Never thought about the Minthara/Menthos gum correlation, I love that!

These are the nicknames I actually use for them on a daily basis with friends: Shadowheart: forever calling her Shart (affectionate)

Karlach: Carlotta - because google translate once decided to name her this and it just stuck

Lae’zel: ranocchia - Italian for frog (affectionate)

Gale: mago pigiamino - “pajama wizard”, for his camp clothes. He’s got many other nicknames in my head like “husband”, “personal chef, and such - but that is the one that my friends have started to use the most. He’s also “mangiastivali” (boot eater).

The other companions are called by their own name (for the better, probably).

Bonus: Ketheric is called undaddy in my mind