Phinneus: Phinney... Phin.... Mr. Bigs..... Phinneus-Kittieus-Puddin'-Pie (that would be his full Latin name)..... and, of course : Phinnister-the-Minister (of Love).
Coco: Coco Bean... Miss Bean.... Calicoco.... Miss Thing
Carter has various nicknames related to "Chirp" because he *still* chirps all the time! Mr. Chirp, Chirpator, Chirpsichord, Carterchirp...oh, except when he's bad, his name suddenly switches to "Mr. Jerk."
Lorelei I like to call "Laura Lee" because someone at the vet called her that once (they had only read her name and never heard it spoken). I think it sounds cute - even if it's supposed to sound like "Laura-lye". I also call her "Pretty Lady".
And when either one of them (usually Lorelei) has their paws tucked under them, I keep calling them slugs.
Oh wow, where do I start... my pets have always been called anything but their real names!
Llinos gets called Little Lwyd, skippety lamb, silver princess, mooshie, pussy mooshkin (hence my screen name), kitten mittens, monkey pie, mooshie pie, poddyplop, poosh-mooshk...
the dog (Jack) gets called Jack O'Pooch, diggy dongy, puppy-doo, pup-a-doodle-doo, diggy-dongy-doo, little man, mannikin, old timer, poochie-doo and poochini.
Minky - I used to call her Binkle Boo-kin, Minky Moo, boo-kin, bigfatcat (she was enormous), saggy lip (her bottom lip was wobbly - very cute!)
Hatrack - Posh Spice (she was such a snob), Hattie, Princess, Moglin, Hats...
Woosie - WooWoo, Woose, woolly-woo, woodle...
Funny though, they do know who you're talking to, no matter what daft names you call them. My original 3 cats were Hatrack, Woosie and Minky. They all used to like these vitamin tablets I used to give them. They used to sit in a semi-circle by my feet, meowing for their vitamins. I'd say: "Now all sit still and be good babies. Woosie, this one's for you." And Woosie would stand up on his back legs for his vitamins. Then I'd tell him to sit down, and tell one of the girls it was their turn. Guaranteed, they would *always* answer to the correct name. Clever things, cats
Ringo now has a new nickname to add to the list. Last night my husband was talking about how picky and fickle Ringo is, then laughed and said, "She's a pickle." So, we've taken to calling her Pickle when she's being sour puss.
Gypsy is Slinky, Bunny (she's super soft, like a rabbit), BunBun, Slinky Buns, and SpazMo G (her rapper name).
Gracie is Baby Grace, Fatty, Chunkers, Fat White Lump, Poohead, DumDum, MooMoo, DisGrace, and her rapper name is Heavy G. Really, we love her, but she's so chubby and kind of dim.
The kittens haven't been around long enough to get a lot of nicknames, but Pippin is Pipsqueak (I actually started calling him that when I first found him), Pippers, and Pippy (Pippy Short Stocklings, since he has white toes).
Fergus is Fergie and Ferger-burger. He's a little cross-eyed and a little slow, so he's sometimes Dunderhead.
I'm sure as both kittens' personalities emerge, they'll get more names. As a pair, they're Kitten Littles, as a play on Chicken Little.
Beavis is Beefy, Beefcake, Grandmaster B (they all end up with rapper names!), Dookie, and a variety of names I can't repeat here when he misbehaves.