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Sleep Powder
1,540 posts
Joined October 2008
Sleep Powder
Hmm I thought I posted in here already...

Well it all started when I first joined Gaia Online. I think I found about gaia online from Neopets because I used to RP a lot back then. I thought Gaia Online would be fun to try so I did. I ended up going for the cybering stuff involving other guys back then but then I found out there were better things to do. I just choose the name because I thought I wouldn't be on Gaia Online for long. I think the "ani" comes from anime or animated. "mask" would come from...me trying to be anonymous.

There's the history.
Zerostarry
osu! Alumni
1,563 posts
Here since the beginning
Zerostarry

supergarlic wrote:

super market.

vegetable isle.

BAM!
You already posted in this thread
Derekku
COOL DUDE
7,270 posts
Joined March 2009
Derekku

animask wrote:

Hmm I thought I posted in here already...

Well it all started when I first joined Gaia Online
Stopped reading right there.

jkjk <3
Zatoichi
553 posts
Joined September 2008
Zatoichi
animask just fucking play Mitadake High. Its like RPing but it takes skill and thinking out shit and isn't a total sausage festival.

If you play on my friend's server it will also eliminate the faggotry that could be compared to your website in which you originated from.
Sleep Powder
1,540 posts
Joined October 2008
Sleep Powder

Zatoichi wrote:

animask just fucking play Mitadake High. Its like RPing but it takes skill and thinking out shit and isn't a total sausage festival.

If you play on my friend's server it will also eliminate the faggotry that could be compared to your website in which you originated from.
How much time does it usually take?
Zatoichi
553 posts
Joined September 2008
Zatoichi
The game goes on from like 10 pm to 6 am game time. How long each hour can take is decided before the game starts. The default is 5 minutes to an hour, but my friend usually chooses 8 minutes for reasons I completely and utterly forget.
MMzz
Elite Mapper
3,979 posts
Joined June 2009
MMzz
My name is pretty simple to me, i think ?.?

So the Mitten part came from cats, im a furry and my fursona is a kitty, and half the kittys I ever saw had mittens,
So I declare myself to be the master of Mittens =3,
and "zz" idk were that came from I might have just typed it by accident o-0?
Derekku
COOL DUDE
7,270 posts
Joined March 2009
Derekku
I haven't posted in here yet?

Derekku = My name, Derek, but in Japanese

Chan = cute Japanese suffix

not too difficult :T
Sleep Powder
1,540 posts
Joined October 2008
Sleep Powder

Zatoichi wrote:

The game goes on from like 10 pm to 6 am game time. How long each hour can take is decided before the game starts. The default is 5 minutes to an hour, but my friend usually chooses 8 minutes for reasons I completely and utterly forget.
I'll play but how does the game actually work...gameplay wise...or are you gonna just send me a link for me to read?

SPOILER

Derekku Chan wrote:

I haven't posted in here yet?

Derekku = My name, Derek, but in Japanese

Chan = cute Japanese suffix

not too difficult :T
any Japanese suffix for sexy people? probably not

I could add that to my name lulz
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Nachy
807 posts
Joined April 2009
Nachy
I was 7 years old, I was trying to think out a nickname for use on games and the internet etc.
Well I was eating nachos, and well I was just gonna call myself plainly Nacho, but I had to add something to make it more unique, I just saw my stuffed piggy pillow and well yeah, you guessed it, combining them results in NachoPiggy, and well, I still kept the name throughout the years.
Cuddlebun
965 posts
Joined August 2008
Cuddlebun
I want to see pics of this pillow
Nachy
807 posts
Joined April 2009
Nachy

Todesengal wrote:

I want to see pics of this pillow
tieff
Featured Artist
2,254 posts
Joined March 2009
tieff
Thief>tieff.

lolwut?
rust45
1,085 posts
Joined May 2009
rust45
When I joined a site, it was the first time I ever joined a site and I thought of "rust" for some reason and thought it sounded cool. It was already taken and it suggested "rust45", I took it and then it just stuck with me for some reason.
Cuddlebun
965 posts
Joined August 2008
Cuddlebun

NachoPiggy wrote:

Todesengal wrote:

I want to see pics of this pillow
I want that pillow
qlum
481 posts
Joined October 2008
qlum
I found my old user name stupid (which I will not name because it is to dumb) and decided I needed a new one one that was original, looked good on paper, was short and also sounded good and so I tough of qlum this was about 3 years ago
Xgor
Elite Mapper
2,534 posts
Joined April 2009
Xgor
First a long time ago i pressed some random letters on wario Ware (the original one) and and well i got XGOR ;) (and when i didn't used it more than that game i liked that name)

Then some years later i was joining Runescape i suddenly remembered my name on Wario Ware and used it but it was taken so i took super xgor :)

And after that i used Xgor on pretty much every site i joined and when that didn't work i using Realxgor (if you find someone with the account name Xgor but don't seems like me please post :P )
Diokatsu
133 posts
Joined November 2008
Diokatsu
Basically i just threw together wapanese syllables because I was a fucking weeaboo so hard a couple years back. That's not really how I got the name but it's pretty believable.
LilyPichu
62 posts
Joined July 2008
LilyPichu
I originally wanted Lily but I assumed it'd be taken (it wasn't, at the time, and I regret it :(), so I added a "ko" to it.
Zortan
8 posts
Joined August 2009
Zortan
mines quite simple, i wanted the name Zartan for some online game i dont remember, it was taken, so i changed the first A to an O.
nomedeusuarionaodisp
161 posts
Joined September 2008
nomedeusuarionaodisp
A long time ago, I tried to make an account on YouTube. No matter which name I chose, it said "nome de usuário não disponível" (username not available). I said screw this and tried to write nomedeusuarionaodisponivel, but that exceeded the character limit and I ended up with this weird thing.

And then some time later I found osu! and was bored and used this stupid name to create an account on it. Then I saw peppy's announcement saying something about only one account per user and decided to stay with this.

I'm also too lazy (or uncreative, actually) to think up another name and try mailing peppy to change it.
Aeris_old
95 posts
Joined December 2008
Aeris_old
I don't think I need to explain this, but...xD

For anyone that played Final Fantasy VII before, the question is answered. xD
For those 3 people around the world that doesn't know the game...go and play it XD
kideddie1501
322 posts
Joined October 2008
kideddie1501
I liked the name Kid Cuddi, so I just used Kid Eddie. 1501, that's my locker combo.
abalee
osu! Alumni
1,994 posts
Joined June 2008
abalee
aba <- word created by me for my English name.
lee <- family name

so it is simple, it is my true name. ;)
Randy96
1,112 posts
Joined August 2009
Randy96
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Senbon
480 posts
Joined September 2008
Senbon
Senbon.

A long horrible story none of you would care even remotely about.

But it does tie in with Naruto.

:roll:

So there. XD
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Mashley
2,042 posts
Joined September 2008
Mashley
Agent Spin Here! is what Spin says when you select breezin' on EBA.
Like you didn't know that.

As for why I chose it, I have no idea. I wanted an EBA name and that was the first thing I thought of.
illuminist
376 posts
Joined March 2009
illuminist
This is the forth generation of my cyber life.

Illuminist is from my new email; illumina-ova. I though I got this word from the version of modified Windows; Illusion.
Cheery
259 posts
Joined July 2008
Cheery
Name! :)
Seibei4211
osu! Alumni
1,701 posts
Joined August 2008
Seibei4211
Really? Your name is Cheery?
Saturio
339 posts
Joined July 2008
Saturio
My real name is Sharon... The chinese name is Ho Shuet Man
I chose "Saturio", I do not know why... I write a random name here XD...
Azure_Kite
osu! Alumni
3,217 posts
Joined February 2009
Azure_Kite
My username on the surface is from the dot.hack// series, as Azure Kite was a character in the game/anime series.
the _ is there cause it can be
if it were to be dug further, the last part of my name is Kyte, from Kytes, the wizard wannabe fag in FFXII.
Azure also means Sky Blue, so I always think of my username's meaning as Sky blue_Kyte, or something like that.

Wow. Even I had no idea I'd put that much thought into my name...
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bagnz0r
bagnz0r
Bagno (Polish) - Swamp.
Turpin2009
13 posts
Joined September 2009
Turpin2009
Turpin is my much heralded name, and 2009 describes something to do with the lunar calendar, although I cannot quite decide what exactly...
Doomsday
Featured Artist
1,962 posts
Joined July 2008
Doomsday
Doomsday - no meaning really, seemed pretty cool at the time. kinda generic now, but whatever
93 - birthyear, 1993

i was thinking of changing my main nick, since this one seems a bit generic, but i thought, forget it, everyone knows me as Doomsday93 so im gonna stick with it
awp
osu! Alumni
11,869 posts
Here since the beginning
awp
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Cuddlebun
965 posts
Joined August 2008
Cuddlebun
aw I wanted to say that but was like 'nah that's too obvious'
Turpin2009
13 posts
Joined September 2009
Turpin2009
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Pasonia
osu! Alumni
1,199 posts
Joined October 2008
Pasonia
The origin of my name was a spark of inspiration from Panasonic (so yea, that's the reason why #chinese calls me battery. To be exact, the single name of Pasonia was Panasonic - na - c + a, and I began using that name on Neopets.

I used to call myself sonic_1988, but that sucked so I disassociated myself with that nickname fairly quickly.

Seltia Keros (as seen on my fanfiction site) is actually a middle/last name I devised for Pasonia whom I began to see as my alter-ego. It was supposed to mean "swordsman of the seven winds"and is supposedly originated from the lost language of Glastheim (the same city from Ragnarok Online). In games and offline profiles where I can have a fairly long name WITH spaces, I usually put Pasonia Seltia Keros or place the S.K. in front.
Hanyuu
2,223 posts
Joined February 2009
Hanyuu
guess mine its not so hard
Wojjan
806 posts
Joined August 2008
Wojjan
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Gabi
2,554 posts
Joined December 2008
Gabi
yeah... it's quite obvious why i picked this.. my real life name is jon. but i liked Gabi more. duh
Lesjuh
Elite Mapper
2,442 posts
Joined October 2008
Lesjuh
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Ephemeral
Inland Empire
3,963 posts
Joined April 2009
Ephemeral
Flowers.

No, seriously. Flowers.

Look up the word and you'll understand why.
GladiOol
4,475 posts
Joined August 2008
GladiOol
Gladi -> Gladiool -> GladiOol.
GladiOol means Idiot, which I am.
izzjordan
6 posts
Joined September 2009
izzjordan
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bmin11
5,438 posts
Joined October 2008
bmin11
"B"randon "Min"
now isn't that simple?
0_o
2,155 posts
Joined December 2008
0_o
HEY GUYS WHERE DID YOUR USERNAMES COME FROM?
Lemon Water_old
199 posts
Joined March 2010
Lemon Water_old
http://osu.ppy.sh/u/lemonwater
i wish i was him/her
Faust
osu! Alumni
4,785 posts
Joined January 2009
Faust
Who knows?
0_o
2,155 posts
Joined December 2008
0_o
Oh, I haven't posted mine yet.

Basically I suck at making usernames, so after sitting there trying to think of one for 10 minutes I typed in an emoticon I like using. Bam.

I actually don't even use the emoticon anymore because it just seems weird to me now.
GladiOol
4,475 posts
Joined August 2008
GladiOol

GladiOol wrote:

Gladi -> Gladiool -> GladiOol.
GladiOol means Idiot, which I am.
11 months ago I already wanted to be a GladiOol ~
Mara
4,907 posts
Joined November 2009
Mara
DataCirno was just a temporary nickname while I was thinking better one. Data comes from word datanomi(datanome) and I think Cirno is pretty obvious, though I am not so big touhoufag.

LunaticMara is what I have been using since 2010, just happens to be perfect nickname for me. Because people started to call me batshit insane and crazy, I looked dictionary and found word "lunatic". Then I took my favorite nickname IRL (Mara) and put it next to lunatic. LunaticMara. Still many people calls me as Lunatic (on vent) and really stupid people calls me as Luna, but at least I can understand it.
Arusha Shuna
1,793 posts
Joined August 2009
Arusha Shuna
i dunno, mashing up japanese words and my first name (Arshyan)
forgot how it went and... here it is

アルーシャシュナ

sounds nice IMO
EDIT: it supposed to be w/o space but :<
TKiller
4,390 posts
Joined May 2009
TKiller
teammate killing is fun
Kitsunemimi
2,188 posts
Joined April 2009
Kitsunemimi
Harris isn't my last name btw.
Hakeru
2,360 posts
Joined May 2010
Hakeru
Hakeru .. means ..err ..

its my original character :D so , its my original name given by me

and the..prismriver..yeah prismriver fans ..

/np COOL&CREATE - Rapid Ensemble 8-)
dNextGen
4,688 posts
Joined May 2010
dNextGen
Degradation of the Next Generation
eru
2,885 posts
Joined November 2009
eru
katekyou hitman reborn
katekyou hitman = hitman tutor
hitmantutor~

dNextGen wrote:

Degradation of the Next Generation
i thought it was the next generation o_0
Keksi
987 posts
Joined April 2009
Keksi
Keksi = Keks ( Keks means Cookie in german .)

and then only an I and Keksi !

I heard that Keksi is a finnish cookie :D
Mara
4,907 posts
Joined November 2009
Mara

Keksi wrote:

Keksi = Keks ( Keks means Cookie in german .)
Hey dude did you know that keksi is fi-

Keksi wrote:

I heard that Keksi is a finnish cookie :D
Oh.
Larto
4,128 posts
Joined June 2008
Larto
Crakila
257 posts
Joined January 2009
Crakila
I signed up to Xbox Live and Padraig was taken. I looked through the suggestions and I seen VampiricPadraig. So I took it. End!
5TEV3N
15 posts
Joined June 2010
5TEV3N
my name is Steven in l33t.
started useing that since i couldn't think of a better name
Powerdrone
464 posts
Joined October 2009
Powerdrone
I remember trying to think of a cool username for... this...

I was like, grade 3 or something. Geez.

Anyways, I really liked the name and use it everywhere.

"But Droney, where did the numbers come from?"

Oh god you don't want to know.

On Neopets I was known as Petguy311. :oops:

So then whenever "Powerdrone" was taken, I used Powerdrone311. But Powerdrone was very rarely taken, so I was always known as Powerdrone. Then one day I decided to make an AoM online account... and low and behold Powerdrone was taken. So I used Powerdrone311, then I used it for the AoM forums, then when I was introduced to Ace Attorney Online I kept the numbers, and then to make sure everyone would know me for some reason I kept using those god damn numbers.

Man I'm glad I got rid of them finally. <3
Vertigo Voyage
26 posts
Joined August 2010
Vertigo Voyage
its cuz im da beess
KoromoAmae
43 posts
Joined April 2010
KoromoAmae
Koromo Amae (天江 衣, Amae Koromo)

Koromo is a second year student and is the ace of the Ryūmonbuchi team. She looks like a little girl who wears a bunny hairband and dislikes people who treat her like a child. Koromo's ability as a player is often emphasized, so much that she is considered one of the three strongest mahjong players, and she is also the key player that brings an end to Kazekoshi's winning streak. Her mahjong playing style gives pressure to her opponents while her ability can prevent them from tenpai.

Because moe magical mahjong is awesome.
Nekoroll
513 posts
Joined May 2010
Nekoroll

Lemon Water_old
199 posts
Joined March 2010
Lemon Water_old
Oh my gosh Nekoroll that's adorable~! <3
Rokodo
1,104 posts
Joined August 2008
Rokodo
My username has been in use for 2-3 years by myself.


Main username:

Time for some arithmetic.

First name Robbie = Ro - bbie = Ro

kodou = Japanese for pulse, but can be translated as drum beat.

To keep the name looking nicer from my perspective... kodo - u = kodo (and incidentally KODO is a Japanese taiko group)

Ro + kodo = Rokodo


Notes:

If Rokodo by itself is not available for the reason that it has been registered already or I am using another IRC connection on the same server etc. etc. I will use one of these:

RokodoRL (real life first/last name initials tacked on at the end)
Rokorz (Roko + orz hybrid - orz is an emoticon of a person kneeling, usually used in frustration or failure)


EDIT: before anyone accuses me of being a weeaboo I initially started using this name as a player name for Taiko no Tatsujin.
Zeugziumy
327 posts
Joined June 2010
Zeugziumy
Gabriel Henrique Wojcikiewicz
Gabriel+Wojcikiewicz = Gabrielwoj
8-)
Takuma
osu! Alumni
1,704 posts
Joined October 2008
Takuma
i have like a million names i use

i don't even know why i picked takuma honestly

having one name gets old so i like to switch it up a bit

hard to keep track of but the other websites that i use i've abandoned

B) B) B) B) B) B) B) B) B) B)

Takuma on osu!
.dot on FFR which is dead and never coming back even though they said they would
Leigh on SC2
octopanda on DFO

and yeah i don't remember the rest

ps octopanda is not a mutant octopus panda. it means one panda is just not enough you need fucking 8 of them
Shinxyn
osu! Alumni
1,179 posts
Joined June 2008
Shinxyn
Its based off my real (official) name:
"XinXin" pronounced "ShinShin", mixed = ShinXin = Shinxyn
Simple as that....

Why I don't have an English name is cuz my parents were FOB v-v and I'm too used to it now, so w/e
orioncomet
osu! Alumni
2,684 posts
Joined May 2009
orioncomet
orioncomet = orion + comet
orion is my brother's nickname
comet is mine
and.. everyone are calling me with my brother's nickname, no one call me comet tho.
and I'm used to everyone call me 'orion' ..
Sallad4ever
2,917 posts
Joined October 2009
Sallad4ever
my user name based on my last name and also my birthplace : Dallas
so..
Dallas = Sallad
4ever = just a random word, you can read it forever or fever :P

Why do I reversed it? simple, I like salad
Lemon Water_old
199 posts
Joined March 2010
Lemon Water_old

Shinxyn wrote:

Its based off my real (official) name:
"XinXin" pronounced "ShinShin", mixed = ShinXin = Shinxyn
Simple as that....

Why I don't have an English name is cuz my parents were FOB v-v and I'm too used to it now, so w/e
I thought Shinxyn's username was based off of Pokemon...
SHINX!!
Arusha Shuna
1,793 posts
Joined August 2009
Arusha Shuna

orioncomet wrote:

orioncomet = orion + comet
orion is my brother's nickname
comet is mine
and.. everyone are calling me with my brother's nickname, no one call me comet tho.
and I'm used to everyone call me 'orion' ..
i thought everyone calling you ploy :>
ayey
274 posts
Joined August 2009
ayey
When my little brother was 3 he used to call me ayey.
So.......
Niva
Global Moderator
3,196 posts
Joined November 2009
Niva
Nivalis comes from Latin language I found one day, originating from niv- "snow" + -alia "something associated in a particular area", so "Nivalis" is something related to snowy land.

...and, uh, because this name sounds usable, I use it.
Lanttu
860 posts
Joined December 2008
Lanttu
Lanttu is the Finnish word for Brassica napobrassica.

Where I got this nickname is very long story, from my very early internet years with Pokémon. Back then I used a name that starting "La" and resembling the name of this yellow electric mouse, but when I started to grow too old for pocket monsters I decided to change my name to something simpler.

I don't remember where I got the idea for Lanttu, but since then it's been my official nickname, almost everyone calls me that IRL too. 8)
Cuddlebun
965 posts
Joined August 2008
Cuddlebun

Nivalis wrote:

Nivalis comes from Latin language I found one day, originating from niv- "snow" + -alia "something associated in a particular area", so "Nivalis" is something related to snowy land.

...and, uh, because this name sounds usable, I use it.
so is Nivalis 4th declension then
Niva
Global Moderator
3,196 posts
Joined November 2009
Niva

Cuddlebun wrote:

so is Nivalis 4th declension then
Err... maybe? I used Nivails only because this name seems unique and usable, I don't pay attention that much about other aspects.
Esupanitix
393 posts
Joined June 2009
Esupanitix
Google it.
Randy96
1,112 posts
Joined August 2009
Randy96

WeegeevsWeegee wrote:

Google it.
?
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=WeegeevsWeegee
Firo Prochainezo
2,140 posts
Joined June 2010
Firo Prochainezo
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Weegee
You idiot.
Esupanitix
393 posts
Joined June 2009
Esupanitix

meronmyon wrote:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Weegee
You idiot.
This.
TraceTheKriken
131 posts
Joined September 2009
TraceTheKriken
My username came from Metroid Prime: Hunters.
There is hunter called Trace and he is Kriken, and he is my favourite character :)
Gens
osu! Alumni
3,485 posts
Joined August 2008
Gens

TraceTheKriken wrote:

My username came from Metroid Prime: Hunters.
There is hunter called Trace and he is Kriken, and he is my favourite character :)
I always misread your name as "Trace the Kitten".
TraceTheKriken
131 posts
Joined September 2009
TraceTheKriken

Gens wrote:

I always misread your name as "Trace the Kitten".
Maby it could work that way too xD
Cuddlebun
965 posts
Joined August 2008
Cuddlebun

Nivalis wrote:

Cuddlebun wrote:

so is Nivalis 4th declension then
Err... maybe? I used Nivails only because this name seems unique and usable, I don't pay attention that much about other aspects.
what a poser! I scoff at you.

scoff scoff
Sushi
osu! Alumni
2,989 posts
Joined October 2008
Sushi
In my engineering school (I dunno if it's the proper name here) When you arrive the 1st year your seniors get you a nickname generally based on your name (generally word relating) OR something that happened.


So for my part, from my last name : Torin :arrow: Taureau (Bull) :arrow: Otoro :arrow: Tuna :arrow: Tuna Sushi :arrow: Sushi

Liked it, kept it.
Faust
osu! Alumni
4,785 posts
Joined January 2009
Faust

Sushi wrote:

In my engineering school (I dunno if it's the proper name here) When you arrive the 1st year your seniors get you a nickname generally based on your name (generally word relating) OR something that happened.


So for my part, from my last name : Torin :arrow: Taureau (Bull) :arrow: Otoro :arrow: Tuna :arrow: Tuna Sushi :arrow: Sushi

Liked it, kept it.
Ah. I have attained enlightenment.
NoHitter
osu! Alumni
3,785 posts
Joined June 2009
NoHitter
First ever TF2 Scout achievement I got.

(The I is intentional btw...)
goodguy211
33 posts
Joined July 2009
goodguy211
>___<' When I was little, I used to be very, very nice, and people began calling me good boy.

Once I turned about... Fifteen? They started calling me Good Guy. So, I use it! :D
Backfire
3,208 posts
Joined February 2010
Backfire
Need for speed underground. I just randomly made my name backfire...cause of the cars. I think. People usually call me my more generic name, blackfire. And it makes me...so...mad.
Randy96
1,112 posts
Joined August 2009
Randy96

WeegeevsWeegee wrote:

meronmyon wrote:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Weegee
You idiot.
This.
You said to google it. I googled it. You didn't say google "Weegee".
cyanberryio
424 posts
Joined August 2008
cyanberryio
My old user name was so generic, "Alex0686" but at the time I was younger and I didn't care.

One day out of boredom I drew a picture of a strawberry and made it my avatar, and the old #mod community started calling me "strawberry" or "strawberry-kun" and it stuck, not just for osu! either, made it my user name for other places... :)

Or that's how I remember it..?
gunnersforlife
2 posts
Joined June 2010
gunnersforlife
"gunners" come from Arsenal FC , an England football club which often called "the gunners"
"forlife" comes from my friends username who uses "xxxxxxxforlife", and i like it, and I attached it to my username..
second_wave
194 posts
Joined May 2009
second_wave
come from Masha Mysmane, from Exilia.

I love this band.
boostedef123
boostedef123
I used to own a 1996 Honda EF that I built with a B18a1 and turbo charged it. Thus the name. I love my GTR now though.
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