Pui? Isn't that Thai for yuck, no good, do not want?
Ptui, I think.
:)
Pui is fertilizer. It’s a common nickname for kids as well. Everyone here goes by their nickname except in very formal or legal situations.
While the practice is changing, traditionally those names were chosen to avoid the interest of ghosts wandering about looking for kids to occupy and subjugate so they had an unpleasant connotation.
Now western names, especially feminine sounding names for girls, like Stella (my own niece), Gigi, Jennifer, Jenny, Lisa, etc. are in vogue. Some other nicknames I’ve come across recently are Sun, Boss, and Fame.
Also there is a neighborhood kid named Balloon. Yes, he is fat, and no, he does not seem to mind the nickname at all and I’ve never seen another kid tease him about it.