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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.
Adya is a rare given name for both boys and girls in India. The name means a smart person and someone blessed with intelligence In Russian, it is a diminutive of the male first names Avdey [1] and Avdiky. [2] It is shared by the following people: Adya Rangacharya (1904–1984), Indian writer, actor, and scholar
[citation needed] It originates from a medieval nickname, with the derivation from the Old English word "scearp", meaning sharp and used to describe a "sharp or smart" person. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] People bearing the surname Sharp
A number of possible explanations exist for the use of Nobby as a nickname for people with the surname Clark. These include: Clerks in the City of London used to wear Nobby hats, a type of bowler hat. Alternative spellings include "Knobby" and "Clarke". 16th century monks wrote letters for the illiterate. These monks were referred to as "Clerks".
How can you tell that someone is intelligent? At first glance, it sounds like a trick question with an easy answer, but the more you think about it, the more unclear things seem. Is it the person ...
Elizabeth Smart (disambiguation), multiple people Elizabeth Smart (born 1987), American political activist and child kidnapping victim; Elizabeth Smart (Canadian author) (1913–1986), Canadian poet and novelist; Erinn Smart (born 1980), American fencer, sister of Keeth Smart; Floyd Smart (1894–1955), American athlete
Christopher Michael Langan (born March 25, 1952) is an American horse rancher and former bar bouncer, known for scoring highly on an IQ test that gained him entry to a high IQ society, and for being formerly listed in the Guinness Book of Records high IQ section under the pseudonym of Eric Hart, alongside Marilyn vos Savant and Keith Raniere.
A nickname can be a shortened or modified variation on a person's real name. Contractions of longer names: Margaret to Greta. Initials: using the first letters of a person's first, middle and/or last name, e.g. "DJ" for Daniel James. Dropping letters: with many nicknames, one or more letters, often R, are dropped: Fanny from Frances, Walt from ...