How did Stevie get her name?

kgbmac · #1 07-21-2005, 02:46 PM

I've heard that here real name is Stephanie, but as a baby she couldn't pronounce it and would say TD instead. I guess that eventually turned into Stevie. I looked but could not find a thread for this question, so forgive me if it's already been discussed.

Does anyone have the real story about how she came to be know as Stevie?

Thanks &
Rock On

skcin · #2 07-21-2005, 02:51 PM

That's the only explanation I've heard.

kgbmac · #3 07-21-2005, 02:55 PM

Thanks for your quick response. I can believe that would be how she came up with it!

LeighB04 · #4 07-21-2005, 02:56 PM

I have heard about the TD or "Teedee", but I just figured it's because Stevie is a common abbreviation of Stephanie...

skcin · #5 07-21-2005, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by kgbmac

Thanks for your quick response. I can believe that would be how she came up with it!

Welcome to the board!

Tango · #6 07-21-2005, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by kgbmac

I've heard that here real name is Stephanie, but as a baby she couldn't pronounce it and would say TD instead. I guess that eventually turned into Stevie. I looked but could not find a thread for this question, so forgive me if it's already been discussed.

Does anyone have the real story about how she came to be know as Stevie?

Thanks &
Rock On

First, welcome to The Ledge! You can also read this answer from Stevie on The Nicks Fix in the "ask Stevie section": (http://www.nicksfix.com). It's question #71. It's not updated very often, as Stevie has been on the road or taking a short vacation for the past several years, but if you've not seen it, it's worth checking out:

http://www.nicksfix.com/askstevie.htm

I could not pronounce the word "Stephanie" when I was little. My proninciation of it came out as "TeeDee", which was turned into Stevie. My mother still calls me "TeeDee".

darklinensuit · #7 07-21-2005, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by skcin

That's the only explanation I've heard.

Same here. And it makes sense.

- Jake

gldstwmn · #8 07-21-2005, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by kgbmac

I've heard that here real name is Stephanie, but as a baby she couldn't pronounce it and would say TD instead. I guess that eventually turned into Stevie. I looked but could not find a thread for this question, so forgive me if it's already been discussed.

Does anyone have the real story about how she came to be know as Stevie?

Thanks &
Rock On

She named herself. Her mother has stated that when she was little and learning to talk, she referred to herself as "teedee." Pretty cute, huh?

kgbmac · #9 07-21-2005, 06:07 PM

Thanks for the info on how Stevie got her name and thatnsk for the great welcome to the Ledge. I didn't even know there was a forum like this until someone on the NicksFix referred me over here. I'm sure glad he did!

Cheers

kgbmac · #10 07-21-2005, 06:24 PM

I checked out the NicksFix Questions. Thanks for the referral

Jessica Leigh · #11 07-23-2005, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by gldstwmn

She named herself. Her mother has stated that when she was little and learning to talk, she referred to herself as "teedee." Pretty cute, huh?

suuuuure... but not quite as cute as a little kid referring to herself in the third person.

darklinensuit · #12 07-23-2005, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Jessica Leigh

suuuuure... but not quite as cute as a little kid referring to herself in the third person.

Picturing her writing school essays as a little kid, using I and she interchangeably, & throwing in ellipses.

- Jake

LikeAWillow · #13 07-23-2005, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by darklinensuit

Picturing her writing school essays as a little kid, using I and she interchangeably, & throwing in ellipses.

- Jake

Also throwing in the good ol' word "well" for a bit of pizazz every oh...25 characters

Kelly · #14 07-23-2005, 06:43 AM

One thing I have been curious about is the spelling of her name. On the Buckingham Nicks album, it is spelled Stevi. I have been wondering for awhile if that was the way she spelled it throughout high school and added the "e" to the end when she joined Fleetwood Mac. Maybe people were pronouncing it incorrectly when it was spelled Stevi?

I really do love her name. Stevie Nicks. Very cool. I love Lindsey's too. Both are very different and distinct plus they flow together nicely, Stevie and Lindsey.

darklinensuit · #15 07-23-2005, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by LikeAWillow

Also throwing in the good ol' word "well" for a bit of pizazz every oh...25 characters

Or writing in tongues, like on her family tree report: "Sister...brothuh, sistuh...ihui dcuhuiuiuiiugiguivwoocvio3uiwipwpp!"
Not to mention twirling and kicking during her oral reports. Ah, to have taught this child.

- Jake