"I, Jimmy Carter. . . " James Earl Carter is sworn in as President of the United States using his nickname "Jimmy"

A nickname is a name of an entity or thing that is not its proper name. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 A name ( Etymology: from OE nama akin to OHG namo, Latin Nomen, and Greek όνομα ( "A proper name a word that answers the purpose of showing what thing it is that we are talking about" writes John Stuart Mill in A System of Logic It may either substitute or be added to the proper name. It may be a familiar or truncated form of the proper name, such as Bob, Bobby, Rob, Robbie, Robin, and Bert for Robert. Most nicknames are shorter than the proper name.

The term hypocoristic or "pet name" is used to refer to a nickname of affection between those in love or with a close emotional bond, compared with a term of endearment. A hypocoristic, hypocorism, or hypochorisma (from Greek el ὑποκορίζεσθαι el-Latn hypokorizesthai, "to use child-talk" A term of endearment is a word or phrase used to address and/or describe a person or animal for which the speaker feels Love or Affection. The term diminutive name refers to nicknames that convey smallness of the names, e. A diminutive is a formation of a Word used to convey a slight degree of the root meaning smallness of the object or quality named encapsulation intimacy or endearment g. , referring to children. The distinction between the two is often blurred.

As a concept, it is distinct from both pseudonym and stage name, and also from title (for example, City of Fountains), although there may be overlap in these concepts. A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) A stage name, also called a screen name, is a Pseudonym used by Performers and Entertainers such as

A nickname is sometimes considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can often be a form of ridicule.

Etymology: 1440, misdivision of ekename (1303), an eke name, literally "an additional name," from Old English eaca "an increase," related to eacian "to increase". Etymology is the study of the History of Words &mdash when they entered a language from what source and how their form and meaning have changed over time ^[1]

In Viking societies, many people had nicknames heiti, viðrnefni or uppnefi which were used in addition to, or instead of their family names. A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas In some circumstances the giving of a nickname had a special status in Viking society in that it created a relationship between the name maker and the recipient of the nickname, to the extent that the creation of a nickname also often entailed a formal ceremony and an exchange of gifts.

Computing

In the context of information technology, a nickname (or technically a nick) is a common synonym for a screenname or handle. Information technology ( IT) as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA is "the study design development implementation support

Nickname is a name to shorten a name. Nick is a term originally used to identify a person in a system for synchronous conferencing. Synchronous conferencing is the formal term used in Science, in particular in Computer-mediated communication, collaboration and learning, to In computer networks it has become a common practice for every person to also have one or more nicknames for the purposes of anonymity, to avoid ambiguity or simply because the natural name or technical address would be too long to type or take too much space on the screen. A computer network is a group of interconnected Computers. Networks may be classified according to a wide variety of characteristics Anonymity is derived from the Greek word ανωνυμία, meaning "without a Name " or "namelessness" Ambiguity (Am-big-u-i-ty is the property of being ambiguous, where a Word, term notation sign Symbol, Phrase, sentence, or any A visual display unit, often called simply a monitor or display, is a piece of Electrical equipment which displays images generated from the Video

Performing arts

Many writers, performing artists and actors have nicknames, which may develop into a stage name or pseudonym. A stage name, also called a screen name, is a Pseudonym used by Performers and Entertainers such as A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) A bardic name may also result from a nickname. A bardic name is a Pseudonym, used in Wales, Cornwall and Brittany, by Poets and other artists especially those involved in the Many writers have pen names which they use instead of their real names. One very famous writer with a pen name is Dr. Seuss.

Nicknames for people

To inform an audience or readership of a person's nickname without actually calling them by their nickname, the nickname is placed between the first and last names and surrounded by quotation marks (i. e. Catherine "Cate" Jones). The middle name is eliminated (if there is one). Very rarely is the middle name mentioned with the nickname (exceptions being when the first name is composed of two words, e. g. "Beth Ann").

• They may refer to a person's job or title.
  • Sawbones (or further shortened to "Bones," as in Dr. McCoy from Star Trek: TOS) or Doc for Doctor

• They may reference a person's physical characteristics. Leonard H "Bones" McCoy, played by DeForest Kelley, is the Doctor character in the original Star Trek series and the first six
  • In English
    • Tubs, Chubby, Fatso, or Wideload for a fat person (generally offensive)
    • Four-Eyes for a person with glasses (mildly offensive), and train tracks for braces

• • In Spanish-speaking cultures
    • Flaco (thin, weak) or
    • Palito (little stick)
    • El Gordo (the fat guy) It should be noted that description of one's physical characteristics in a nickname should almost never be taken as an insult in Spanish.

• It may allude to a person's mental characteristics, (though often used sarcastically):
  • Encyclopedia, as in Donald Sobol's fictional child detective Leroy Brown
  • Einstein, referring to the famous physicist. Donald J Sobol (born October 4, 1924) is an award-winning writer living in Miami, Florida. Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown is a fictional boy detective, the main character in a long series of children's novels written by Donald J Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical
  • Sherlock, in reference to A. C. Doyle's Sherlock Holmes
  • Brainiac, as in the fictional DC Comics character

• They may refer to the relationship with the person. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930 was an Anglo-Scottish Author most noted for his stories about the Sherlock Holmes is a famous fictional detective of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in Publication in 1887 Brainiac is a DC Comics Supervillain that appears in the Comic books published by DC Comics. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company This is a term of endearment

• A nickname can also originate from someone's real name. A term of endearment is a word or phrase used to address and/or describe a person or animal for which the speaker feels Love or Affection. These are usually used to make names shorter and thus easier to say.
  • CJ for someone whose initials are C. J.
  • 'Thommo' for an Andrew Thompson

• A nickname can be used to distinguish members of the same family sharing the same name from one another. This has several common patterns among sons named for fathers:
  • A son named after his father (but not after his grandfather) is often referred to as Junior, Chip, Skip, or Sonny.
  • The third generation carrying a name (usually with III after his name) is often referred to as Trey, Tripp, or Trip (from Triple).
  • The fourth generation carrying a name (usually with IV after his name) may be referred to as Ivy or Dru (as in Quadruple).
  • The fifth generation carrying a name (usually with V after his name) may be referred to as Quint or Quince.

• It may relate to a specific incident or action.
  • Examples: Capability Brown was so called because he used the word "capability" instead of "possibility". Other examples include: Chemical Ali and Comical Ali. Ali Hassan Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (علي حسن عبد المجيد التكريتي, born 1941 is a former Ba'athist Iraqi Defense Minister, Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf (محمد سعيد الصحاف also Mohammed Said al-Sahhaf (born 1940 is a former Iraqi Diplomat and Politician. Many fictional characters have nicknames relating to events: Examples include the Red Comet, White Tiger, Desert Tiger and Hawk of Endymion. is a Fictional character from the Gundam franchise He is originally one of the main Antagonists in Mobile Suit Gundam and later becomes one of the A fictional character from the Universal Century timeline of the Anime Gundam metaseries. is a Fictional character in the Cosmic Era (CE timeline of the Gundam Anime Metaseries. is a fictional character from the Cosmic Era (CE timeline of the Gundam Anime Metaseries.

• It may compare the person with a famous or fictional character. Examples:
  • Napoleon or Hitler for someone with a dictatorial manner

• It may be related to their place of origin or place of residence. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Example:
  • Gloucester, Paul from Gloucester or PFG for someone named Paul who comes from a town called Gloucester. Gloucester is a town in the dairy and beef cattle country of the Manning district on the Mid North Coast of the state of New South Wales, Australia in the

• It may refer to a person's political affiliation. Examples:
  • Dipper for a member of Canada's New Democratic Party. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots
  • Tory for a person affiliated with the United Kingdom's or Canada's Conservative Party. In the political tradition of some English-speaking countries, the term Tory has referred to a variety of political parties and Creeds since it was The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. In Canada, political conservatism is generally considered to be primarily represented by the Conservative Party of Canada at the federal level and by various

A famous person's nickname may be unique to them:

• Tippecanoe for William Henry Harrison
• Dubya for George W. Bush, an exaggeration of Texan pronunciation of 'w', President Bush's middle initial. This article is about the general and president For his great-great-grandson see William H George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States.
• Opa for the Dutch lifesaving KNRM-hero Dorus Rijkers. A folk hero is type of Hero, real or mythological. The single salient characteristic which makes a character a folk hero is the imprinting of the name personality Theodorus "Dorus" Rijkers ( January 28 1847 – April 19 1928) was a famous Dutch lifeboat captain and Folk Dorus became a Grandpa, (Dutch:"Opa"), at the age of 23 (by the marriage to a widow with eight children), and soon everybody called him Opa.
• Gazza for English footballer Paul Gascoigne (though used more widely in Australia for Gary) and similar "zza" forms (Hezza, Prezza, etc) for other prominent personalities whose activities are frequently reported in the British press

Nicknames of geographical places

Particularly with geographical places, it is important to distinguish between nickname and title. Paul John Gascoigne (born 27 May 1967 in Dunston, Gateshead, England) often referred to as Gazza, is a retired English Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine, Baron Heseltine, CH, PC (born 21 March 1933 is a Welsh -born British businessman and Conservative John Leslie Prescott (born 31 May 1938 is a British Labour Party Politician, former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First A nickname is almost always a brief term that is either friendly or derogatory and can be substituted for the real name at will. A title is usually a multi-word term, often created for promotional purposes, sometimes created as a putdown, that cannot be substituted for the real name at will.

Most of the "city nicknames" are not nicknames; they are titles. For example, Kansas City is titled (or dubbed) 'Heart of America' and 'City of Fountains'; it is nicknamed KC. People will use KC frequently in everyday speech as a substitute for Kansas City; it is the popular nickname for the city. By contrast, the term 'City of Fountains' is uncommonly used as a title (not a nickname).

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