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  2. Spanish naming customs - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes longer than the person's name, a nickname is usually derived via linguistic rules. [36] However, in contrast to English use, hypocoristic names in Spanish are only used to address a person in a very familiar environment – the only exception being when the hypocoristic is an artistic name (e.g. Nacho Duato born Juan

  3. List of regional nicknames - Wikipedia

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    The list of regional nicknames used in English language includes nicknames for people based on their locality of origin (birthplace, place of permanent residence, or family roots). Nicknames based on the country (or larger geopolitical area) of origin may be found in the List of ethnic slurs .

  4. List of poker playing card nicknames - Wikipedia

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    Named after the foam cleaner due to the phonetic similarity between "Ajax" and "Ace-Jack", or "A-Jacks" Blackjack [22] Named after the card game in which AJ (Or an Ace with a picture card or 10) is the highest possible hand Foamy Cleanser: Ajax [8] Hijack [23] As in "High-Jack" Jackass [24] Imitative of "Jack-Ace" Trapasso [25]

  5. List of placeholder names - Wikipedia

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    John Smith (US: John Doe) is Kovács János or Gipsz Jakab (lit. John Smith or Jake Gypsum, or Jakob Gipsch, with surname followed by given name, as normal in Hungarian). However these names are not used in official reports (for example instead of US John/Jane Doe ismeretlen férfi/nő (unknown male

  6. List of monarchs by nickname - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 December 2024. This is a list of monarchs (and other royalty and nobility) sorted by nickname. This list is divided into two parts: Cognomens: Also called cognomina. These are names which are appended before or after the person's name, like the epitheton necessarium, or Roman victory titles. Examples ...

  7. Category:Spanish masculine given names - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Spanish masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 344 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  8. Naming customs of Hispanic America - Wikipedia

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    The naming customs of Hispanic America are similar to the Spanish naming customs practiced in Spain, with some modifications to the surname rules.Many Hispanophones in the countries of Spanish-speaking America have two given names, plus like in Spain, a paternal surname (primer apellido or apellido paterno) and a maternal surname (segundo apellido or apellido materno).

  9. Nickname - Wikipedia

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    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 ...