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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 ...
[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. The word often distinguishes personal names from nicknames that became proper names out of former nicknames. English examples are Bob and Rob, nickname variants for Robert.
Here are 125 cute, sexy, and romantic nicknames for your boyfriend, fiancé, baby daddy, FWB—basically anyone you're getting romantic with.
The passer-through-walls (French: Le Passe-muraille), translated as The Man Who Walked through Walls, The Walker-through-Walls or The Man who Could Walk through Walls, is a short story published by Marcel Aymé in 1941.
After breaking some news not even Woj or Schefter knew – my old nickname – this week's Mailbagg starts a ridiculous Curt Cignetti/Shane Steichen rumor Mailbagg's actual story: My nickname.
"Trey" dates back to the 14th century, and is a name for a card or a die showing three points; originally from Old French treis. [69] 32 Can of Corn [8] This nickname likely comes from baseball where a "Can of Corn" is an easily caught fly ball. Supposedly comes from a general store clerk reaching up and dropping a can from a high shelf. [70]
(This does not apply to short names that are common outside English but not in this language, e.g. Dima for Dmitri in Russian.) An important exception to the above rule of thumb is when we want to make the point that the subject is almost always known by the shorter name (and our article title uses that form), in which case any of the above can ...
Skip is a nickname (for example, when a name has skipped a generation) [citation needed], or a short form of the given name Skipper. Notable people with the name include: Notable people with the name include: