PANTHER HOLLOW NICKNAMES

Many men in Panther Hollow were referred to only by their nicknames, rather than by their given names. Sometimes the neighborhood wouldn’t even know a man’s given name until reading it in his obituary notice. Most first names, and some last names, were often “Americanized.” Occasionally a person had two nicknames, one given by the family and another by friends, and individuals with the same nickname were usually from different generations. Women generally did not have nicknames. However, because Mary was a popular name, some were referred to by their own first name and their husband’s first name, such as “Mary George,” or by their first name and their husband’s nickname, such as “Mary Nuchy.” 

Below are the nicknames of some of the men from Panther Hollow. For your convenience, there is also a list of nicknames and their corresponding family names. Send your correspondence to carlinog@hotmail.com if you have nicknames you would like to add to the list.

Nicknames
1. Amers	48. Frenchy	95. Pep
2. Arg	49. Gabby	96. Peppers
3. Argie	50. Gas Pipe	97. Petey Brown
4. Axel	51. GG	98. Pic
5. Babe	52. Giant	99. Pinto
6. Baldy	53. Gimp	100. Pippene
7. Bananas	54. Ginger	101. Ponce
8. Bavorc	55. Governor	102. Popeye
9. Bear	56. Grumpy	103. Puggy
10. Bibs	57. Hair	104. Rags
11. Black Bart	58. Harpo	105. Red
12. Blackie	59. Herky	106. Red Dot
13. Bloomers	60. Horse	107. Rome
14. Bones	61. Hot Lips	108. Rueben
15. Booty	62. Hucky	109. Rug Head
16. Brutus	63. Iron Head	110. Russian
17. Buddy	64. Jake	111. Sandy
18. Buff	65. Jaw	112. Scales
19. Bully	66. Jeep	113. Sheiky
20. Butchy	67. Jimmy Bell	114. Shine
21. Cabbage	68. Jimmy Boy	115. Shoemaker
22. Chang	69. Joe Cash	116. Shotgun
23. Cheech	70. Jughead	117. Sid
24. Cic	71. Jumbo	118. Sky King
25. Chicadil	72. Junior	119. Smiles
26. Chick	73. Lanky	120. Snaps
27. Chicken	74. Lawyer	121. Soho
28. Chatto	75. Lefty	122. Sonny
29. Cipolla	76. Loose Screw	123. Sonny Red
30. Clark Kent	77. Ludgy	124. Squeege
31. Coke	78. Lulu	125. Step Off
32. Cokey	79. Lumps	126. Struggles
33. Crow	80. Mali	127. Tarzan
34. Cubby	81. Mingy	128. The Dag (o)
35. Cuchone	82. Mitsubi	129. The Globe
36. Danny Dons	83. Moby Tuck	130. The Ice Man
37. Danny Fortune	84. Moga	131. Toto
38. Delly	85. Monk	132. Toar
39. Dirt	86. Moony	133. Turk
40. Doc	87. Mort	134. Wacky
41. Duke	88. Muscaid	135. Wave Head
42. Dukey	89. Nelly Bly	136. Welch Aid
43. Ears	90. Nicky Bull	137. Whitey
44. Elmer	91. Nuchy	138. Wiggy
45. Ertl	92. Packard	139. Woo
46. Fabulous Tary	93. Parish	140. Woodsy
47. Flash	94. Peeps	141. Zuccherello

Nicknames and Family Names
1. Amers – Amedio Bellisario	72. Junior – Anthony Diulus, Louis Giampaolo,
2. Arg – Pete Argentine	Jimmy Polis, Albert Sandonato
3. Argie – Louis Argentine	73. Lanky – Frank Cafardi
4. Axel – Ezio Quinque	74. Lawyer – Joseph Bucci
5. Babe – Anthony Giampaolo, Felix Butch	75. Lefty – Orlando Polis
6. Baldy – John Flora	76. Loose Screw – Freddy Carrozzi
7. Bananas – Sam Giampaolo	77. Ludgy – Louis Dandrea
8. Bavorc – Carmen D’Andrea	78. Lulu – John Diulus
9. Bear – Patsy DiTommaso	79. Lumps – Albert Giampaolo
10. Bibs – Amedio DeOrio	80. Mali – Frank Malloche
11. Black Bart – Ralph Giampaolo	81. Mingy – John Bucci
12. Blackie – Anthony Frisoli, Carl Sciulli	82. Mitsubi – Anthony Diulus
13. Bloomers – Anthony Cafardi	83. Moby Tuck – Donald DiNardo
14. Bones – Rich Carrozzi	84. Moga – Mariano Polis
15. Booty – Nunzio DiMatteo	85. Monk – Anthony Maffeo
16. Brutus – Norman Veri	86. Moony – Dom Diulus
17. Buddy – Guy Diulus	87. Mort – Bob Casciato
18. Buff – Amedio Sciulli	88. Muscaid – John Diulus
19. Bully – John Diulus	89. Nelly Bly – Peter Maffeo
20. Butchy – Anthony Dandrea	90. Nicky Bull – Nicholas Diulus
21. Cabbage – Domenic Sciulli	91. Nuchy – Charles Casciato
22. Chang – Felix Diulus	92. Packard – Pete Cascaito
23. Cheech – Anthony Quinque	93. Parish – Albert Sciulli
24. Cic. – Gene Ciccinelli	94. Peeps – Joe Diulus, Frank Dandrea
25. Chicadil – Frank Palmieri	95. Pep – Pat Cafardi
26. Chick – Frank DeOrio, Anthony Giampolo	96. Peppers – Ernest Sciulli
27. Chicken – Anthony Sciulli, Anthony Giampolo	97. Petey Brown – Pete Bucci
28. Chatto – Albert Tortorelli	98. Pic – Domenic Sciulli
29. Cipoll – Danny DiTommaso	99. Pinto – Freddie Sciulli
30. Clark Kent – Ray Veri	100. Pippene – Danny Felice
31. Coke – Noah DiNardo	101. Ponce – John Casciato
32. Cokey – Joe Sciulli	102. Popeye – Ralph Bucci Jr.
33. Crow – Anthony Sciulli	103. Puggy – Benjamin Delvecchio
34. Cubby – Freddy Carrozzi	104. Rags – Isadore Diulus
35. Cuchone – Joseph DePasquale, Warren Rudolph	105. Red – Robert Sciulli
36. Danny Dons – Domenic Bellisario	106. Red Dot – Bobby Butch
37. Danny Fortune – Dan Pasquarelli	107. Rome – Domenic Carrozzi
38. Delly – Tony Delvecchio	108. Rueben – Albert Giampolo
39. Dirt – Steve DiNardo	109. Rug Head – Frank Dandrea
40. Doc – Dominic Palmieri	110. Russian – Patsy Caruso
41. Duke – Richard Palmieri	111. Sandy – Albert Sandanato
42. Dukey – Guy Pollice, Nicholas Dandrea	112. Scales – Joe Scalise
43. Ears – John Diulus	113. Sheiky – Frank Dandrea
44. Elmer – Anthony Sciulli	114. Shine – Albert Diulus
45. Ertl – Charles DiNardo	115. Shoemaker – Domenic D’Aquilante
46. Fabulous Tary – Henry Tarantino	116. Shotgun – Joseph DePasquale
47. Flash – Felix Cascaito	117. Sid – Albert Diulus
48. Frenchy – Giuseppe DePasquale	118. Sky King – Tommy Palmieri
49. Gabby – Frank Cafardi	119. Smiles – Dominic A. Sciulli
50. Gas Pipe – Carl Pasquarelli	120. Snaps – John Sciulli
51. GG – Guy Giampaolo	121. Soho – Albert Diulus
52. Giant – Dan Casciato	122. Sonny – Nicholas Delvecchio, Anthony Mamie
53. Gimp – Carl Giampolo	123. Sonny Red – John Gilliland
54. Ginger – John Sciulli	124. Squeege – Jimmy Diulus
55. Governor – Mike Tortorelli	125. Step Off – Charles Sciulli
56. Grumpy – Eddie Diulus	126. Struggles – Anthony Dandrea
57. Hair – Joe Sciulli	127. Tarzan – Larry Sciulli
58. Harpo – Mario Palmieri	128. The Dag (o) – Henry Sciulli
59. Herky – Frank Diulus, Chester Gilliland	129. The Globe – Amedio Bellisario
60. Horse – Leo Czarnecki	130. The Ice Man – Tony Carinci
61. Hot Lips – Eugene Rossi	131. Toto – Anthony Carrozzi
62. Hucky – Henry DeOrio	132. Toar – Bob DePasquale
63. Iron Head – Leo Czarnecki	133. Turk – Andy Veri
64. Jake – Giacomo Bigante	134. Wacky – Guy Bucci
65. Jaw – George Argentine	135. Wave Head – Dave Palmieri
66. Jeep – Eugene DePasquale, Fred Butch	136. Welch Aid – Chucky Welsch
67. Jimmy Bell – Vincent Bellisario	137. Whitey – Albert Pasquarelli
68. Jimmy Boy – James Kunsman	138. Wiggy – Henry DeOrio
69. Joe Cash – Joe Cascaito	139. Woo – Domenic Verratti
70. Jughead – Gino DiMatteo	140. Woodsy – Pete Diulus
71. Jumbo – Gaetano Giampaolo	141. Zuccherello – Domenic Pasquarelli