History FanNickname / GenshinImpact

*** "Kucing" - The Indonesian version of the 'Keqing pronunciation' nickname. This is because of the combination of the CommonKnowledge of 'CatGirl Keqing' and how "kucing" is basically the Indonesian translation of "cat".

** "Haitham" - A simple nickname that removes the "Al-" prefix from his name. "Haitham" is also the correct nickname for the character.[[labelnote:Explanation]] In Arabic, "Al-" is a grammatical particle equivalent to "the" in English (i.e. [[SpellMyNameWithAThe "the Haitham"]]).[[/labelnote]]

*** "Wiro" - Some Indonesian fans instead opted for this.

** "[[WesternAnimation/MonstersInc Mike Wazowski]]" - He was once misnamed as "Mike" and fans immediately associated him with the iconic monster.

** "Piemon" - In line with the "[[EatTheDog Emergency Food]]" [[MemeticMutation memes]], Paimon's name is sometimes deliberately spelled in this manner.

* miHoYo itself is sometimes called "Mihorny" due to some of the character designs being sexualised. Although compared to most gacha games, the character designs of Genshin is more conservative, restrained and reserved than most. This is largely in part with China's censorship laws.

** "[=KEKWing=]" - A derisive nickname from players who perceive Electro as the weakest element, referencing the KEKW emote from ''Website/{{Twitch}}''.

** "Sandy Mamma-mia" - What Itto calls her after forgetting her last name, Sangonomiya. Occasionally accompanied by portraying Kokomi as a sterotypical Italian.

** "Haunted IKEA", "Spooky IKEA" - Tsurumi Island was released in the same patch as a new type of treasure chest called the Remarkable Chest, which contained [[AndYourRewardIsInteriorDecorating Furniture Blueprints]] as opposed to the standard assortment of weapons, artifacts, and exp items. Tsurumi Island, which is shrouded in fog and populated by the ghosts [[spoiler:of the island's inhabitants on the day they sacrificed the thunderbird's friend to the thunderbird]], was absolutely packed with these chests.

* Inazuma
** In the Latin America community the region of Inazuma gets called "Latin America", "home", or their own country of residence. This is due to the rampant corruption from the authorities, bandits, and general insecurity seen in the region.
* The Chasm, Liyue
** "Manga/{{Made in Abyss}}" - Due to the fact that it is a giant hole that leads deeper into an eldritch location, with dangerous enemies, a unique ecosystem and house a lost civilisation populated by its accursed denizens. Many fans have compared The Chasm with The Abyss from the Made in Abyss manga. [[https://old.reddit.com/r/Genshin_Memepact/comments/16an57m/author_of_made_in_abyss_akihito_tsukushi_is/ It goes double when Made in Abyss' author, Akihito Tsukushi recently came out to be a fan of Genshin.]]

* '''Jakob'':
** "Purple Guy" - An InUniverse nickname given by Paimon, that, given a backstory with very minor similarities, has lead to him being referred to by the many names of [[Franchise/FiveNightsAtFreddys William Afton]]. Expect people to break out into [[Music/TheLivingTombstone IT'S BEEN SO LONG]] whenever he's brought up.

** "Boba" - One of Ayato's idle animations has him pulling a bubble tea out of his impressive sleeves. Jokes that emerged reference Ayato's seemingly infinite stash of bubble tea and his addiction to it.

** "[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Vaporeon]]" - Due to their similar profiles as bluish water cats, it didn't take long for Solitary Suanni to receive this nickname, along with its ''infamous'' [[Memes/Pokemon meme]] that came with it.

** "[[Franchise/Pokemon Vaporeon]]" - Due to their similar profiles as bluish water cats, it didn't take long for Solitary Suanni to receive this nickname, along with its ''infamous'' [[Memes/Pokemon meme]] that came with it.

** "Bird Mom," "Bird Mommy" - Xianyun's [[GoodParents motherly tendencies]] towards her disciples, and even the Traveler, during her story quest have led some fans to call her this.