A sobriquet is a nickname or a fancy name, usually a familiar name given by others as distinct from a pseudonym assumed as a disguise, but a nickname which is familiar enough such that it can be used in place of a real name without the need of explanation. This salient characteristic, that is, of sufficient familiarity, is most easily noted in cases where the sobriquet becomes more familiar than the original name for which it was formed as an alternative. For example, Genghis Khan, who is rarely recognized now by his original name "Temüjin"; and the British Whig party, which acquired its sobriquet from the British Tory Party as an insult. // A nickname is a name of an entity or thing that is not its proper name. ... For other uses, see Alias. ... This article is about the person. ... The Whigs (with the Tories) are often described as one of two political parties in England and later the United Kingdom from the late 17th to the mid 19th centuries. ... For other uses, see Tory (disambiguation). ...

Two early variants of the term are found, sotbriquet and soubriquet; the latter form is still often used, though the correct modern French spelling is sobriquet. The first form suggests a derivation from sot, foolish, and briquet, a French adaptation of Ital. brichetto, diminutive of bricco, ass, knave, possibly connected with briccone, rogue, which is supposed to be a derivative of Ger. brechen, to break; but Skeat considers this spelling to be due to popular etymology, and the real origin is to be sought in the form soubriquet. Italian ( , or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people,[4] primarily in Italy. ... German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ... Walter William Skeat (November 21, 1835 - 1912), English philologist, was born in London on the 21st of November 1835, and educated at Kings College, Highgate Grammar School, and Christs College, Cambridge, of which he became a fellow in July 1860. ... A fake etymology is an invented explanation (etymology) for the origin of a word. ...

Littré gives an early 14th century soubsbriquet as meaning a chuck under the chin, and this would be derived from soubs, mod. sous (Lat. sub), under, and briquet or bruchel, the brisket, or lower part of the throat. Émile Maximilien Paul Littré (February 1, 1801 - June 2, 1881) was a French lexicographer and philosopher, best known for his Dictionnaire de la langue française, commonly called the Littré. He was born in Paris. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... For other uses, see Latins and Latin (disambiguation). ...

Sobriquets are often found in politics. Candidates and political figures are often branded with sobriquets, either contemporarily or historically. For example, American President Abraham Lincoln came to be known as Honest Abe. Sobriquets are not always used to highlight virtuous qualities, either. A banking tycoon and politician from Knoxville, Tennessee named Jake Butcher was known as "Jake the Snake" after being indicted and subsequently convicted for bank fraud. Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809–April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th (1861-1865) President of the United States, and the first president from the Republican Party. ... For other uses, see Bank (disambiguation). ... A business magnate, sometimes referred to as a mogul, tycoon, or industrialist is a person who controls a large portion of a particular industry and whose wealth derives primarily from this control. ... Knoxville redirects here. ... Jacob Franklin Butcher (sometimes called Jake) (1936 - ) was an American banker. ... In the common law legal system, an indictment (IPA: ) is a formal accusation of having committed a criminal offense. ...

Fowler's Modern English Usage (1926) warned, "Now the sobriquet habit is not a thing to be acquired, but a thing to be avoided; & the selection that follows is compiled for the purpose not of assisting but of discouraging it." Fowler included the sobriquet among what he termed the "battered ornaments" of the language. A Dictionary of Modern English Usage, often referred to simply as Fowlers Modern English Usage, or Fowler, is a style guide to British English usage, authored by Henry W. Fowler. ...

Well-known examples of sobriquets in the English language

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A-C

• Albion – Great Britain
• Alma Mater – (One's own) University
• the Antipodes - Australia and New Zealand
• Auntie – either the Australian Broadcasting Corporation or the British Broadcasting Corporation
• the Bard - William Shakespeare
• Blighty – Great Britain (used by British servicemen abroad and expatriates)
• Bonnie Prince Charlie - Charles Edward Stuart
• Brillo Pad – Andrew Neil
• Brummie – a person from Birmingham
• Buddha – Siddhartha Gautama
• Caligula– Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
• Canuck – a Canadian
• Cockney – an East Londoner
• Columbia – The United States or The Americas

This article is about the archaic name for Great Britain. ... For other uses, see Alma mater (disambiguation). ... This map shows the antipodes of each point on the Earths surface – the points where the blue and pink overlap are land antipodes. ... The word auntie or aunty can mean:- A pet form for the word aunt An informal name for The British Broadcasting Corporation (otherwise known as the BBC). ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... This article is an overview article about the Crown chartered British Broadcasting Corporation formed in 1927. ... The Bard (ca. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Dear Old Blighty was a common expression of longing for home in the British Army during World War I. It is a sentimental reference. ... For the U.S. politician, see Charles E. Stuart Bonnie Prince Charlie Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir Stuart (December 31, 1720 – January 31, 1788), was the exiled claimant to the thrones of Ireland, commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie. Charles was the son of James Francis Edward Stuart, the Old... Charles Edward Stuart (31 December 1720 – 31 January 1788), known in Scots Gaelic as Teàrlach Eideard Stiùbhairt, was the exiled claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and is now commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie. ... Brillo soap pads Brillo Pad is a trade name for a scouring pad, used for cleaning dishes, and made from steel wool impregnated with soap. ... Andrew Ferguson Neil (born May 21, 1949, Paisley) is a Scottish journalist and broadcaster. ... Brummie (sometimes Brummy) is a colloquial term for the inhabitants, accent and dialect of Birmingham, England, as well as being a general adjective used to denote a connection with the city, locally called Brum. ... This article is about the British city. ... Media:Example. ... Standing Buddha, ancient region of Gandhara, northern Pakistan, 1st century CE. Gautama Buddha was a South Asian spiritual leader who lived between approximately 563 BCE and 483 BCE. Born Siddhartha Gautama in Sanskrit, a name meaning descendant of Gotama whose aims are achieved/who is efficacious in achieving aims, he... This article is about the Roman emperor. ... Canuck is a slang term for Canadian in Canadian English and in American English. ... St Mary-le-Bow The term cockney is often used to refer to working-class people of London, particularly east London, and the slang used by these people. ... Columbia, late 19th century Representative symbol of the USA, from a Columbia Records phonograph cylinder package. ... World map showing the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere historically considered to consist of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions. ...

D-G

• Digger - Australian soldier
• The Doctor Valentino Rossi
• Dubya – George W. Bush
• Erin - Ireland
• The Federal City - Washington D.C.
• Foggy Bottom– the United States State Department
• The Fourth Estate – the press
• Garrincha – Manoel Francisco dos Santos
• The General - Irish Criminal Martin Cahill
• Genghis Khan – Temüjin
• Geordie – a person from Newcastle-upon-Tyne
• God's Own Country – Kerala, New Zealand, Rhodesia or Yorkshire
• Godfather of Soul – James Brown
• GOP (Grand Old Party)– Republican Party (United States)
• Gotham – New York City
• Grits, – a media term for the Liberal Party of Canada
• The Gray Lady – The New York Times
• The Great Commoner - William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham ("Pitt the Elder") or William Jennings Bryan

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth-largest country in the world, the only country to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/Oceania. ... Valentino Rossi (born February 16, 1979 in Urbino) is an Italian professional motorcycle racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Look up Erin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The term Federal City (German Bundesstadt) is the title for the cities of Bonn, Germany, and Bern, Switzerland. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Map of Washington, D.C., with Foggy Bottom highlighted in red Map showing Hamburgh, Maryland Foggy Bottom is one of Washington, D.C.s oldest 19th century neighborhoods, thought to have been named because, as a low-lying area, fog (widespread in the swamps of early Washington) tended to concentrate... Department of State redirects here. ... In modern times, television reporters are part of the fourth estate. ... A journalist is a person who practices journalism. ... Manuel Francisco dos Santos (October 28, 1933 – January 20, 1983), known by the nickname Garrincha (little bird),[3] was a Brazilian football right winger and forward who helped the Brazil national team win the World Cups of 1958 and 1962, and played the majority of his professional career for Brazilian... Martin Cahill (May 23, 1949 – August 18, 1994) was a prominent Irish criminal from Dublin. ... This article is about the person. ... This article is about the people and dialect of Tyneside. ... , Newcastle upon Tyne (usually shortened to Newcastle) is a large city in Tyne and Wear, England. ... God’s Own Country, often abbreviated to Godzone, is a phrase that has been used for more than 120 years by New Zealanders to describe their homeland. ... , Kerala ( ; Malayalam: കേരളം; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... This article is about the former British colony of Southern Rhodesia, todays Zimbabwe. ... Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England. ... For other persons named James Brown, see James Brown (disambiguation). ... GOP redirects here. ... Look up Gotham in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: ), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party. ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. ... William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham PC (15 November 1708 – 11 May 1778) was a British Whig statesman who achieved his greatest fame as Secretary of State during the Seven Years War (known as the French and Indian War in North America) and who was later Prime Minister of Great... For other persons of the same name, see William Bryan. ...

H-M

• Honest Abe – Abraham Lincoln
• John Bull – England, or an English person
• The King of all Media – Howard Stern
• The King (i.e. of Rock and Roll) – Elvis Presley
• The King of Pop – Michael Jackson
• Limey; a national epithet for the English
• The Lucky Country^[1] – Australia
• Mackem – a person from Sunderland
• Madiba Nelson Mandela
• Manitas de Plata – Flamenco guitarist Ricardo Baliardo
• The Material Girl – Madonna
• The Myth – Bodybuilding great Sergio Oliva.
• Mahatma Gandhi – Mohandas K. Gandhi.
• Murasaki Shikibu – author of The Tale of Genji, whose real name is unknown.

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809–April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th (1861-1865) President of the United States, and the first president from the Republican Party. ... For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). ... World War I recruiting poster An earlier John Bull in which he is depicted as an actual bull. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is a biography of Howard Stern as an individual; for information regarding his radio show see The Howard Stern Show. ... Elvis redirects here. ... For other persons named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation). ... Look up limey in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up Mackem in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Sunderland (disambiguation). ... For other people named Mandela, or other uses, see Mandela. ... Manitas de Plata (given name Ricardo Baliardo) was born on August 7, 1921 in a gypsy caravan in Sète, Southern France. ... Flamenco is a Spanish musical genre with strong, rhythmic undertones and is often accompanied with a similarly impassioned style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution, as well as its intricate hand and footwork. ... For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... Audio sample Material Girl is a song written by Peter Brown and Robert Rans for American singer Madonnas second album, Like a Virgin. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... Sergio Oliva on the cover of X-ercise magazine Sergio Oliva (born 4 July 1941) known in bodybuilding circles as The Myth. This sobriquet was given to him by Bodybuilder/Writer; Rick Wayne. ... Sergio Oliva on the cover of X-ercise magazine Sergio Oliva (born 4 July 1941) known in bodybuilding circles as The Myth. This sobriquet was given to him by Bodybuilder/Writer; Rick Wayne. ... Mahatma is Sanskrit for Great Soul (महात्मा mahātmā: महा mahā (great) + आत्मं or आत्मन ātman (soul)). This epithet is applied to people like Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, though sources vary on who first gave him this name. ... “Gandhi” redirects here. ... Murasaki Shikibu (紫 式部 Murasaki Shikibu, c. ... Ilustration of ch. ...

N-S

• The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street – the Bank of England
• Old Nick - Satan
• The Old Pretender - James Francis Edward Stuart
• Pelé – Edson Arantes do Nascimento
• Perfidious Albion – Great Britain
• Peripatetics - Aristotelian philosophers
• The Queen of the Arabian Sea – Cochin
• Rats of Tobruk - the garrison of Tobruk during the Siege of Tobruk in World War II
• Rivaldo – Vítor Borba Ferreira
• Ronaldinho – Ronaldo de Assis Moreira
• Sassenach – a Lowland Scot (used by Highland Scots)
• Satchmo – Louis Armstrong
• Scouser – a Liverpudlian
• Slick Willy – U.S. President Bill Clinton
• Slowhand – Eric Clapton
• Soapy Sam - Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford

Threadneedle Street Threadneedle Street is a road in the City of London, leading from an intersection with Poultry, Cornhill, King William Street and Lombard Street, to Bishopsgate. ... Headquarters Coordinates , , Governor Mervyn King Central Bank of United Kingdom Currency Pound sterling ISO 4217 Code GBP Base borrowing rate 5. ... This article is about the concept of Satan. ... Prince James Francis Edward Stuart or Stewart (June 10, 1688 - January 1, 1766) was a claimant of the thrones of Scotland and England (September 16, 1701 - January 1, 1766) who is more commonly referred to as The Old Pretender. ... James Francis Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender Prince James Francis Edward Stuart or Stewart, the Old Pretender, (10 June 1688 – 1 January 1766) was the son of the deposed King James II of England and VII of Scots, and as such laid claim to the English and Scottish thrones (as... Pele redirects here. ... Perfidious Albion is a hostile epithet for England or the United Kingdom: perfidious (Wiktionary) signifies one who does not keep his faith or word, while Albion is an ancient name for Britain. ... Peripatetic (περιπατητικός) is the name given to followers of Aristotle, the Greek philosopher. ... Cochin may refer to: Cochin China Kingdom of Kochi, a former princely state of India, merged with Travancore to form the State of Kerala Cochin city, the former name of the city of Kochi, in Kerala Hôpital Cochin, a famous hospital in Paris, France Cochin font, from the Adobe... Mosaic at the foot of the Rats of Tobruk Memorial, Queens Park, Mackay, Queensland, Australia. ... Vítor Borba Ferreira (born April 19, 1972 in Paulista, Pernambuco), commonly known as Rivaldo, is regarded as one of the best Brazilian professional football players of all time, currently playing for AEK Athens in the Super League Greece. ... For other persons named Ronaldinho, see Ronaldinho (disambiguation). ... Sassenach is a Scottish term for someone from England - usually a term of abuse. ... Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 19011 – July 6, 1971) (also known by the nickname Satchmo) was an African American jazz musician. ... Louis[1] Armstrong[2] (4 August 1901[3] – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo[4] and Pops, was an American jazz musician. ... A Scouser is a person from Liverpool in the North West of England. ... This article contains lists of nicknames, name origins, and the first, middle and last names of each President of the United States. ... Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE[2] (born 30 March 1945) [3], nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. ... A photo of Samuel Wilberforce by Lewis Carroll Samuel Wilberforce (September 7, 1805 - July 19, 1873), English bishop, third son of William Wilberforce, was born at Clapham Common, London. ...

T-Z

• The Target chains of stores in both the U.S. and Australia are often intentionally mispronounced as [tʰa:ˈʒeɪ] to sound French.
• Tommy Atkins - a British soldier
• Tory – a member or supporter of the British or Canadian Conservative Party
• Teflon Don – mobster John Gotti
• Tricky Dick – President Richard Nixon
• Turd Blossom – George W. Bush adviser Karl Rove
• Uncle Sam – the U.S.A. or sometimes the government
• Dubya - from the Texan pronunciation of 'W', a nickname of U.S. President George W. Bush
• Weegie – a person from Glasgow
• Westminster – the British Parliament
• Westminster Abbey – The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster
• Whig – a member of the late 17th to mid 19th Century British "Country Party"
• Whitehall – the British government including Parliament but excluding the monarchy
• X-22 – backgammon champion Paul Magriel.
• Yankee – (derogatory in some contexts, esp. the variation "yank") a person from the United States (usual usage outside the US) or from the Northeast or New England (in American usage).
• The Young Pretender - Charles Edward Stuart

This article is about the United States retail company. ... Tommies from the Royal Irish Rifles in the trenches during the First World War. ... For other uses, see Tory (disambiguation). ... For other persons named John Gotti, see John Gotti (disambiguation). ... A reference to President Richard Nixon, stemming from his alleged involvement in the Watergate scandal in 1973. ... Karl Christian Rove (born December 25, 1950) was Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush until his resignation on 31 August 2007. ... This article is about the national personification of the USA. For other uses, see Uncle Sam (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... List of United States Presidential names contains lists of nicknames, name origins, and the first, middle and last names of each President of the United States. ... Glaswegian redirects here. ... “Houses of Parliament” redirects here. ... The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral (and indeed often mistaken for one), in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. ... The Whigs (with the Tories) are often described as one of two political parties in England and later the United Kingdom from the late 17th to the mid 19th centuries. ... Whitehall, London, looking south towards the Houses of Parliament. ... Paul Magriel in the Ultimate Poker Challenge Paul X-22 Magriel (pronounced Ma-grell) (born July 1) is an American professional backgammon and poker player and author, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... For the Major League Baseball team, see New York Yankees. ... Map of the US northeast. ... This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... Charles Edward Stuart (31 December 1720 – 31 January 1788), known in Scots Gaelic as Teàrlach Eideard Stiùbhairt, was the exiled claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and is now commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie. ...

See also

• Moniker
• Nickname
• Offensive terms per nationality
• Pop icon
• List of monarchs by nickname
• List of nicknames of European Royalty and Nobility
• List of United States Presidential nicknames
• Lists of nicknames in football (soccer)
• List of basketball nicknames
• List of North American football nicknames
• List of sportspeople by nickname
• Metonymy

A moniker (or monicker) is a pseudonym, or cognomen, which one gives to oneself. ... // A nickname is a name of an entity or thing that is not its proper name. ... A slur can be anything from an insinuation or critical remark to an offensive insult. ... For the British television series, see Pop Idol. ... It has been suggested that Nicknames of European Royalty and Nobility be merged into this article or section. ... This list has been split into smaller lists: List of nicknames of European Royalty and Nobility: A-C List of nicknames of European Royalty and Nobility: D-F List of nicknames of European Royalty and Nobility: G-I List of nicknames of European Royalty and Nobility: J-L List of... This article contains lists of nicknames, first, middle and last names of each President of the United States. ... This is a list of nicknames in the sport of professional basketball. ... This is a list of nicknames in the sports of American football and Canadian football. ... This is a list of sportspeople by nickname. ... In rhetoric, metonymy is the substitution of one word for another word with which it is associated. ...

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References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.