ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Pdoc is Spanish and calls me "patricia" which is pronounced Pa tree she a.........and then he blushed said, "oh, please forgive me,i don't know you well enough to call you an intimate name" and I said, "well, you already know that i'm nuts, and i like the name so call me that".......and he does. and i like it. that is what i was called in NM and it does mean a more intimate relationship...not like a neighbor or such. means they care for you. i think it's sweet.