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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.
Marguerite is a French female given name, from which the English name Margaret is derived. Marguerite derives via Latin and Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs) , meaning " pearl ". [ 1 ] It is also a French name for the ox-eye daisy flower. [ 2 ]
The name came into popular use in the late Victorian era along with other flower names. Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran wrote in their 2007 book Baby Name Bible that Daisy has a "fresh, wholesome, and energetic" image. [2] The name has been used for literary characters such as Daisy Miller, the title character of the novella by ...
Marguerite Perrinot 1900–1988 French singer and actress Isabelle Aubret: Thérèse Coquerelle 1938– French singer James Aubrey: James Aubrey Tregidgo 1947–2010 English actor Cécile Aubry: Anne-José Bénard 1928–2010 French actress, author, screenwriter and director Eleanor Audley: Eleanor Zellman 1905–1991 American actress Stéphane ...
A nickname can be a shortened or a 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 ...
King Charles has also extended the practice by coming up with his own terms of endearment for his two daughter-in-laws–and the British monarch’s nickname for Meghan Markle is so unexpected.
Molly Pitcher is a heroine of the American Revolutionary War. Titanic survivor Margaret Brown, who was later called "The Unsinkable Molly Brown." Molly Malone was the stage name of American silent film actress Violet Isabel Malone.
Margaret Miller or Maggie Miller may refer to: Margaret Carnegie Miller (1897–1990), American and philanthropist; Margaret C. Miller, Canadian archaeologist;