Explain One Name: tell the story behind your account name; plus open thread

Easing our way into the long All-Star Break

We haven’t had this long a break since the pandemic, so this is your chance to explain the story behind your account name.

My story is on the boring side. Apricot is not my real last name… (I am not sure if that is obvious?)

I lived with a pug for a few years whose fur coloring is officially termed “apricot”:

Not the actual pug I lived with

So for many ma…