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

The birds have a number of nicknames, with the most unusual being 'the goatsucker'.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

He now says that is his favorite of his nicknames.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Unlike Louis Lépine, Alphonse Bertillon, his partner in the Mona Lisa investigation, had zero nicknames.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day