- A
nickname or nick, also
known as a sobriquet, is a
substitute for the
proper name of a person,
place or thing. It is
commonly used to
express affection...
- 1917, New
Zealanders were also
being called "Kiwis",
supplanting other nicknames such as "Enzedder". The kiwi has long had a
special significance for the...
- 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...
- state,
federal district and
territory nicknames,
including officially adopted nicknames and
other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal...
- The
athletic nickname, or
equivalently athletic moniker, of a
university or
college within the
United States and
Canada is the name
officially adopted...
- **** is a
nickname most
often for Richard,
which likely originated in the
Middle Ages as
rhyming slang for "Rick", as did
William → Will → Bill and Robert...
- This is a list of
nicknames of
Major League Baseball teams and players. It
includes a
complete list of
nicknames of
players in the
Baseball Hall of Fame...
-
Blackie or
Blacky is the
nickname of:
George Blackburn (American football) (1913–2006),
American collegiate football head
coach Blackie Chen, Taiwanese...
-
Cookie is the
nickname of:
Queen Elizabeth The
Queen Mother (1900–2002),
given by the
Duchess of
Windsor Cookie Belcher (born 1978),
American basketball...
- This
article lists nicknames for the city of Chicago, Illinois. The city of
Chicago has been
known by many
nicknames, but it is most
widely recognized...
