I sometimes think "Gant" about Gantic, and Strop is "Stroppy McHorseguy", "Strops", "Stroppy", "Pony-boy" and any other funny name that comes up while we are working.
As for Gantic being a name in Norway... Never heard of it, really. Seems like a company name, though.
Zophia
She liked (likes?) the letter z, and her middle name is Sophia. We do however pronounce it differently that most English speaking users will.
Oh, when I read her username I think that her real name is Sophia then that name was unavailable so she put a Z.
Got to know her by that name. Considering she dislikes her first name, it does not seem like much of a problem. Even though I have nicknamed her somewhat anyway...