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This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." [1] A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule. A moniker also means a nickname or personal name.
This partial list of city nicknames in New York compiles the aliases, sobriquets, and slogans that cities in the U.S. state of New York are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders, or the cities' tourism boards or chambers of commerce.
Various nicknames are featured on a wall at John F. Kennedy International Airport.. The Big Apple – first published as a euphemism for New York City in 1921 by sportswriter John J. Fitz Gerald, who claimed he had heard it used the year prior by two stable hands at the New Orleans Fair Grounds because of the large prizes available at horse races in New York. [3]
New York: The Empire State The nickname "Empire State" is believed to have origins dating back to a letter written by George Washington in 1785, where he praised New York's resilience and referred ...
Claud Butler – Claud Butler; Clif Bar – Clifford Erickson (father of founder Gary Erickson) Cokin – Jean Coquin; Coles – George Coles; Colgate-Palmolive – William Colgate; Collins Radio Company – Arthur A. Collins; Colnago – Ernesto Colnago; Coloni – Enzo Coloni; Colt's Manufacturing Company, Colt Defense, Colt Canada – Samuel ...
City nicknames can help establish a civic identity, help outsiders recognize a community, attract people to a community because of its nickname, promote civic pride, and build community unity. [1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" [2] are also believed to have economic value. [1]
Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
In an interview with Good Housekeeping, 'Yellowstone' actress Kelly Reilly reflected on her time portraying Beth Dutton on the Paramount Network drama series.