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What could Nibs be a nickname or short for?

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Sue

Sue Report 15 Jul 2007 18:12

A friend has just phoned me in great excitement to tell me she has been sent a photo of some relatives by a cousin in Australia. One lady in a photo is called ''Nibs''. Any one got any ideas what this could be short for? I have heard of men being ''his nibs'', but never a female called Nibs before. Sue xx

Clive

Clive Report 15 Jul 2007 18:22

Any connection with the chocolate and or sweet industry? Nibs are what you make choclate out of so it could be an afectionate nick-name. C

LindaMcD

LindaMcD Report 16 Jul 2007 09:19

I too had a Norman known as Nibs so maybe Norma. Linda x

New Year

New Year Report 16 Jul 2007 09:51

If its from the 1940's she could be Gloria !! This is after Gloria Gibbs who was given the nickname 'Miss Nibs' on the Jimmy Durante Camel Caravan radio show 1943-47, she received her trademark nickname when host Garry Moore dubbed her 'Her Nibs, Miss Gibbs' or if her surname was Gibbs then her first name could be anything or Isabel/Isabelle/Isabella - (or any variation)

Penny

Penny Report 16 Jul 2007 09:52

My father always refered to an important person as 'his Nibbs' . or the person he was talking about. I remeber him saying it to a cousin of mine when she asked dad a Q. He repied ''You'd better ask His Nibbs'', meaning her father.