Nickname

A nickname is a special name that a person may be called that is different from their real name or from their birth name. It is not a legal thing; it is...

The athletic nickname of a school, university, college, or institute is the name officially or unofficially adopted by that institution for at least the...

This article lists nicknames for the city of Chicago, Illinois. "Mud City" – possibly the oldest nickname for the city, referring to the fact that the...

This is a list of U.S. state nicknames: (official state nicknames in bold) (Some may be more popular than others) STATE OF CONNECTICUT, Sites º Seals º...

home games at a stadium called Bramall Lane and have the nickname "Blades". Their nickname comes from Sheffield's reputation for producing steel. This...

Athelred II (13 March 968 — 23 April 1016) nicknamed the Unready was the King of England twice. The first time was from 978 until in 1013 where a Viking...

Their most commonly used "unofficial" nickname is "the Bronx Bombers", or simply "the Bombers". This nickname was given to them by the press a long time...

the end of the 1914 season. After Lajoie left, the team looked for a new nickname and settled on "Indians" for the 1915 season, partly in honor of the Boston...

were known as the English Electric Type 4. The class were affectionately nicknamed "Hoovers" by rail enthusiasts because of their distinctive engine sound...

pop band, Selena y Los Dinos. The album's name was inspired by Selena's nickname. This album is was re-released entitled Classic Series, Vol. 4 in 2007...

years. The Class 37 is known by railway enthusiasts as a "Tractor". This nickname came from the similarity of the sound of the locomotive. "The Railway Centre...

Official nicknames are highlighted in bold. A state nickname should not be confused with an official state motto. No official nickname. Though this phrase...

is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant." The population was 61,169 at the 2020...

Association. Henzl, Ann-Elise (27 December 2019). "How Milwaukee Got The Nickname 'Cream City'". wuwm.com. WUWM. Retrieved 17 August 2021. "Official Brew...

entirely destroyed. After the war, the city was built again, and got a nickname because it was built so fast: "the Phoenix City", after the bird which...

New York City has been known by many nicknames. The Big Apple: first used as a reference to the city's prominence in horse racing by John J. Fitz Gerald...

is also nicknamed "The Triangle". Raleigh is part of the Research Triangle area, together with Durham and Chapel Hill. The "Triangle" nickname began after...

names. They are different from the nicknames in the Western sense such as Bob, Bill, Liz and Kate. Unfavorable nicknames are more common than favorable ones...

named after the Roanoke River which runs through the city. Roanoke is nicknamed "The Star City of the South" because of the Roanoke Star. It is a neon...

part of the Enterprise–Ozark Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city's nickname is "Gateway to Fort Rucker", as this U.S. Army post is just north of town...