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Jerry was a nickname given to Germans mostly during the Second World War by soldiers and civilians of the Allied nations, in particular by the British. The nickname was originally created during World War I. [13] The term is the basis for the name of the jerrycan. The name may simply be an alteration of the word German. [14]
Most high-ranking Nazis did not have a nickname. Most of the notable Nazis who did have nicknames were concentration camp personnel. The common nickname of Sepp in German for Josef, for such Nazis as Josef Dietrich and Josef Oberhauser, is excluded from this list. The definite article "the" has been removed from the nicknames for the purposes ...
A. Abraham (given name) Achim (name) Adalbert; Adel (name) Adelbert; Adolf; Adrian; Alan (given name) Albert (given name) Albrecht; Alexander; Alfred (name) Alois
After scouring the internet and consulting reliable sources, we came up with a list of 100 German baby names, including monikers that are currently popping off in the country, as well as ones that ...
"The Red Battle-flyer" (German: der rote Kampfflieger) – Manfred von Richthofen, German fighter ace "The Red Knight" – Manfred von Richthofen, German fighter ace "Red Mike" – Merritt A. Edson, World War II U.S. Marine Raiders officer "Reeste" – Heinz Bär, German fighter ace "Reggie" – Harry George Smart, British air vice marshal
In German, Kevinismus ("Kevinism") is the negative preconception German people have of Germans with trendy, exotic-sounding first names considered to be an indicator of a low social class. [1] The prototypical example is Kevin , which like most such names came to Germany from Anglo-American culture.
Traditionally, there are dialectal differences between the regions of German-speaking Europe, especially visible in the forms of hypocorisms.These differences are still perceptible in the list of most popular names, even though they are marginalized by super-regional fashionable trends: As of 2012, the top ten given names of Baden-Württemberg (Southern Germany) and of Schleswig-Holstein ...
Here are 125 cute, sexy, and romantic nicknames for your boyfriend, fiancé, baby daddy, FWB—basically anyone you're getting romantic with.