Po's Nicknames

Po's nicknames refers to any nickname assigned to a person by Po. Po tends to assign nicknames that are widely considered to be ridiculous and unique.

## Naming at Hume

During his time living at Hume West First Floor Far Side, Po created nicknames for a large portion of his fellow residents there. At one point, Po analyzed the names he had assigned to these people and categorized them based on their construction. The categories and subcategories follow.

### Derivative of One's Own Name

Nicknames that were "derived from one's own name" made up the majority of names assigned by Po at Hume. Names that land purely in this category are

* "e," which is a shortened form of "Jaeson,"
* "Joe," which is a shortened form of "Joey,"
* "Marik," which is an altered form of "Mark" derived from a nickname used by 🅱️lata, and
* "Rich(ie)," which is a shortened or altered form of "Richard."

Two names that could also be considered to be in this category are "Misha" and "Mother Mary," but Po did not consider either of these names at the time. This is likely due to the fact that the individual named "Misha" introduced himself as such, and "Mother Mary" was only used on rare occasions.

In addition to the above names, more names could be classified into one of two subcategories formed within this category to further classify names by common modifications.

#### 🅱️

In two instances, individuals had their names altered by replacing the first letter of their name with the emoji "🅱️." These names are

* "🅱️lata," which is an altered form of "Zlata," and
* "🅱️uth," which is an altered form of "Ruth."

Though these names started out as simple modifications to the individuals' legal names, Po has since become convinced that these nicknames are their actual, legal names, and refuses to accept otherwise. This leads to much confusion when Po hears someone call either of these people by their real names, often prompting him to ask, "Who's [Zlata/Ruth]?"

For a brief time, Po called Idiot "🅱️lan," but this was abandoned quickly.

#### Yam

In two instances, individuals had their names altered by modification of the name to include the word "yam." These names are

* "Christoyam," which is an altered form of "Christopher," and
* "Yami," which is an altered form of "Ami."

Though this list reflects those at Hume whose nicknames bore this type of modification, Po has since made similar alterations to the names of others. One notable example of this is the name "Ayamn Syamin Zyaman."

### Derivative of One's Roommate's Name

Two individuals at Hume had nicknames that were "derived from their roommate's name." These names are

* "Furong," which was assigned by Po to an individual who had a roommate named "Furong," and
* "Hansel," which was assigned by Po as a reference to the fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel" due to Hansel's roommate's name being "Grethel" (a homophone to "Gretel").

Po almost never interacted with either of these individuals, and neither are believed to have known Po's nicknames for them.

### Expressive of One's Defining Quality

Two individuals at Hume had nicknames that were "expressive of their defining quality." These names are

* "Idiot," which expresses Po's belief that Idiot was an idiot, and
* "Nobody," which expresses Po's belief that Nobody was so insignificant that they could be considered nobody.

It is believed that both of these names were meant to be insulting to the people to which they were assigned.