Nicknames

The Plains Cottonwood (Populus deltoids occidentalis) was adopted as Wyoming state tree on February 1, 1947.

Brianna comes from the Celtic/Gaelic name, meaning "Strong one".

Kavita is a Hindu Name meaning - Poetry

The best I've ever seen was "FBI Surveillance Van."

Washington's nickname is The Evergreen State.

Gwen could be short for Gywenth

Wyn could be short for Wyndell

Licks? Tonguey? Chubby? Lord of Lard? :D Have fun naming this Pokemon. He can have so many nick names, that it's almost funny.

Because he wrote a set of commentary-volumes called the Sulam.

No. Dr. Rowling, O.B.E., does not claim to be a witch. One of her statements:

"Do I believe in magic?"

"Not the kind in my books ... Or maybe the Ministry of Magic's forcing me to say that."

Well, to be perfectly honest there is not really a best nickname for 'Olivia.' The most common nickname for Olivia is usually: 'Livs', 'Livvy', 'Livvia', 'Lils' or 'Lil.' Maybe try to come up with a better nickname by thinking about that particular person's personality and go on from there. :D

The Theatre District -- which consists of two avenues, Broadway and 7th Avenue, from 40th or 42nd Street to 53rd or 54th Street (depending on who you ask -- is called The Great White Way, not The Great Black Way.

It is called The Great White Way because it was lit up with the bright lights of the theatres and billboards. The area -- especially Times Square, which is in the Theatre District -- is still very well-lit at night. It's like a weird kind of half-daylight. The light is really bright, like daylight, but the sky is dark.

There is several:

*The Sunflower State

*The Wheat State

*Midway, U.S.A.

*The Central State

*The Cyclone State

*The Grasshopper State

*Garden of the West

*The Squatter State

*Bleeding Kansas

*The Battle Ground of Freedom

and

*The Jayhawk State

That's what I wanna know! I'm the guy who asked the question!

South African National Cricket Team Nickname is ---> The Proteas

Most could not believe that Alaska could ever be inhabited and had no known value or strategic purpose.

He was George Herman Ruth (1895 - 1948), also nicknames the Great Bambino and American Major League Base Ball player. He became one of the League's most prolific hitters with the New York Yankees.

Babe Diedrickson, a great female golfer and all-around athlete, was named after Babe Ruth.

Any statement that ascribes one attribute to all of a given group is inherently false.

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Alabama..............Alabamian/Alabaman

Alaska.................Alaskan

Arizona................Arizonan/Arizonian

Arkansas.............Arkansan

California............Californian

Colorado.............Coloradan

Connecticut.........Connecticuter/Nutmegger

Delaware.............Delawarean

Florida..................Floridian

Georgia................Georgian

Hawaii..................Hawaiian

Idaho....................Idahoan

Illinois...................Illinoisan

Indiana.................Hoosier

Iowa.....................Iowan/Iowegian

Kansas..................Kansan

Kentucky...............Kentuckian

Louisiana..............Louisianan

Maine....................Mainer

Maryland...............Marylander

Massachusetts......Bay Stater

Michigan...............Michigander/Michiganian

Minnesota............Minnesotan

Mississippi............Mississippian

Missouri...............Missourian

Montana..............Montanan

Nebraska.............Nebraskan

Nevada................Nevadan

New Hampshire...New Hampshirite

New Jersey..........New Jerseyan/New Jersyite

New Mexico..........New Mexican

New York..............New Yorker

North Carolina......North Carolinian/Tar Heel

North Dakota........North Dakotan

Ohio.....................Ohioan/Buckeye

Oklahoma............Oklahoman/Sooner

Oregon................Oregonian

Pennsylvania........Pennsylvanian

Rhode Island.......Rhode Islander

South Carolina....South Carolinian

South Dakota......South Dakotan

Tennessee..........Tennessean

Texas..................Texan

Utah....................Utahn

Vermont..............Vermonter

Virginia................Virginian

Washington.........Washingtonian

West Virginia.......West Virginian

Wisconsin............Wisconsinite

Wyoming.............Wyomingite

Andrew Jackson

I would guess Thomas Jefferson who the only Tom to be president and who was tall.

There is more than one with 'The Peace Garden State' as the only official nickname as adopted by the North Dakota state legislature.

The Peace Garden State: The International Peace Garden straddles the border of North Dakota and Canada. This nickname was adopted by the state legislature in 1957 after it had been used on North Dakota license plates.

The Flickertail State: Flickertails or Richardson Ground Squirrels are abundant in North Dakota.

The Rough Rider State: Refers to a volunteer cavalry group which Theodore Roosevelt organized to fight in the Spanish American War. The group, which included several North Dakota cowboys, had to fight without riding their horses due to logistical problems in Cuba.

It has been called Norse Dakota because of the large number of residents of Scandinavian heritage.

'Type Writer' and 'Wedding Cake'

Al Hrabosky, who played for the Cardinals, Royals, and Braves between 1970-1982, was known as the Mad Hungarian.