In the play and movie 'Driving Miss Daisy', there's a character named 'Boolie'.

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2. Southern born here, the nicknames are not always, related to the owners name, sometimes it is

a family affection name that was picked up by friends of the child and carried out into the community and stuck. Sometimes the name is given by the community, example, My brother who my mother preferred to call William, was instantly named Bill or Billy when he started school. Southern nick names are as random as those from any region.