even more eccentric. It seems like any impressive-sounding foreign word is suitable for using as a nickname, so there are Thais out there with nicknames of "King Kong" คิงคอง คิงคอง , "Laser" เลเซอร์ เลเซอร์ , "Vegas" เวกัส เวกัส , "Chocolate" ช็อคโกแลต ช็อคโกแลต , "Nasa" นาซ่า นาซ่า and the like.
Most of the above names can be used for either gender, but most are more common for one gender than the other. The names of small animals and of food and drink are mostly female names, whereas names of leisure activities and technology are mainly male names. Some people are actually named after their gender - Chai ชาย ชาย "male", Ying หญิง หญิง "female" and Num หนุ่ม หนุ่ม "young man" are all also common Thai nicknames. Below are further examples of names that are either gender specific , or much more commonly used for that gender compared to the other.
Female Nicknames