Naming yourself in multiple stages

[tiamatschild]

I started calling myself Nanny Goat when I was about six. I'm not sure if I did because I realized that "Nanny" is an old fashioned diminutive of my full name, or just because I like goats. (I really like goats.) It could have been both together: I was an odd child. Of course, when I first got online I was sixteen, which explains why I seem to be stuck spelling it "Nanni".

I'm used to it by now. I even think my signature with my nickname is a lot prettier than my signature with my long name.

(Of course, the full nickname is twice as long as my actual name but sssssssh.)