Prince Rogers Nelson: Prince, The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, The Symbol,
Nashville: Music City, The Athens of the South, The Buckle of the Bible Belt,
Belle Siddons: Madame Vestal
Irrelevant," was "Mr. Jan Ullrich: Ulle, Der Kaiser
Klay Thompson: Buddha (China), Soup God (China)
Aha!, Beastie Boys, Blink 182, Cream, Destiny's Child, Green Day, The Jimi
Hugh Jackman: Sticks (because he was so skinny as a boy that his legs looked
powerful throwing arm), The Latino Bambino, Roberto El Magnifico, The Kid from Carolina,
Alberto Contador: El Pistolero, Bertie
Like Famous Father, Like Famous Child
least 13 mistresses. 1914, some players took to calling the 19-year-old "Jack's newest Babe." Donald Stanhouse: Stan The Man Unusual (he carried a stuffed gorilla to games
Super Villains
Edward of Woodstock: Prince of Wales, The Black Prince
initials), Em, Slim Shady, Bunny Rabbit, B-Rabbit
Joe Hornung: Ubbo Ubbo (because that's what he would cry when he made a good
"America" was named after Amerigo Vespucci, even though he only reached the
Jack Nicklaus: The Golden Bear (because he was "large, strong and blond")
Walt Whitman: The Good Gray Poet, Uncle Walt, Walt, Wally
the holds and 90% of the finishing moves. William Van Winkle Wolf: Chicken Wolf (with that name, did he really need a nickname?) Ted Cruz nicknames: The Holy Cruzader
World B. Louie Roberts: Saint Louie Louie
Gordon Hayward: The Baby-Faced Assassin
name he is known by today), The Ape of Genius (Victor Hugo)
Bill Tilgham, Chuck Madsen and Heck Thomas
Michael Cooper, Kurt Rambis, et al)
The King of Camelot, Lancer (Lancelot), Jack, JFK (John F. Kennedy)
Royals
NOTE: Please don't be fooled by Smokey, the laid-back-looking blue tick
TR (Teddy Roosevelt; he didn't have a middle name)
Ron LeFlore: Twinkle Toes Boscoe (because of his speed)
Face, Remorseless
Juninho (Junior), Janayy (?) Anthony "Booger" McFarland
John "White Devil" Willis
Oddest Nicknames
Bert "Be Home" Blyleven
An ostentation of peacocks. Quinnen Williams: Big Baby (because he's shy and soft-spoken)
Delaware: The First State
Oscar de la Hoya: The Golden Boy
Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived
*** "Arkansas" Tom Jones
But she's so mysterious that no one knows
Sam Darnold: Flatline
Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Junior, Junebug
Rex Burkhead: T-Rex, Smurf 2
royal to use his nickname in public); also My Little Spencer (his mother),
Monsters
Mike Pompeo: Pompey the Grate, The
Xaviera Hollander: The Happy Hooker
Zion Williamson: Zanos (pun on Thanos), The Rim Wrecker, Mount Zion
But that's just the beginning. Dick Padden
Carsen Edwards: The Human Torch, The Human Flamethrower (because he lights up the basket), C-Boogie (his father)
Andy Murray: Muzza
Fran Kirby: Mini Messi
666 feet high. probably jesting, but nevertheless true)
Thomas Coleman "Cole" Younger
** "Wild" Josie Bassett
Since Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy was filmed wearing an OAN
Cicero. Unconditional Surrender Grant, Uncle Sam Grant, United States Grant, U. S.
"Chunk" Colbert (killed by Clay Allinson, real first name unknown)
is the Red Planet; Earth is the Blue Planet and Gaia; Venus is the Morning Star
Human Pinball Machine (former CIA Director Leon Panetta),
Elegant Arthur (James A. Garfield)
Tone Deaf Donald Trump: "The people
The Purple People Eaters (Minnesota Vikings defensive line, circa the 1970s)
Robert De Niro: Bobby Milk (his childhood nickname), Robert DeWeirdo
his friends started calling him "Yogi" and the nickname stuck. Winston Churchill: Winnie, The British Bulldog, Copperknob (because he had red
Jelly, Hans & Franz, The Matchup Nightmares, Superman I and II
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was nicknamed the "Fork-Tailed Devil." McFee, White House Chief of Graft
Awesome Bill from Dawsonville (Bill Elliott)
and @RepAndyBiggsAZ. Gary Maddox: The Secretary of Defense, The Minister of Defense
Brandt Snedeker: Sneds
Light Bulb Lyndon (Lyndon Baines Johnson, because he would go around turning off
James Burke: Jimmy The Gent
Cat‒ For a bold and sensual lady named Katherine. Ken "Hawk" Harrelson
Caligula was a nickname; it means "Little Boot" in Latin. Coco Crisp
Evan Longoria: Longo
Goethe: The Master
Baseball's All-Time Leaders in WAR per Season,
Banana Republic was a nickname coined by O. Henry while he was hiding out in
Star; Sirius is the Dog Star; Betelgeuse is the Hand of Orion; the Pleiades are
Marvin
Tears), King Mob, Caesar, King Andrew the First (Andrew Jackson)
Plato nicknamed his student Aristotle (384-322 BC)
The Splash Brothers: Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson
Max Muncy: Mad Max, Max Overdrive, Munce
Mitch McConnell: Koch Addict (Michael R. Burch)
Los Angeles: The City of Angels, LA
The Godfather movies
Penny)
Bloviating Ignoramus (George Will),
Avon," he may have been nominating him as the greatest English poet, and a rival
called the "Annihilator," among other things. Eric Trump: Human-COVID Hybrid #2,
Bryson DeChambeau: Rainman (Tiger Woods), The Mad Scientist
George Springer: Horhay
Bernard Pollard: The Bonecrusher, Crushboy, Patriot Killer
Jeanette Lee: The Black Widow
Other colorful teammate nicknames included Dazzy Vance and Ducky Medwick. The Entertainment Capital of the World
James McCall: Crooked Nose Jack, Broken Nose Jack (he shot Hickok in the back as
Is Mike Trout the GOAT?,
That's 45 forwards and backwards!
Africa: The Dark Continent
2019 Spring Training Nicknames
Jared Goff: Mr. the murderer of "Father" Abraham Lincoln in 1865. According to STATS, it was the first combined no-no in California since July 13,
Yankee Stadium is now known as The Judge's Chambers! a la Reggie Jackson's "Mr. October")
Rick Rude
Primoz Roglic: Primo, Optimus Pime, Ski (he's a former professional ski jumper)
Tiny Tim (Herbert Buckingham Khaur)
Bollywood is a portmanteau derived from Bombay and Hollywood; there is no actual
(Herbert Hoover)
His Fraudulency, Rutherfraud, President De Facto, The Usurper, Old 8
Kevin Nash: The Giant Killa, Diesel, Big Daddy Cool
Kampf (Michael R. Burch), Jared the Red, Jarring Jared,
Bob Feller: Rapid Robert, Bullet Bob, The Heater from Van Meter
He came to the English
Hickory (Andrew Jackson), Pelé, Tiger Woods, The Velvet Fog
Chuck Klein: The Hoosier Hammerer
Razor Shines (baseball)
Sam "The Jet" Jethroe (he turned on the "jets" on the basepaths)
Wild Bill Hickok (he died holding a pair of aces and a pair of eights, which was
Jose Altuve: Tuve
Josh Hawley nicknames: Skin Crawley Hawley, Bawley Hawley, The Post-Trump
Eagle" and "Lawn Dart." "Broadway" Joe Namath; also Mr. Pantyhose
Austen Powers (basketball's International Man of Mystery)
and Snooker Nicknames
Mango Mussolini, Cheeto Benito,
The Bash Brothers: Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco
Dreadnought. Confucius
Hong Kong: The Pearl of the Orient
Round Mound of Sound (MRB)
Reprobate Gaetz
Hybrid, Devin Pandemic, Devin Devil
Ken Griffey Jr: Junior, The Natural, The Kid
Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish: Cal
Hydroxymoron (Jimmy Kimmel), DEAF CON 1
The Colt .45 revolver was nicknamed the "Peacemaker" and the "Gun That Won The
Nicknames for these Heroes of the Pandumbic have been coined by
starting shortly after the Civil War ...
Troy Aikman: Iceman
Mel Torme: The Velvet Fog
Johnny Moss: The Grand Old Man of Poker, Trinity (he won the Main Event three
perfect strike. Ronnie "the Rocket" O'Sullivan: also The Essex Exocet, The Magician, Snooker
: にっき Katakana Katakana is also a Japanese syllabary. John Milton: The British Homer (Milton became blind, like Homer), The Gospel Gun
Ellen DeGeneres: The White Oprah, Tilly Mint
"Gorgeous George" aka "The Human Orchid" adopted the Lord's flamboyant capes,
(*) Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Bat Masterson, Johnny Ringo, Ike Clanton, Curly
himself)
"Honest" Abe Lincoln puts Ulysses S. "Unconditional Surrender" Grant in charge
We call her Kiki," said Helsel. William the Conqueror seizes the crown left by Edward the Confessor and becomes
Khadija Shaw: Bunny
Finland: The Land of a Thousand Lakes
Daniel Boone's rifle was called the "Tick Licker" because it was so accurate he
When Serge Ibaka and Marc Gasol play together, they are the Spanish Aramada
Green, Andre Iguodala and Kevin Durant (who was recruited in the Hamptons)
Top Ten Athlete Nicknames
K.J. car)
Viscount Goderich: The Blubberer
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow: Bonnie and Clyde
this wonderfully mysterious game just confirm that our departed loved ones are
Phillip Fulmer: Phil, The Anti-Spurrier (MRB)
Tom Watson: Huck, Huckleberry Dillinger
Stan "The Man" Musial, The Golden Bear (Jack Nicklaus), Jesse "Black Magic"
Me!) several draft picks for older players)
There was plenty of Republican finger-pointing:
Roy Campanella: Campy
Earle Combs: The Kentucky Colonel
Dick "Night Train" Lane,
Eyechart, The Alphabet, Letter Bro (China)
Etta Place was Sundance's lover, a sure shot with a rifle, and the
"), Wacko Bird (John
Kareem Abdul Jabbar's patented shot had its own nickname: the "Skyhook." The Four Horsemen (of the Apocalypse)
Nico
Craig Stadler: The Walrus
Charlemagne: The Sleeping King
Donald Stanhouse: Stan The Man Unusual, Fullpack (Earl Weaver)
Blitzburg (Pittsburg Steelers defense under zone blitz guru Dick LeBeau)
Arnold Rothstein: The Brain
Benjamin Disraeli: Dizzy, The Gay Lothario of Politics
Ruth Bader
Arthur Antunes Coimbra: Zico, The White Pele, King Arthur
Octavian: Princips or First Captain; also Augustus ("Majestic" or
Calcutta: City of Palaces, City of Love, City of Joy
Vasco Núñez de Balboa discovered the western ocean in 1513 and named San Miguel
But a few bad eggs apparently spoiled the whole bunch,
Christian, thought the nickname was blasphemous. world in 2017.
Bill Clinton: Eagle
Bednarik was nicknamed "Concrete Charlie" because he was as solid and
The Angels scored 7 runs in
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Peanut, The Peanut Farmer, Jimmy, Deacon, President Malaise (Jimmy Carter)
Jim Glasscock: Pebbly Jack
Aristotle
Nikki Sixx Surname: Sixx Wednesday, December 10, 1958 Nikki Sixx is the most famous person named Nikki. the principle of non-violence.
Charles "The Hammer" Martel
that allegedly was given to
higher on-base percentage than "sexier" hitters known for getting on base like
and a poll of ringside writers agreed that he was the winner. Ali
so much she was hardly ever seen!) Montezuma's Revenge (diarrhea)
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? Mitch McConnell: The Napping
Ser Davos Seaworth (The Onion Knight), Brynden Rivers (Lord Bloodraven), Aegor
Joseph Floyd Vaughan: Arky (he was born in Arkansas)
But that was before Word War I, when they became mortal enemies. Bjorn Borg: Ice Borg, Iceman, The Angelic Assassin
Clinic, endangering the lives of everyone breathed upon by the
454-foot homer.
Will Power (his willpower helped him win the Indy 500)
Brian Dawkins: Weapon X, Wolverine
The leaders of the Revolution became known
Jackie O., aka Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, was the daughter of the
Benito Mussolini: Il Duce ("The Leader"), The Iron Prefect
Tomorrow. "
Primary School Student (China)
"America's Sweetheart" Evert, Dr. J (Julius Erving), Harold "Red" Grange
pardon the pun! Washington Nationals)
General Bob Neyland
sense. Shaquille "Shaq" O'Neal went him one better, because opponents'
Slaughter
Heaven-Born Genius (S. T. Coleridge),
Tommy Lawrence: The Flying Pig (because he was heavy for a goalie but could
Air Force pilots are called "flyboys," "zoomies" and "top guns." "Marvelous" Marv Throneberry
Miracle Mets and Amazin' Mets (when the previously incompetent New York Mets
Dragons, Dragonmother, Breaker of Chains, Slayer of Lies, Daughter of Death, Dany, Mhysa,
The Iron Chancellor: Otto von Bismarck and Angela Merkel
NBA playoffs. Duke of Hurl and Duke Pukem (after she said hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico was "really a
The Great Engineer, The Great Humanitarian, The Grand Old Man, The Chief, Bert
Were they
Me! Sweetheart (The Sunday Times)
Urban Meyer (one of the more "urbane" football coaches)
The Boss, King Franklin, The Squire of Hyde Park, New Deal Caesar, Houdini of
Charles "Red" Lucas: The Nashville Narcissus (because he was a blooming star)
Doug Atkins was 6-8, 275 pounds in the 1950s, but he was also a high jump
Let's get this straight: Trump releases the Nunes memo and the stock market immediately crashes 666 points. The San Diego Chicken (the first mascot to out-star its team)
The Greatest of the Great
United States
If Apollo 10 had landed on the moon, its command module was nicknamed "Charlie
mispronunciation of his last name)
Emily Dickinson: The Belle of Amherst, The Recluse, Liver Lips
The M&M Boys: Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris hit 54 and 61 home runs,
The Ripper, Old Foot in the Mouth, The Jelly Bean Man (Ronald Reagan)
George Foreman: The Black Colossus, Big George, The Heywood Giant, The Punching
Sony Michel: Michelangelo, Sony Runman, Smurf 5
Dan Hampton: The Danimal
It was nicknamed the
transposed it and "Sweet Pea" stuck and took over. James Mattis Nicknames,
The Iron Sheik
Charles Leo Hartnett: Gabby, Old Tomato Face
Iowa: The Hawkeye State
Cher: The Queen of Camp, The Queen of Comebacks, The Queen of Reinvention,
Bible and never used foul language. *** Oliver "Ol" Yantis
Dopey Hopey, The Hopester
Oppo pop: Not a soda, but the ability of a baseball player like Bryce Harper to
"better" than a
**** "Blackfaced" Charlie Bryant (he had gunpowder burns on his face)
Crystal Dunn: Dunnie, Crys
Later, Simon Bolivar led similar revolutions in South America from 1807-1830 and was called
Rose Dunn: The Rose of the Cimarron
The Bronze Liberace, The Real King of Rock 'n' Roll, The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
The Wild Bunch's hideouts even had
Ben Jonson: The Bricklayer, Father Ben (there was a group of poets called the
Peter Sagan: The Hulk, The Terminator, Wolverine
Mel Hein: Old Indestructible
Friar Tuck (probably fictional)
Charles "Lucky" Luciano; also Charlie, Charlie Lucky
Daniel Negreanu: Kid Poker
him by his wrestling coach. Joseph "Live and Let" Addai
Donald Trump Jr: Ponyboy,
Ted Hendricks: The Mad Stork (at 6-7, he was very tall for a linebacker)
wouldn't pass him the ball)
Dzsenifer Marozsan: Maro
claimed her frightening appearance alarmed their children. Ramón Laureano: Noodles (due to a Ramen habit), Lazer Ramón (a pun on Razor
Sir Galahad: the Perfect Knight
Marshalltown Infant, Old Man Anson, Pop, Papa, Pappy, Uncle, Unk
Joaquin Guzman: El Chapo
The Big Data Age (2001-present)
men including a 14-year-old), Talking Boy (Geronimo)
Joe Arpaio Nicknames,
Samuel Byrd: Babe Ruth's Legs (because he pinch-ran for Ruth)
Early Wynn: Gus, Burly Early
Unexpected Nicknames, Part IV
Stephanie Graf: Steffi, Fräulein Forehand
heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield)
The Hulk, The Incredible Hulk
he really a swami? Bob Dylan is the stage name of Robert Zimmerman, who took his last name from the
Square in the heart of the American capitol. The Harrier family of airplanes are nicknamed the "Jump Jet." Cody Parkey: Mr. Magneto (Michael R. Burch)
James brothers became outlaws, one of the banks they targeted was owned by Union
Ted Kaczynski: the Unabomber
Marilyn
Jet Set (rich people who move in fast circles)
Mick Foley: Mankind, Dude Love, Cactus Jack, The Hardcore Legend
MOB.
Cheerful Ogre (Deadspin), Bobby Whiskers (because of his sparse facial hair)
Norman Mailer: Knuckles (he had a habit of punching people!) Elijah Green: Pumpsie (the first black player for the Boston Red Sox, in 1959)
Winged Wolf, The Lame Wolf, The Broken Wolf, Cripple
Navy SEALs are called "frogmen." Michelangelo de Merisi: Caravaggio (the name of his hometown)
Ike and Tina Turner
Matt Whitaker Nicknames,
The GOAT, Alien Pegasus
Nimrata Haley (née Randhawa, January 20, 1972), known as Nikki Haley, is an American diplomat... Nicole Houston Reed (born May 17, 1988) is an American actress, screenwriter,... 'Twilight' Was Garbage But Man Did It Produce Some Stars. an object? Cicilla (given to her by fellow performer Sitting Bull)
Trump then declare Colludy Rudy Giuliani his new Detourney General? Machado, El Ministro de la Defensa
Lush
Showtime Lakers (Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, Byron Scott,
Brooks "The Aura" Koepka (Michael R. Burch)
adjustments. Chuck Bednarik was the last NFL player to play offense and defense
with the same name
herbal remedies!) He died in a plane crash while trying to deliver medicine and
Robert Walpole: The Grand Corrupter
The Archpoet (a medieval Latin poet with one of the coolest nicknames ever; his
went by Henry Antrim), The Lincoln County Phantom
Raghib "The Rocket" Ismail
Tyler Skaggs: Swaggy, T-Swaggs, Swaggy-T
Morrissey: The Pope of Mope
Hugo Lloris: Saint Lloris, The Supreme Sweeper-Keeper
national championship game
(6) Wayne Gretzky: The Great One
Batista: The Animal
(Gorka failed to mention where the "stroke" was being
she wrote, walkie-talkie, zombie. Jimmy Foxx: XX, Double-X, The Beast
Robin Williams: Mork from Ork (a character he played that made him famous)
Oscar Robertson: The Big "O"
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Rob Gronkowski: Gronk, Twinkle Toes (Bill Belichick), Beast Mode (Tom Brady),
Donald Trump: Captain Shamerica, Mr. Mulligan, Pele (by his caddies, because he
Famous Nicknames.
One of the first major inventions of the so-called Industrial Revolution, the
from the city of her birth)
it's like asking
Lamar Jackson: Smiley Face
Superheroes
They always do."
Sappho
Men of Steel (Pittsburg Steelers)
Answers to Famous Nicknames Quiz Questions 1. He was born on a blood moon. accomplishment. But the term "goon" stuck. Rusty Kuntz
Madeline L'Engle
[C]
Allan Poe. admirer Plato (428-348). (7) Doris Day: The Professional Virgin (because of
Marta Vieira da Silva: Pelé con faldas and Pelé de saias (Pelé
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Nicknames,
Maxi Gomez: The Bull
Benjamin Franklin: Ben, The American Socrates, The First American, Poor Richard,
Multiple Choice Mitt
Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds
He later formed his own gang called the Oklahombres who are now better
The Best Hallmark Channel Actors & Actresses Under 40. Maurice Jones-Drew: Pocket Hercules
Ron Cey: The Penguin
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and "Golden Boy" Oscar De La Hoya. Murder
Discover the most famous people named Niki including Niki Demartino, Niki Mahajan, Niki Zefanya, Niki Albon, Niki Peter and many more. He was called the "Marble
Abdurrahman "Rock" Ya-Sin
Kenneth McAlpin: The Conqueror
(5) William I: William the Conqueror, Long Sword, The
The Reformation (1517-1615 AD)
However
third-world despot
Max Scherzer: Mad Max, Blue Eye, Brown Eye
Temetrius Jamel Morant: Ja, The Truth
[Y]
Egan Bernal: Champion and Spirit of Fire (the meanings of his first name
Diego Maradona: El Pibe de Oro (The Golden Boy), The Hand of God,
Tom "Fish" Finn
Brown" and its lunar module was "Snoopy"
"Big Casino" Pat Garrett shoots and kills "Little Casino" William H. Bonney,
), the Philadelphia Soul (do they all
Jenny Lind: The Swedish Nightingale
Slovenian Sphinx (Maureen Dowd), First Babe
ruled from 361-363. In Mike Trout's first at-bat, he hit a
At age 85 she broke three ribs and had part of her lung removed
Glen Davis: Big Baby, Baby Shaq
Africa, as the WWII tide begins to shift in 1942. Vermont: The Green Mountain State
Sir Swivel Hips [see "Musicians and Singers"]
Urbain Jacques Shockor: Urban Shocker (his nickname was apparently created by a
state of Virginia derives its name from the latter. "Captain" and variations because he was a longtime captain of the Chicago Cubs. Hamburger: No, hamburgers did not start out as ham sandwiches! The Roaring Twenties and the Jazz Age (1920-1929 AD)
Virgin)
Ginger, Spike Wells, Officer Cadet Wells
William I of England: The Conqueror, Long Sword, The Bastard
Mike Krzyzewski: Coach K, Eye Chart, Scrabble
Khan" or "Wise Ruler"), Shizu ("Quiet/Clear")
Gary "The Glove" Payton (because of his skintight defense)
Batman the "Dark Knight" and Robin the "Boy Wonder"
Michelle Obama: Renaissance
The Little Magician, The Enchanter, Little Matt, Pet of the Petticoats, The
Cody Bellinger: Beilli, Cody Love, The Bellringer (Michael R. Burch),
FAMOUS NICKNAMES.
Big Roethlisberger: Big Ben
of Poker, Hell Mouth
Bobby Baldwin: The Owl
claimed it was the sound the ball made when it banged against Blefary's
The Multimedia Age (1987-present)
of Peace," etc. Oh, and by the way, an "Achilles Heel" is a nickname
Prince Albert, Sir Albert, Phat Albert, Big Al
"Cock-Eyed" Frank Loving
The Most Trustworthy Celebrities in the World. Charles the Bald
Joe Morgan: Little Joe
Mick Mulvaney Nicknames,
"Caveman" Johnny Damon
William Theodore Walton III: Bill, Big Red, The Big Redhead, Crash, Always Lost,
Pete Maravich: Pistol Pete, Top Gun, Colt 44 (he averaged 44 points per game in
was shortened to an "i" and, viola!, we have "nickname." more punches and landed nearly 100 more. Dave Casper's TD catch in the second overtime of a 1977 AFC playoff game was
Robb Stark (Young Wolf), Benjen Stark (Coldhands), Catelyn Stark (Lady
with a fake ID when underage)
Tech Red Raiders, UC Irvine Anteaters, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Oregon
Trevor Lawrence: Sunshine (after his lookalike Ronnie "Sunshine" Bass in the
Harold Worst: The Best (in one of the great ironies, Worst may have been the
NOTE: When someone asks "What the Sam Hill are you doing?" Unfortunately, the ones he came up with were less than flattering! Rod Carew, Honus Wagner, Tony Gwynn and Wee Willie Keeler. Walter, Gentle Johnson
Minneapolis and St. Paul: The Twin Cities
"Lady Bird" Johnson (she was as pretty as a lady bird, according to her nurse)
Ilie Nastase: Nasty (the pro tennis Code of Conduct was created due to his bad
Shoeless Joe Jackson (because he once played a baseball game barefoot)
LIST OF FAMOUS COUPLES This is a list of people who are, or have been famous as a couple NAMES OF TWINS IN POPULAR CULTURE Example: Pier Angeli and Marisa Pavan, Italian actors Luis Aparicio: Little Louie
Joe DiMaggio aka the Yankee Clipper, Einstein (Stephen Hawking, by his awed classmates), Chrissy
Sophocles
Dick Stuart led his league in errors for seven years in a row. Prince Charles: Fred, The Looney Prince, Action Man
Clout, The Caliph of Clout, The King of Crash, The Big Fellow, The Big Bam
Cousin Carl
"Flash Gordon"), Young Jimmy
Harold I of England: Harold Harefoot
After Bill Barr is disbarred, will he end up behind barrs, or will he find
Reign of Error,
or "Prostitute" and contrasts with the Santa Maria (Saint Mary aka the
Canals, Blind Beth, The Blind Girl, Blood Child, No One, Dead Girl, Ugly Girl,
He hit
father was 7'7")
Mark Messier: Moose, The Messiah, The Captain, Satan
Maureen O'Hara: The Queen of Technicolor
Donald Trump: World Schlupp
Ginger Werewolf, Raking Redhead, Heavy Metal Amish Leprechaun
Rafael Nadal: Rafa, Rafi, El Nino, King of Clay, El Matador, Spain's Raging Bull
Jane Fonda: Hanoi Jane (she was accused of collaboration with the enemy during
appears in the Chester county court plea rolls from December 8, 1310. Why Pete Rose Should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame,
poet/writer Herman Melville. Ireland: The Emerald isle, Hibernia, Róisín Dubh, Eire
Steve Bannon Nicknames,
QUESTIONS. Lind: The Swedish Nightingale
The greatest of the Anglo-Saxon kings of England was unoriginally called "Alfred
James Butler Hickok: Wild Bill Hickok
Berlin: The Grey City
Justin Rose: The Dude (because he calls everyone "dude"), Rosey
Charlot [see "Actors and
Randy White: The Manster
Arlie Latham: The Freshest Man on Earth (because of his pranks)
Frank joined Quantrill's
Tony Accardo: Big Tuna (he caught a 400 pound Tuna); also Joe Batters
Barbara Bush: Tranquility
Rickey Henderson: The Man of Steal
Earl the Pearl (Earl Monroe, Earl Strickland)
Sammy "Say It Ain't" Sosa
Willie Mays, the "Say Hey Kid" (he actually said "Say hey" a lot)
Vote up the Nicole you believe to be the most famous. [see "Poets and Playwrights"]
"Rattlesnake" Dick Bartar was a notorious stagecoach robber
the White House to save money!) Trump Shutdown Nicknames: Cave Man, The Wallflower, The Wall Nut, Blarney Rubble
Elizabeth II: Tillabet, Lilibet, Lilybet, Cabbage, Shirley Temple; also Gan-Gan and Gary (because her grandchildren had trouble
Kyler "The Future" Murray (Johnny Manziel)
poet/writer C. S. Lewis. Fish, The Pool Shark, Gold Rush
"Bam Bam" Bigelow: The Beast from the East
Kurt Suzuki: Zuk, Zook
Griffith,
Justin "Red" Turner (for the the bright, bushy beard, perhaps? Helsel reminisced that they knew her simply as Kiki. Frederick V of Bohemia: The Winter King
Steve Mnuchin: Hedge Hog, PAC-man, No-Chin Mnuchin, The Foreclosure King
John Kelly Nicknames,
Patrick Mahomes: Post Mahomes, Kermit (because his voice is "froggy"), Showtime
2. John "Buck" O'Neil
Illustrated, when he was 16)
* The Pre-Fab Four: the Monkees (pre-fab because they were "fabricated" for TV)
** Ben Kilpatrick: The Tall Texan
Bill Bradley: Dollar Bill Bradley, The Secretary of State, Mr. President (he ran for president)
Some stars and planets have nicknames: Polaris is the North Star and the Pole
The German MG42 machinegun was called "Hitler's Buzzsaw." A ballet or lamentation of swans. protesters have darker skin. Members of the Coast Guard are called "coasties," "puddle jumpers" and "puddle
of the Roman poets. "Sugar" Ray Leonard (after "Sugar" Ray Robinson)
Furthermore, many boxing experts were convinced that he
zeppelin, U-boat, tank, blotto, draftee, pipsqueak, Tommy, Jerry, Fritz, Kraut,
Human-COVID Hybrid #666. multiple skills. poetic nickname "Wrongway Conway." Jennifer Lopez: J. *** William M. Doolin: Wild Bill Doolin, The Oklahoma Outlaw
Ted Bundy: Lady Killer, Campus Killer
Bucharest: Little Paris
Grant Fuhr: Coco (he was the first black hockey player to win the Stanley Cup
Definition CELEBUTANTE, a young woman from a wealthy background who becomes a celebrity . Goldberg
6'6" and weighed north of 250 pounds. air a lot)
1"
wouldn't pass him the ball)
Liberace
appearance as his poker skills)
Anson," "Pop," etc. William Makepeace Thackeray
kicked ball. Philippines: The Pearl of the Orient
Adam Jones: Pacman
crocodiles, wolves, lions, hippos and elephants combined, and with lots of room to
Athens: The Cradle of Democracy
The Best 'Dancing With The Stars' Contestants, Ranked. Clout, The Caliph of Clout, The King of Crash, The Big Fellow, The Big Bam, The
Ryan Howard: Big Piece
James Miller: Killer Miller, Deacon Miller, Deacon Jim
Mouth, The Square Peg, The Recon Don, The Snazzy Nazi, The White Supremacist
Sam Kerr: Superwoman, Killer Kerr, The Smiling Assassin (Michael Lynch)
later shortened to "bra." Hope Solo: Fox in the Box
"Joyeuse" was the name of Charlemagne's sword. Useless Grant (U. S. Grant)
Jewel
Jared Kushner Nicknames,
Darryl Dawkins: Chocolate Thunder (Stevie Wonder!) Robin
John McCain: McNasty
(worth around $60 million in 2017 dollars)
Charles Barkley: The Round Mound of Rebound, Sir Charles
epitaph)
Margaret (Daisy, Greta, Madge, Maggie, Marge, Margie, Margo, Meg, Midge, Peg,
(Michael R. Burch),
It started at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, where
Orson Scott Card
Black Death"), Yahtzee
Famous Love Triangles,
after the Vikings started raiding England! Wolverine
Vladimir Putin: The Pale Moth (his KGB code name)
Charles III of France: The Drunkard, The Simple
Eusébio: The Black Panther
The Father of His Country, The American Cincinnatus, The American Fabius, The
Burleigh Grimes: Ol' Stubblebeard
unknown)
who first appeared on December 10, 1933. like sticks)
Bobby Bowden
Johann Strauss: The Waltz King
Garrett (5-7), Virgil "Papa Smurf" Seay (5-8) and Charlie Brown (5-10)
Jervontius "Bunchy" Stallings
(9) Albert Einstein: The Dopey One (his childhood nickname was
Divines and Mystics
Chavez had trouble finding Whitaker, who threw 153
Mark Meadows Nicknames,
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