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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.
"The Real McHoy" = Chris Hoy, track ... (Afrikaans nickname, which means Ox) = Os du ... (given by her coach Ken Wood as he cannot pronounce her name properly) [288]
Doc Holliday (1851–1887), American gunfighter, gambler and dentist; William Frank Carver (1851–1927), American sharpshooter and Wild West show producer; Doc Scurlock (1849–1929), American cowboy and gunfighter
"Gu Zhi Zhaohu 古之昭虎" (Chinese, "Like the ancient Zhaohu"; Zhaohu itself is a nickname for Duke Zhaomu of Zhou, who defeated 40,000 Dongyi of the Jianghuai with his 7,000 strong army) – Zhang Liao, general of the Eastern Han dynasty and Cao Wei serving under the warlord Cao Cao, for his victory at the Battle of Xiaoyao Ford
Starwoids was a fandom name promoted by the 2001 documentary Starwoids [362] [88] STAYC: Swith Music group Pronounced as "Sweet", the name is a combination of the first letter of STAYC and "With", meaning "Together with STAYC" or "I'll be by STAYC's side." [363] Stargate: Gaters: Film / TV show [364] Stef Sanjati: Breadsquad YouTuber [365 ...
Thomas Pentz just doesn't have the same ring to it.View Entire Post ›
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 ...
Hollywood-inspired nicknames, most starting with the first letter or letters of the location and ending in the suffix "-ollywood" or "-wood", have been given to various locations around the world with associations to the film industry – inspired by the iconic Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, whose name has come to be a metonym for the motion picture industry of the United States.