Story behind my nickname... is rather long, even embarrassing.
When I first needed nickname, I chose to use my favorite animal as nickname
Yup that's a snowleopard, that... as translated to Finnish is Lumileopardi Any questions anymore of what Lumi means?
Anyways, it is not that easy. I wish it would be.
Problem is, and was that of course this was usually taken. Im not only one who likes this animal. So using it as name was bad choice. Thus it was rather long as well.
So I tried to make it shorter
Lumileo or if that was taken. Lumileo86 if one before was taken. Where 86, is year when I was born.
in the end, even that didn't sound as cool and nice as I would have wanted it to be, and I wanted it to sound more dynamic and stormy. Like a blizzard.
So... I thought that why not to use name Lumituisku instead. Where... Lumi = Snow.. and Tuisku = ... well sort of blizzard. Or actually it kind of means wind that carries snow with it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowing_snow. In Finland we have rather many ways calling snow, or effects relating it. "Lumi, tuisku, nuoska, räntä, loska, pyry, pakkanen... to mention few. Remember that in Finnish one basic word can be extended with many other words. As example.. Lumi-tuisku, Lumi-pyry, Pakkas-lumi, loska-lumi etc etc.
So yeah.. Lumituisku... sounds a lot more dynamic, doesn't it?
Even better, most often that name wasn't taken, so I was able to use it almost everywhere. GREAT.
NOT!
Almost same year Finland got new, superstar from Idols show in Finland
Named.. Antti... Yup.. just like my real name is.. and his last name being Tuisku. ... as in full Antti Tuisku... even worse. All those who considered themselfs as true mens, thought that this Antti tuisku is gay with capital letter. - And that anyone watching, liking, or any way - form showing way that they like - Favor Antti Tuisku.
It would been ok... if it would been just a moment of shine to him... but no... it still continues, and even more stronger than before.
He seems to be favored mainly by a young girls. ...
This is... why I rather be called just Lumi.
Just as most of my family, friends, relatives call me. Lumi has become even more used than my real name. ^^
Problem with Lumi is.. that it is almost always taken, anywhere where I go... so that's why I kind of have to stick with Lumi-Tuisku for login names.