Beautiful to make others ashamed: The worst nicknames for men

And so that we don't embarrass anyone, we have of course left out the most common nicknames for men in Germany. A recent survey by the agency 'NAMBOS naming & research' revealed what these are, in which 1,002 people nationwide were asked about their nicknames for men. Most of them don't seem to be particularly creative. At least there is one classic: […]

The worst pet names for men

And so that we don't embarrass anyone, we have of course left out the most common nicknames for men in Germany. A recent survey by the agency 'NAMBOS naming & research' revealed what these are, for which 1,002 people nationwide were asked about their nicknames for men.

Most people don't seem to be particularly creative. At least there is one classic: one in three Germans who are in a relationship call their better half darling.

Here is the top 10 pet names:

1. Treasure (37 percent)
2. Schatzi (9.6 percent)
3. Hare (3.9 percent)
4. Favorite (3.5 percent)
5. Schnuckel / Schnucki (3.1 percent)
6. Mausi (2.8 percent)
7. Bear / Bärchen / Bärli (2.2 percent)
8. Dad / Papi / Papilein (2.0 percent)
9. Abbreviation / trivialization of the first name (1.5 percent)
10. Smaller/Small/Small (1.7 percent)

And these nicknames really do serve you well, if you look at what strange nicknames for men there are in this country. Certainly meant kindly - but still slightly wrong...