Forrest's Knack for Names

Okay, so here's what I discovered. Almost everyone in TTOTC has a nickname or goes by another name than they were born with. Here's as many as I good find in one sitting:

Eric Sloane was born Everard Jean Hinrichs. Since he is someone I identify with, I'll post a pic. He loved old things like I do...old bridges, buildings, old ways...

Robert Redford: Born Charles Robert Redford, went by "Bob."
Ernest Hemingway: Nickname was "Papa"
F.Scott Fitzgerald: Nicknamed "Thirsty"
JD Salinger: "Sonny"
President Eisenhower had several: Little Ike, General Ike, The Kansas Cyclone, Duckpin
Diane Sawyer: Born Lila Diane Sawyer. Nickname "D-Dawg"
Albert Einstein: der depperte, "the dopey one" BY HIS PARENTS! Proved them wrong, didn't he?

Well, I can see where the Dopey might come from. Lol.

William Marvin Fenn: I don't think his middle name was really Marvin. I think the lady at the birth certificate place mis-wrote, and it was a BIG mistake. BUT, I could be wrong. If I am wrong, he was still known as "Principal."

John Charles Whatever: I have my idea of who this is, but it's a secret. Also known as "son-of-a-bitch." Forrest mentions that his mother called him terrible names.

Billy Joe Ray: all three names used.

Ora Mae: "Old Lunch-Bucket" Here is a lunch bucket very similar to the one I had growing up...

The Old Biddies...Their names might have been Bertha and Hildegard. But I think I know the name of one of them...

Amos N Andy were Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll.

Miss Ford: We never know her first name. But Marvin called her an "old bat."

Thor: too many nicknames to list. Google it. Lol. Here's my Thor. I like smiling people. Thor rarely smiles as he is so charmingly confused about our wacky planet, but I found this adorableness.

I want one.

Forrest Burke Fenn: Known as Bubba, The Grand Marble Champion, Litter 81, Cadet, Aide de Camp, Major, among others...

I tried to find a rarer pic than people have already seen a million times...handsome young fighter pilot!

Arie Beatrice Simpson
Lillie Simpson Fenn
Peggy, Zoe, Kelly: I couldn't find their nicknames, but I'm sure Forrest has special, secret nicknames for them. :)

Hopalong Cassidy: His first name was Bill.

I can see why Forrest liked him. It seems like he had a genuine rapport with his horse. :)

Skippy; Born William Marvin Fenn, Jr.

Another less known picture of Forrest and Skippy.

June Fenn: Forrest called her "the family pet."

Edard: Forrest finally admitted he was really Edward but called him Edard to save time.

Frosty: Jamie and I know what his first name was, but that's a secret. Forrest refers to him as "a fat, baldheaded hulk of a dirty name."

Grandma: Forrest's coworker at the Totem Cafe. Jamie and I also know her real name, and where she is buried.

I like to think she looked like this. I'd like her better if she was holding chocolate chip cookies...

Osborne Russell: Born Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth. He was also called John, and William, and perhaps another nickname.

The mountain men had a certain amount of romance about them, but I'm sure they were pretty smelly.

Jim Bridger: "Old Gabe"

Donnie Joe Heath:

Meriwether Lewis: Might have been nicknamed "Merry," "Meri," or "Merne."

I'm sorry, but this guy looks like a nerd pretending to be an explorer.

William Clark: "Captain Clark"

A little less nerdy than his counterpart.

Babe Ruth: Born George Herman Ruth. Other nicknames were "The Sultan of Swat" and "The Bambino."

The buffalo Forrest roped: "Cody"

Sigmund Romberg: Wrote "Stout-Hearted Men." Nickkname was Rommy.

Evett's Haley: Born John Alva Haley. Nickname: Dobe

Lyndon B. Johnson: LBJ, Light-Bulb Lyndon, Landslide Lyndon, Bulls$$t Johnson

Abraham Lincoln: Honest Abe, The Ancient One, The Great Emancipator, The Liberator, Uncle Abe, The Tycoon, The Rail-Splitter

I can't believe I found one of him smiling! But it seems as though he had one more distinction...

He was also a Jedi!

Robert McNamara: Born Robert Strange McNamara, was a "Whiz Kid."

Lt. Gary Van Valin: Nickname was V2

A1C Robert Sullivan: Nickname: Sully

Barry Goldwater: Rolling Thunder

Omar Khayyam: Ghiyath al-Din Abu'l-Fath Umar ibn Ibrahim Al-Nisaburi al-Khayyami. You can shorten that to "tent-maker."

Andy Warhol: Born Andy Warhola, nickname was Drella.

William Shakespeare: The Bard of Avon, among others.

Lee Harvey Oswald (also a connection to The Catcher in the Rye): Ozzie Rabbit

John Wilkes Booth: JB Wilkes, among others...

Gilbert Gaul: Born William Gilbert Gaul

George Washington: The Father of His Country, The American Cincinnatus, The American Fabius.

This is how the dollar bill should look. 

Gilbert Stuart: Born Gilbert Charles Stewart.

Vincent Van Gogh: Nickname was Fou Rou which means "Crazy Redhead."

Olga Svoboda: One of the few I couldn't find a nickname for. Maybe Forrest has an endearment he used for her. Forrest, did you know Olga by any other name?

Richard Wetherell: Nickname was Anasazi

Fred Harvey: "The Civilizer of the West." He also created or inspired nicknames.

Judy Garland as a "Harvey Girl"

Byron Harvey: I couldn't find a nickname for Byron, either, but I admit I didn't look very long.

George Burns: Born Nathan Birnbaum. His nickname was Nattie.

Captain Kidd: I couldn't find a nickname for him, but his birth name was William.

Edna St. Vincent Millay: Nickname was Bunny.

I had no idea she was this beautiful. She looks haunted, too. Now I'm curious about her and want to know more.

This is not an exhaustive list. I could go on from names mentioned in TFTW, Forrest's Scrapbooks, and more. Well, I just have to include a couple:
Amelia Earhart: "Millie"
Bella Abzug: "Battling Bella"

As I researched the names, I discovered that not only did humans have nicknames, but just about everything in TTOTC had nicknames. Examples: Jolly Green Giant, Sandy, Snake School, Chapone, Hanoi Hilton, etc, etc, etc, ETC. Read it again, and pay attention to ALL the nicknames...

Even the noon meal had a nickname! Dinner!