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Why are Australian redheads often called 'bluey'?
From Wikipedia's article on Virgin Australia:
Virgin Australia was launched as Virgin Blue in August 2000, with two Boeing 737–400 aircraft, one leased from then-sister airline Virgin Express. ...
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Why is it that John Chrysostom is almost never referred to as “John Golden Mouth” in English?
Why is it that the sainted John Chrysostom (b. 347?, d. 407; Archbishop of Constantinople, 397–407) is almost never referred to as "John Golden Mouth" in English? ("Chrysostom" means "Golden Mouth" in ...
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Where can I get the list of diminutive forms of first names?
As the title suggests, where can I get the list of diminutive forms of people's first names? Like Mike for Michael and Dave for David.
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Why is New York City also called “the Big Apple”?
I have heard many times people say the Big Apple to mean New York City.
What is the origin of this nickname?
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R is the dog’s letter
Wikipedia:
The letter R is sometimes referred to as the littera canina (canine letter). This phrase has Latin origins: the Latin R was trilled to sound like a growling dog. A good example of a ...
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Term for nicknames with different first letter
I have an uncle Bill and an uncle Bob. Is there a term for name diminutives in which the first letter is different from the root name?
There are discussions of name diminutives here and in this ...
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Omission of initial “An-” in nickname
I often see that in nicknames, the initial An- is omitted.
Anthony → Tony
Android → Droid
Andrew → Drew
Annabelle → Bella
Is my understanding correct? Are there ...
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Why and since when does William = Bill and Richard = Dick? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Changes in English names of people
For example Bill Gates and Bill Clinton are actually Williams.
I guess if you first make it short for Will then you can go from there ...
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Special name for royal titles?
Is there a name for the title/nickname that some members of royalty get? Example: King Larry the Kind
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Should my child's name contain “Inn”? [closed]
I have a simple but important question about naming my first child.
I named her, as Jae-in Kim. (pronunciation is , of course, same as Jane in English name) but it is so common that hundreds, maybe ...
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What's the practice for short-forming or nicknaming words called?
Is there any term for the habit of playing around with words, or even names, and nickname them? Like 'No' becoming 'nopes', 'whatever' becoming 'tevs', milky-wilky etc. This happens a lot with cricket ...
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What is another name for Dick?
Coming from "Changes in English names of people" telling:
Richard → Dick
Can I substitute Dick by Richard?
I need it to know because my Emails with the use of name Dick are being returned by ...
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What does “honey boo boo” mean?
What does "honey boo boo" actually mean? Is a rather a good thing when someone calls you that? Is he making fun of you?
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Tricky Dick, only in reference to Nixon?
In the movie Watchmen Nixon is referred to as Tricky Dick. I'd like to know a bit more about the origin of the term and if it can be used in context other than just when talking of Nixon?
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Can I call me Anti-Anti-SpamBot or how?
Will it be comprehensible to take a nickname calling me Anti-Anti-SpamBot
to convey the idea that communication on internet (like commenting in blogs, registration and posting in forums, etc.) became ...
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What is the origin of the nickname “Money Making Manhattan”? [closed]
What is the origin of the nickname "Money Making Manhattan" for the borough of Manhattan in New York City?
