nicknames

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What were some nicknames you had growing up?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Naturally, Ryland nicknames his new acquaintance Rocky and quickly realizes they’re both the only survivors aboard their ships, tasked with the same mission: save their dying planets.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

She rides large motorcycles and has given her children nicknames like Sharky, Stonefish and Stingray.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

From the origins of “Yankee Doodle” to the first rock ’n’ roll single to hit No. 1—or identifying presidential nicknames and recalling movie lines—there’s much to know about culture in America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Well, just as we code talkers made up names for things, so, too, did the ordinary fighting men create nicknames for just about everything.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac