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Nicknames
"A rose by any other name...." Towns have 'em, so do schools, universities, states and countries. And even planets. Not to mention politicians, famous criminals and sportsmen. And on the home front, many of your friends and relatives and pets have nicknames. A category dedicated to trivia such as how Robert became Bob; or how Margaret morphed into Peggy.
3,457 Questions
How did engineers in the navy get the nickname snipe?
From an Engineering officer named John Snipe. There was a lot of difficulty in maintaining discipline on a ship and having a clear line of command. The engineering officer was responsible for keeping the ship running, but dependent on the supply group and others for their needs. John Snipe demanded equal berthing and quarters for his team and eventually got it. He's crew was known as Snipe's and that was shortened to Snipe.
My name is bailey and could you give me a good Japanese nickname for that?
bailey means "hopeful one" in jappenese so ur nickname can be "hope sun" or something
What is the nickname for hidan's team?
the name of the organization that's hidan in is akatsuki,his partner was kakuzu and they were called by kisame the zombie brothers
Your name is Precious what should your nickname be?
Good question. I nicknamed my granddaughter Preshie, whose name is Precious. But still, it has only been verbal and I am working out the spelling - Preshee or Preshie. Any suggestions?
Why John Bell Hood nickname was Old Wooden Head?
There isn't a single contemporary record of anyone ever calling John Bell Hood "Old Woodenhead." It is a myth.
Unfortunately, theperception of Hood as "Old Woodenhead" has become so common that Wikipedia and New World Encyclopedia list John Bell Hood's nicknames as "Sam" and "Old Woodenhead." Yet there is no historical evidence that anyone ever called Hood "Old Woodenhead."
The genesis of this derogatory epithet seems to be Lost Cause historian E.A. Pollard, who was a devotee of Hood's arch-rival Joseph E. Johnston. Pollard provided no source when he wrote in Southern History of the War in 1866 that Hood "had the heart of a lion, but, unfortunately, with it a head of wood." In 1914, James C. Nisbet, apparently paraphrasing Pollard, wrote in Four Years on the Firing Line: "It has been said of Hood, 'He was a man with a lion's heart, but a wooden head.'" Because of Hood's physical condition, it is probable that some of his men called him "Old Pegleg," but "Woodenhead" seems to have evolved from later Hood critics combining "Old Pegleg" with the disparaging remark from Pollard and Nisbet.
(Edward Albert Pollard, Southern History of the War: The Last Year of the War, [New York: C. B. Richardson Publisher, 1866], 86; James Cooper Nisbet, Four Years on the Firing Line,[Chattanooga, TN: The Imperial Press, 1914], 305.)
Which singer's nickname is the Wild One?
Australian rock and roll singer Johnny O'Keefe was often referred to as "The Wild One"
Abbler, Oobie, Abs. Abbler and Oobie are my friend Abby's nicknames.
