This has probably been asked before but I wanted to add another layer/an alternative.
So, I ask, where did your username/pseudonym/nickname originate from? What’s the meaning behind it?
Or alternatively, which is the most creative/interesting nickname origin you have come across?
Mine stands for “Divided by Zer0”, based on the programming error “division by zero”. Amusingly, people keep assuming it stands for “database zero” or “dragonball zero”.
TIL. I don’t know why I never questioned that or the instance name.
Glitch from the original Pokemon Red/Blue.
Take a guess 😅
I’m a squirrel.
and I’m a tuna!
Caveman eat tuna
Hello!
At first I lurked on my boyfriend’s account. We had both left Reddit during the API debacle, but I wasn’t ready to rejoin social media yet, so he hopped on Lemmy first.
But as he shared links and news and memes with me, and I scrolled the comments, I started wanting to participate. The first few times I felt drawn to comment (but didn’t yet), I wanted to ask people what the reasoning was behind their thoughts. That stuff is interesting to me.
So when I finally sat down and made an account for myself, it was the first thought in my head. I haven’t found myself asking anybody about their reasoning since then, but I still like the name.
Mine is my password I use for all my accounts. It is very convenient for the frequent times I forget it. I can just come here and there it is.
I dunno, but people sure love calling me it all the time.
Observing the internet from my toilet.
Way more years ago than I would like to admit, when I was in my teens, I learned to play a Fender Mexican Stratocaster. It became my name on my BBS, and has stuck ever since.
Most people think it has to do with FM radio.
Edit: Also, this question has managed to get replies from almost all of the prolific participators on Lemmy. Nice.
I mean….
Bitwarden username generator 👍
I opened a physical dictionary to a random page and pointed to a word without looking.
First attempt was diarrhea
I got onto Reddit back in the day for the electronic music production subreddits. There was an old Daft Punk interview during the big Ultra Music festival days where they made a joke that all EDM music was made by just one guy, Eric David Morris.
My husband’s nickname for me. I was born in the holler in Appalachia and am a woodsy pixie. It stuck and is now my trail name.
Nice try.
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