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Reno, Nevada proudly displays its nickname as "The Biggest Little City in the World" on a large sign above a downtown street.. This partial list of city nicknames in the United States compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards ...
Love Dove. Goober. Old Man. Fella. Cutie Patootie. Mi Amor (My love in Spanish) Bebe (Baby in Spanish) Amóre (Love in Italian) Nicknames for the guy you’re casual with.
Phandom. YouTubers. A pun of the combination of Phil Lester 's and Daniel Howell 's names—"Phan"—and the word "fandom". [87] Danny Gonzalez. Greg. YouTuber. In one of his videos, Gonzalez looked up "Strong Names" on Google and found the name "Gregory," which he shortened to Greg, and declared it a "good, strong name."
The Great Manager [43] The Little Magician, given to him during his time in the state of New York, because of his smooth politics and short stature. [45] [46] Machiavellian Bellshazzar, given to him by detractors [47] Martin Van Ruin [43] The Master Spirit [43] Matty Van from "Tippecanoe Songs of 1840" [48]
City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. [1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" [2] are also believed to have economic value. [1]
Cajun. (US) A person from Louisiana (mainly the southern portion of the state); derived from 'Acadian'. Canuck. A person from Canada. [ 9] Capixaba. People born in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo are called this nickname. Carioca. (Brazil) A person from the city of Rio de Janeiro.
"Sally Rand" – HMCS St. Laurent (decommissioned) nickname of several ships which have been named St. Laurent, of which HMCS St. Laurent DDH 205 was the most recent. "San Francisco's Own" – USS Carl Vinson; Name bestowed upon the ship by then-mayor of San Francisco Dianne Feinstein. "Seapuppy" – USS Seawolf
The following is a list of nicknames used for individual playing cards of the standard 52-card pack. Sometimes games require the revealing or announcement of cards, at which point appropriate nicknames may be used if allowed under the rules or local game culture.