This study investigates the sources of nicknames in the Fulani language, their situational domain, their sociocultural relevance and their perceptions within the Fulani context from the account of Leslie and Skipper’s (1991) socio-onomastic theory. Data were collected through participant observations and semi-structured interviews from community members. The findings reveal that Fulani nicknames have historical, social and cultural resonances. The identified nicknames bear sociological, pragmatic and communicative functions that match the Fulani people’s collective existence and shared experience. This article helps us appreciate Fulani culture’s creativity and spans our knowledge of ethnicity and social identity. The researcher recommends that other scholars pursue research in other aspects of Fulani culture, and to revamp studies on Cameroon’s native languages, which face extinction.