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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 is a list of pen names used by notable authors of written work. A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author.A pen name may be used to make the author' name more distinctive, to disguise the author's gender, to distance the author from their other works, to protect the author from retribution for their writings, to combine more than one author into a single author, or ...
Here are 125 cute, sexy, and romantic nicknames for your boyfriend, fiancé, baby daddy, FWB—basically anyone you're getting romantic with.
The show itself acknowledged the fandom name by having the titular character refer to his in-universe fans using the same name in an almost fourth-wall-breaking comment in Season 03 Episode 02. [244] [245] Lucy: Wal wal Music group The sound of a puppy barking, this continues the theme they began by naming their band after a dog. [246] Luke Black
Dick is a nickname most often for Richard, which likely originated in the Middle Ages as rhyming slang for "Rick", as did William → Will → Bill and Robert → Rob → Bob. The association with "penis" is more recent, arising from Dick becoming a cliché name for any man, as in Tom, Dick and Harry. [1]
In Viking societies, many people had heiti, viðrnefni, or kenningarnöfn (Old Norse terms for nicknames) [6] which were used in addition to, or instead of, the first name. In some circumstances, the giving of a nickname had a special status in Viking society in that it created a relationship between the name maker and the recipient of the nickname, to the extent that the creation of a ...
A pseudonym is a name adopted by a person for a particular purpose, which differs from their true name. A pseudonym may be used by social activists or politicians for political purposes or by others for religious purposes. It may be a soldier's nom de guerre or an author's nom de plume.
A chosen name for special purposes, e.g. a stage name. This name may or may not be neutral. The first name for everyday use (calling name, in German: Rufname). This is not a nickname in the previous sense because it is neutral, e.g. a person will introduce themselves with this name. It is often, but not always, a short form of the full name.