nickname
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Born Eldrick Tont Woods on Dec. 30, 1975, Tiger was given his nickname by his father, Earl, a U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
The first they requested to name in honor of their spacecraft's nickname, "Integrity."
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
In 1991 Army veteran and divorced dad Anselmo “Tony” Ortiz, who also goes by the nickname Rocky, was working full time and attending college.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
David, whose activism has earned him the nickname "Commander", became politically active in the mid-2000s after learning about the FCT's unique constitutional status.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
“Now Ida,” she said to me, “I know that at home your family might call you by a nickname, like ‘Ida B.’ And that’s just fine at home.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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