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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.
Pages in category "Nicknames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,219 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
List of nicknames in Philippine entertainment; List of city and municipality nicknames in the Philippines; List of nicknames of philosophers; List of poker playing card nicknames; Nicknames of politicians and personalities in Quebec; List of provincial and territorial nicknames in Canada
Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
A nickname, in some circumstances also known as a sobriquet, or informally "a moniker", is an informal substitute for the proper name of a person, place, or thing, [1] used to express affection, playfulness, contempt, or a particular character trait.
Donald Trump became widely known during his 2016 presidential campaign, his first presidency from 2017 to 2021, his inter-presidential period and 2024 presidential campaign for using nicknames to criticize, insult, or otherwise express commentary about media figures, politicians, and foreign leaders.
This is a list of nicknames of professional and college football teams. Many are merely abbreviations or diminutives of the team's name; otherwise, the origin of the nickname (if known) is noted. An asterisk (*) after a nickname indicates that the name is pejorative, insulting, or has at least a negative intent, and is often used by opponents ...
For persons with numerous nicknames and aliases that can be attested in sources but which are unlikely to be familiar to many if any readers, it is not necessary to list them all. Examples: Various criminals have used dozens of aliases, especially if they were engaged in various forms of financial fraud. Our readers do not care what all of them ...