May 22, 2026 · 6 min · 7 segments
Phil and Georgie have a real conversation in easy English about names – the words we use to identify ourselves and our pets. Learn to talk about who you were named after, whether your name is common…
Um, Phil, what's the story behind your name? Were you named after anyone or anything?
I don't know, if I'm honest.
I don't know why I have my name.
Okay.
Um, yeah, I wish I had a better story for my name, but my parents had friends that had a dog called Georgia, and they liked that name, and so they decided to call me Georgia, which might be the first time people are hearing that my name, my real name is Georgia, not Georgie.
Ah.
Um, so I guess I was named after a dog.
So your name is Philip, but lots of people call you Phil, which is a nickname.
So a nickname is an informal name given to you by friends and family, um, which is often a shortened version like Phil.
Yes.
Yeah, often it's a shortened name.
In my case, that's the only one that's ever stuck that people have ever called me.
But you can also sometimes have like a jokey, fun name that might not be anything to do with your real name, but your friends call you that.
Um, lots of people have them at school or in your family.
Um, do you have any nicknames, Georgie?
Yes, I have a nickname that my dad calls me, which is Billy, short for Silly Billy because I do lots of stupid things.
I'm, I'm getting the feeling, are you, do you like that nickname or?
Um, I think it's quite, it's quite funny.
It's quite sweet.
I don't mind it that much.
As long as it's only my dad that calls me Billy, it's okay.
Um, do you like your name?
Um, I've never thought about it a lot, so I think I do.
Um, it's, it's not an unusual name.
It might be, I don't know, it might be difficult to have an unusual name, but I don't think it's too common either.
Um, Phil, what's the story behind your name? Were you named after anyone or anything?
I don't know, if I'm honest.
I don't know why I have my name.
Okay.
Um, yeah, I wish I had a better story for my name, but my parents had friends that had a dog called Georgia, and they liked that name, and so they decided to call me Georgia, which might be the first time people are hearing that my name, my real name is Georgia, not Georgie.
Ah.
Um, so I guess I was named after a dog.
So your name is Philip, but lots of people call you Phil, which is a nickname.
So a nickname is an informal name given to you by friends and family, um, which is often a shortened version like Phil.
Yes.
Yeah, often it's a shortened name.
In my case, that's the only one that's ever stuck that people have ever called me.
But you can also sometimes have like a jokey, fun name that might not be anything to do with your real name, but your friends call you that.
Um, lots of people have them at school or in your family.
Um, do you have any nicknames, Georgie?
Yes, I have a nickname that my dad calls me, which is Billy, short for Silly Billy because I do lots of stupid things.
I'm, I'm getting the feeling, are you, do you like that nickname or?
Um, I think it's quite, it's quite funny.
It's quite sweet.
I don't mind it that much.
As long as it's only my dad that calls me Billy, it's okay.
Um, do you like your name?
Um, I've never thought about it a lot, so I think I do.
Um, it's, it's not an unusual name.
It might be, I don't know, it might be difficult to have an unusual name, but I don't think it's too common either.
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Named After A Dog
Wait, my parents named me after what?
Silly Billy Nickname
Dad still calls me Silly Billy sometimes.
Bilingual Baby Naming
Naming kids bilingual took unexpected thoughtful effort.
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