nickname

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Saavedra briefly entertained the name “Charro,” a reference to Mexican cowboys, before landing on Tapatío, a nickname used for people born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, where all three of his children were born.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 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

She earns her nickname because of an innate “loftiness” that makes her “stately and stern but present.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 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

She got her nickname because she’s such an amazing baker.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan