Why do we choose certain nicknames

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Helen222, Tigger, Karmelita, Darth Vader and SuperSterva - what kind of characters you will not find on the Internet. You see such a funny nickname, and the imagination immediately draws images of users: either a brunette in black latex, or a villain from Star Wars. But in fact, a cute bbw in pink or a notorious nerd with glasses is sitting at the computer. The nickname tells us almost nothing about the user's appearance, but a lot about his psychological characteristics.

Half of Internet users will say that they did not put any meaning in their nickname - they wrote the first thing that came to mind. Like, all this is accidental, there is no logic here, which means that it is not worth subjecting the nickname to any analysis. But, as the ancient Chinese philosopher Chuang Tzu said, accidents are not accidental, and it is these "spontaneous nicknames" that can tell much more about a person than a carefully thought-out pseudonym.

Real names

If Anya remains Anya or transforms into @ [email protected], Anya, Anyutka, then such a nickname says that its owner is a rather mundane person and does not like to be in the clouds. Such people would rather spend their time on something useful - cleaning, work, shopping, but certainly not inventing ornate Internet pseudonyms. To seem at least a bit creative, they replace some letters in the name with specific characters or numbers. Of course, it’s impossible to say that they have a very tight imagination. It's just that their creative ideas mainly concern the real world, not the virtual one. By the way, these users are the most reliable - they behave on the Internet almost the same as in real life.

Aggressive nicknames

To seem at least a bit creative, they replace some letters in the name with specific characters or numbers.

If on the forum you meet a user with the nickname Villainess, EvilFlesh, Destroyer, then you should know that you are dealing with a person who is offended by the whole world. Of course, the tragedy could not be of universal proportions, but psychologists believe that such "patients" were once hurt, offended, and they could not overcome negative emotions and are now defending themselves from a hostile society.

Diminutive

There are a dime a dozen of suns, kittens, pupsikov and lapochek on the Internet. And it is not at all necessary that a young frivolous girl will hide behind the mask of the Flower or Murzik. Sometimes such nicknames are chosen by self-sufficient ladies over 40. The thing is that affectionate names are preferred by vulnerable, romantic and sentimental natures. By the way, psychologists say that they are usually melancholy, shy and insecure.

Emotional condition

Tired, Desperate, Sad - this is how people usually call themselves who want to tell others about their emotional state, but for some reason do not do it in real life. They are looking for their audience on the Internet and are waiting for someone who will listen and understand. They need support, they literally scream about it.

Like in the movies

Darth Vader, Harry Potter and Lara Croft on the Internet like to introduce themselves to those who want to be like the chosen character.

The aforementioned Darth Vader, Harry Potter and Lara Croft on the Internet like to introduce themselves to those who want to be like the chosen character. At the same time, they do not hang the walls with posters of their favorite characters, they just like the qualities that movie characters have, but which they themselves do not have. At the same time, such users may believe that in some ways they are even similar to their idols, but not in everything, and it is possible to achieve a complete (albeit imaginary) identity if you call yourself by his name on the network.

Abbreviation

Do all kinds of TFR, EHD158 and other similar nicknames baffle you? And for good reason. The people who hide behind them are usually very secretive. They put a meaning into pseudonyms that is understandable only to them, and they are unlikely to begin to tell in detail about it to the first person they meet. They can be active interlocutors, but their activity is more likely to relate to the topic of discussion, but not to themselves. They prefer to be silent about themselves.

Ancient Greece myths

One has only to look at the forums - everywhere you will meet gods and goddesses, as well as other mythical characters. Here is Venus, there is Apollo, somewhere Hercules was, and the fierce Cerberus guards them. If you think that such nicknames are chosen by connoisseurs of Hellenic culture, then you are greatly mistaken. Everything is much simpler: they like to identify themselves with something majestic, mysterious, divine. So it turns out that in a small town that few have heard of, Artemis suddenly appears.

Beauty contest

Often women call themselves Beautiful, SuperBeautiful, Slim, and it seems that you are not on the forum, but at an Internet beauty contest. Psychologists explain this choice of a nickname by dissatisfaction with their appearance in real life. Slender, as a rule, call themselves a little overweight girls who perceive their network image as a motivation for action. And Super Beauty, most likely, is trying in every possible way to convince herself that she is attractive (and in most cases she is), but low self-esteem still makes her doubt her beauty.