Some mafiosi "nicknames" are given to them by the Fed's, some are given to them as children, and some are givin to them by fellow mobsters, some are give to them by fellow mobsters and dont like the name the fellow mobsters give him IE Carmine "The Snake" however someone like Vincenzo Gigante was give the name Chin by his mom because there were 1000000000 Vinny's in his neighborhood. Nick names are nick names could be given by anyone this is kindve a stupid thread in my opinion but if you dont know you dont know guess you gota ask..

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