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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.
Bridget is an Irish female name derived from the Gaelic noun brígh, meaning "power, strength, vigor, virtue". [1] An alternative meaning of the name is "exalted one". [2] Its popularity, especially in Ireland, is largely related to the popularity of Saint Brigid of Kildare, who was so popular in Ireland she was known as "Mary of the Gael".
Bridgette is a feminine given name. It is a variant of Bridget. [1] Notable people with the name include: Bridgette Andersen, American actress; Bridgette Crosby, fictional character in the DC Universe; Bridgette Gordon, American basketball player; Bridgette Gusterson, Australian water polo player; Bridgette Jones, member of the London band Fluffy
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In the Mirage Comics, she was named Bridget O'Neil. In the 2012 animated series, Mrs. O'Neil (voiced by Renae Jacobs) was the loving wife of the psychologist Kirby O'Neil, and the late mother of sixteen-year-old April O'Neil. Many decades ago, when she herself was a child, her grandfather had discovered the Krang residing deep underneath the O ...
Jennifer Scanlon, a professor of gender, sexuality and women's studies at Bowdoin College who wrote a biography on Hedgeman, said she "by all accounts, should be a household name." “Often a woman among men, a black person among whites and a secular Christian among clergy, she lived and breathed the intersections that made her life so vital ...
Samir Hussein / Getty Images. Nicknames: Cath Prince Harry has a totally casual nickname for his sister-in-law that he uses on a variety of chill (and decidedly un-royal) occasions, according to ...
Alcohol is used as a social lubricant, maybe more so as holiday festivities approach. But drinking carries health and other risks. Here are five tips to make it safer.