Ernest Hemingway’s Twenty Nicknames and Two Pseudonyms: Were Any of Them The Names of Alternate Personalities?

I haven’t found that anyone has attached much importance to Hemingway’s nicknames and pseudonyms. So when I have found them mentioned, mostly online, I don’t have full confidence in their scholarship and accuracy.

Some of the names appear to have been applied not only to Hemingway, but to other people, too. Some may have been applied by someone, not acknowledged by Hemingway, and have no psychological significance.

And it may be that many people who have had multiple marriages, have been many places, and have known many people will accumulate this many nicknames. I don’t know.

Nevertheless, it strikes me as a large number of nicknames for one person to have, unless the person has multiple personality, in which case, that number of personalities would not be unusual.

Nicknames: Papa, Oinbones, Hemingstein, Champ, Ernestoic, Tattie, Tiny, Wax Puppy, Ernie, Hem, Hemmy, Wemedge, Nesto, Porthos, Butch, The Old Brute, Ernestino, Bumby, Old Master, Mahatma.

Pen Names: Peter Jackson, John Hadley

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