His father called him "Junior" or sometimes simply "Son"/His Uncle called him "Sonny Boy, are you the funny one ?"
His grandma called him "Buster Brown" like she had called his dad. And all his mom could muster was: "Don't my good boy be bad !"
His brother called him "Buddy", but only after school; When they met in study hall, his brother played it cool. His sister called him "Sissy" it was his senior year.
That Nino was to graduate from "Sissy" into "QUEER !"