Rise & Chime In: Do you have a nickname & what’s the story behind it?

CHARLOTTE, N.C.– Everybody has a name, but sometimes the people closest to us have a completely different name for us! Maybe it’s a childhood nickname that stuck, something your family calls you, a name your friends made up, or a nickname that you absolutely cannot stand. And let’s be honest, some people have nicknames that are so embarrassing they hope nobody ever finds out where they came from! So today we’re talking nicknames. What do people call you, what do you call other people, and how did those names come about?