Fact: Alabama is the only state without an official nickname.
He'd been distant the day his siblings (likely quite drunk) had decided to assign nicknames to one another. That these were generally longer, and more impractical, than their normal names didn't seem to bother anyone.
Despite his absence, they'd been considerate enough to make him one. He'd accepted begrudgingly, and dismissed it rather quickly.
He was fine enough with the name he'd been given already, though he supposed that wasn't enough for fancier states. It was harmless fun that kept them out of his hair, though. If they wanted to assign him a name every so often, so be it.