In Pakistan, it is observed that on a birth of baby there is a big confusion on selecting their names, whether it is a boy or a girl. After a long and deep discussions with friends and family, parents of the baby select his or her name with lots of love and happiness, but after the selection of the names, there are some people with their own style of names for that baby, neglecting the real name, they start using nicknames, sometimes very funny and sometimes very cheap as well. Whatever the situation is, nicknames forces to smile and laugh, even on some sad occasions. Here are some examples of such nicknames given below:
- Iqbaal = Baala
- Mahmood = Mooda
- Saleem = Seemi
- Altaaf = Taafa
- Shaukat = Shoka
- Jamila = Jeeli
- Jamil = Jilaa
- Nasim = simaa
- Aziz = Jijaa
- Rashid = Shidaa
- Nazir = Jiraa
- Latif = Tifaa
- Rafiq = Fikaa
- Shafiq = Shiko
- Faqir = Kiro
- Bilal = Billu
- Shameem = Meemo
- Ferzana = Fari
- Ayesha = Aashi
- Perveen = Peeno
- Rasheed = Sheeda
- Bilal = Baali
- Majeed = Mujji
- Kamran = Kaka
- Dawood = Daadoo