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[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 word often distinguishes personal names from nicknames that became proper names out of former nicknames. English examples are Bob and Rob, nickname variants for Robert.
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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 ...
A. Ace (name) Addie; Adri; Ah-nuld; Air Jordan (nickname) Albie (given name) Alby (nickname) Alette (given name) Alf (name) Alfie (name) America's Sweetheart (nickname)
Wilhelmina was ranked in the top 1000 most popular names for girls in the United States between 1900 and 1940 but is rarely used today. [1] In many European countries, this name is once again very popular. Nicknames for Wilhelmina include, but are not restricted to, Minna, Mina, Mineke, Minnie, Willie, Willy, Willa, and Billie.
The name has been among the 1,000 most popular names for girls in the United States since 1880 and was among the 100 most popular names for American girls at different times between 1987 and 2012. It has been among the 100 most popular names for newborn girls in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United Kingdom since the 1990s ...
City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. [1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" [2] are also believed to have economic value. [1]