How come aunts get a cute nickname like 'auntie', but uncles don't get one?

[Aristus]

I'm not saying I'd want to be someone's 'uncley', but I think we deserve a cute nickname.

Every time I say goodbye to one of my nieces, I tell them "Bob's your uncle", because it's true.

[ret5hd]

1. Huh...I got one. Maybe you aren't trying hard enough...

Mine's "f'in a-hole". They love me so much.

[NCIndie]

2. Drunk uncle?

[QED]

3. My cousins called my dad "Unk" for as long as I can remember.

[Marthe48]

6. Nephews on my side called my husband Unk

We never insisted on titles when they were very young. Now that most of that generation is middle-aged, they use the titles

[Walleye]

4. Donald Duck's nephews called him Unca Donald. In the cartoon. Just Unk sometimes

[mike_c]

5. what, you don't have an unkie?

[Floyd R. Turbo]

7. Does unka creepy count?

[Ohio Joe]

8. I'm called uncka Joe...

Not just by nieces and nephews but all their friends… I kinda like it

[Jack the Greater]

9. Unkie Herb?

[Mr.Bill]

10. One of my Uncles also

carried the name Godfather to me. He had no children of his own, and I rather think he enjoyed me introducing him that way sometimes.

[wnylib]

11. One of my uncles was my godfather.

He had 3 sons and he and my aunt considered me the daughter they never had. They gave me gifts on all occasions. I just called him uncle.

Funny story about him. He was my father's younger brother and very good looking, fit and trim and looked younger than his age. So, when I was 16 and coming home from a date on Valentine's day, my mother met my boyfriend and me at the door. She said that someone was waiting for me in the kitchen. My boyfriend followed us.

It was my uncle/godfather. He had a huge Valentine heart of chocolates for me. I gave him a hug, and my date got angry, said he didn't have to put up with being treated that way. My mother and I realized his mistake and laughed, which made him angrier.

I explained that the man was my uncle/godfather but the boyfriend asked why he was there so late in the evening. We told him that my uncle worked nights for the local newspaper, lived out of town, and was on his way into work. My uncle showed him his driver's license and a family photo with his wife and kids to convince him.

[Chainfire]

12. I have heard the term "Unk" used many times.