nickname

Matt Wilkinson, a 250-pound left-hander with a throwback nickname, defied the odds to make his big-league debut on Wednesday for the San Francisco Giants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

He also became known for a love of luxury labels, particularly French brand Hermes -- earning him the nickname "Belt Xu" after being spotted wearing a Hermes belt to the national political congress.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Andrius Banevicius, the public information officer for Connecticut's Department of Correction, recounted how Smith used to feed the birds while in Osborn prison, earning him the nickname The Birdman of Osborn.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Forth was so prolific at "filibustering" backbenchers bills that the Friday sessions in the House of Commons, where the bills are debated, gained the nickname "Eric Forth's killing fields".

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

And please, will everyone forget my only-from-Dad nickname?

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

They have earned it the nicknames "Copper capital" and "World cobalt capital".

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

But online, peptide sellers are offering “research-only” versions; in online forums, it is being referred to by nicknames like “reta” and “ratatouille.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

He was also known for his brash personality, which earned him the nicknames "the Mouth of the South" and "Captain Outrageous".

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

What were some nicknames you had growing up?

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026

“I don’t know how you got to be called Big Time. Penny and Big Time aren’t even close. I don’t like nicknames anyway.”

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers

Appointed vice premier under then-leader Jiang Zemin in 1991, he found himself nicknamed China's Mikhail Gorbachev after the reformist former president of the Soviet Union.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

“We affectionately nicknamed ourselves the ‘Bird Nerds,’ and our classroom became a place where we watched the live feeds, shared excitement, asked questions and learned together.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

And the valedictorian of an Ivy League university nicknamed “Nostradamus of AI” must be very smart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

The patterns also climb the sides of a nearby butte nicknamed "Miraflores."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

Mr. Chong, whom I secretly nicknamed Old Chong, was very strange, always tapping his fingers to the silent music of an invisible orchestra.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

Sokol earned a reputation for being hard-driving and sometimes difficult, with some nicknaming him “The Great Young God,” a nod to both his intelligence and his ego.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026

Tom's combination with fellow flanker Sam Underhill was a revelation during the tournament and resulted in Jones nicknaming the pair the "kamikaze kids".

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025

Aside from nicknaming Haley “birdbrain,” Trump and his allies largely ignored her until recent weeks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2024

She began performing at 7, with the Oakland Tribune nicknaming her the “Mysterious Mite” and describing her stage presence as that of an “old trouper.”

From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2023

The local racetrackers grew fond of the odd, bookish boy, nicknaming him Red, and a few let him ride their horses.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand