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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.
Maite (/ ˈ m aɪ t eɪ / MY-tay, Spanish:, Basque:; Brazilian Portuguese: Maitê or Maytê) also spelled Mayté, Maytee, Maytte or (in French) Maïté, is a female given name of Iberian origin popular throughout the Hispanic world and Brazil.
The German, [24] the French and the British Commonwealth armies used the name "Tommy" for British soldiers. "Tommy" is derived from the name "Tommy Atkins" which had been used as a generic name for a soldier for many years (and had been used as an example name on British Army registration forms). The precise origin is the subject of some debate ...
Here are 125 cute, sexy, and romantic nicknames for your boyfriend, fiancé, baby daddy, FWB—basically anyone you're getting romantic with. ... This might be a list of terms to call your ...
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 ...
This list of Scottish Gaelic given names shows Scottish Gaelic given names beside their English language equivalent. In some cases, the equivalent can be a cognate , in other cases it may be an Anglicised spelling derived from the Gaelic name, or in other cases it can be an etymologically unrelated name.
The name Mary may have originated from the Egyptian language; it is likely derivative of the root mr, meaning "love; beloved" [1] (compare mry.t-ymn, "Merit-Amun", i.e. "beloved of Amun"). The name Mary was early etymologized as containing the Hebrew root mr , meaning "bitter" (cf. myrrh ), or mry , meaning "rebellious".
Marmite (/ ˈ m ɑːr m aɪ t / MAR-myte) is a British savoury food spread based on yeast extract, invented by the German scientist Justus von Liebig.It is made from by-products of beer brewing and is produced by the British company Unilever.