Dutchy | Of Dutch extraction or any Dutch name |
| Lofty | A tall person |
| Paddy | An Irishman |
| Scottie | A Scotsman |
| Shorty | A short person |
| Slim or Splinter | A slim, usually also tall person |
| Tubby | A somewhat overweight, usually also short person |