Yeah. Most people I know online just call me "reppy" irl. Even one of my friends that lived in the same city as me would refer to me as reppy in person and around other people. A buddy of mine would tell his wife, "I'm going to reppy's" because she would always forget who the hell "Derek" was. After awhile she'd respond, "That's not his real name you know!"
This is unrelated, but ... a number of years ago, I was helping my dad paint a house for some people he knew at church. They had this little Japanese/white girl named Tamika. She kept forgetting my name. So, my dad told her to call me by the nickname he has for me, which is "Digger" (his brother's name or nickname is "Dig", so he nicknamed me after him). Anyways, she couldn't quite pronounce it right so it comes out as "Tigger." To this day (and it's been 5 years), whenever she sees me, like when I'm at work, she yells, "TIGGER!!!!"
I'm Shay, I live in Vancouver, and I'm not a man, but I wanna be included. :>
Oh, and I can look like one if I'm cross-playing. xD
Man, you're about the same age as my niece and in the same area, too. ^^