Nickname
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A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or thing's real name (for example, Tom is short for Thomas). As a concept, it is distinct from both pseudonym and stage name, although there may be overlap in these concepts. A nickname is sometimes considered cool to have, symbolising a form of acceptance, but often times there is no need for a nickname. Artists, actors, a.s.o. have usually also nicknames, then called screen name. A person's online nickname may also be known as his handle, especially within hacker culture.
Etymology: In Middle English the word was ekename (from the verb to eke, "enlarge"; compare Swedish öknamn). Later, an ekename developed into a nickname.
In Viking societies, many people had nicknames heiti, viðrnefni or uppnefi which were used in addition to, or instead of their family names. In some circumstances the giving of a nickname had a special status in Viking society in that it created a relationship between the name maker and the recipient of the nickname, to the extent that the creation of a nickname also often entailed a formal ceremony and an exchange of gifts.
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Nicknames for people
Types of personal nickname:
Relating to given names
1. A nickname may be a hypocoristic form of a person's first name. This is often a simple abbreviation of the name. For most English names the shortened form is taken from the first syllable e.g. Walt for Walter. However in many other languages it is much more common to use the last syllable of the whole name e.g. Italian Nino for Giovanni (via Giovannino, which is a diminutive form of Giovanni). Some abbreviations can use the middle of a word e.g. Liz for Elizabeth. There are a few names for which an archaic pronunciation of the full name is preserved in the short name e.g. Rick for Richard indicates that the -ch- was originally pronounced as -ck-. Some other nicknames wre created by rhyming the shortened form of the full name, such as Ted or Ned for Edward (Ed), Bill for William (Will), and Bob or Nob for Robert (Rob). For those abbreviations that do not begin with the same letter as the full name, see list of short name forms. Examples:
- Ally, Allie for Alexandra, Allison, Alison or Alice
- Al, Alex, Lex, Xander, Sasha for Alexander or Alexandra
- Andie for Andrea
- Andy, Drew for Andrew
- Ant, Tony, Toni, Tone for Anthony
- Barb, Barbie, Babs for Barbara
- Ben, Benny, Benji for Benjamin
- Bert, Bertie for Albert, Herbert, Bertram
- Betta for Elisabetta
- Buck for Charles
- Chuck, Chaz, Charlie for Charles
- Chris, Chrissy, Chrissie for Christine
- Chris for Christopher
- Donna for Donnatella
- Dan, Danny for Daniel
- Dave, for David
- Den, Denny, Dino, Dean for Dennis
- Dot, Dotty for Dorothy or Dorothea
- Ella, Ellie, Elle, Nell, Nellie for Eleanor
- Beth, Bess, Bessie, Betsy, Betty, Bette, Eliza, Lisa, Liza, Liz for Elizabeth
- Ed, Eddie, Ned, Ted for Edward
- Eli, Lige for Elijah
- Eli, Lish, Leesh for Elisha
- Em, Ems, Emmy for Emily and Emma
- Rikki, Rikkie, Ricky for Erica
- Frank for Francis
- Gerry for Gerald or Gerard
- Harry, Hal, Hank for Henry and Harold
- Isa for Isabellaskljasaddjhdsfsasd
- Jack, Johnny for John
- Jake for Jacob
- Jay for Jason
- Jeff for Jefferson or Jeffrey (originally for Jefferson but now more often Jeffrey, a new form of Geoffrey)
- Jerry for Jerome
- Jim, Jimmy, Jamie, Jock for James
- Joe, Joey for Joseph
- Jon for Jonathan
- Josh for Joshua
- Kat, Kate, Katie, Kathy for Katrina, Kathleen or Katherine or Kaitlyn
- Ken, for Kenneth
- Kev, Crank for Kevin
- Larry, Lar, Laurie for Lawrence or Laurence (male only)
- Laur, Lauri, Laurie for Laurence, Laura or Lauren (female)
- Leo, Len, Lenny for Leonard or Leopold
- Mandy, Mandi, Manda for Amanda
- Maddie, Maddy for Madeline
- Marge, Marg, Maggie, Mags, Meg, Peggy for Margaret
- Matt, Mattie for Matthew
- Meg, Mog, Gog for Megan
- Mo for Mohammed, Maurice, Morris, or Maureen
- Moll, Molly Dolly, Good Golly Miss Molly for Molly
- Nate, Nat for Nathan, Nathaniel, Natalie
- Ned, Ted for Edward
- Nick for Nicholas
- Pat, Patsy, Patty, Trish, Tricia for Patricia
- Pat, Paddy for Patrick
- Pete for Peter
- Rick, Rich, Dick for Richard
- Bob, Rob, Robbie, Bobby, Rab for Robert
- Ron, Ronnie for Ronald
- Rosie, Rose for Rosemary
- Rube for Reuben
- Rusty for Russell
- Ry for Ryan
- Sally, Sadie for Sarah
- Sam for Samuel or Samantha
- Sandy, Al, Alex for Alexander
- Sandra, Sandy, Al, Alex for Alexandra
- Sophie, Sophia for Sophronia
- Steph, Stephie for Stephanie
- Steve for Stephen (or Steven)
- Sue, Susie, Suzie for Susan/Suzanne (most often Sue or Susie for Susan and Suzie for Suzanne)
- Ted, Teddy, Theo for Theodore (or Edward)
- Teddie, Thea, Theo for Theodora
- Tom, Thom, Tommy for Thomas
- Terrie for Teresa
- Vicky, Vicki, Vickie, Tori for Victoria
- Vince, Vin, Vinnie for Vincent
- Vivi for Vivian
- Wen, Wendel for Wendy
- Will, Willy, Bill, Billy, Liam for William
- Zach, Zack, Zac for Zachary
Many of these names are also registered as formal birth names.
2. A nickname may relate directly to a person's surname. Examples:
- Fletch for someone with the surname Fletcher
- Mitch for someone with the surname Mitchell
- Murph for someone with the surname Murphy
- Sully for someone with the surname Sullivan
- Smitty for someone with the surname Smith
- Churchy for Winston Churchill
3. It may also relate indirectly to a surname. Examples:
- Chalky for someone with the surname White
- Sandy for someone with the surname Brown
- Dicky for someone with the surname Bird
- Dinger for someone with the surname Bell
- Chook for someone with the surname Fowler (only in Australia, where 'chook' is slang for chicken)
4. A nickname may reflect a national or cultural style. In the United States, for instance, rhyming contractions or plays on a person's name are common, as in:
- Flo-Jo Florence Griffith Joyner
- Ho-Jo, any person named Howard Johnson or the chain of hotels with the same name
- J-Lo Jennifer Lopez ('J' from Jennifer and 'Lo' from Lopez)
- A-Rod Alex Rodriguez
Calling a person by their initials is also common.
5. Nicknames, whatever their original basis, may become cultural norms. 'Sis', (slang for 'sister') for example, is often picked up and used by all the members of a family, their friends and society at large. Similarly, 'Chip' (off the old block) and 'Junior' can be used for any youngster and the nickname may follow the person into adulthood.
Relating to culture/nationality
6. It may relate (offensively or otherwise) to a person's nationality or place of origin. Examples:
- Aussie for an Australian
- Canuck for a person from Canada
- Jap for a person from Japan used around World War II
- Chink for a person of Chinese or other East Asian descent (offensive)
- Kiwi for a New Zealander
- Kraut for a German(offensive)
- Charlie for a Vietcong (mainly used around Vietnam War)
- Harp For an Irish person.
- Hong Kee for a Hongkonger (Normally used by Singaporeans)
- Limey for an English person (U.S. usage); Pom or Pommy (Australian usage)
- Mac or Jock for a Scottish person
- 'Mank' for someone from Manchester, UK
- Mainlander for a person from The People's Republic of China, to distinguish them from Hongkies or Taiwanese of Han Chinese ethnicity. Mainly used amoungst Asians.
- Mick For an Irish or Catholic person.
- Pinoy (or Noypi) for Filipino person
- Newfie for a person from Newfoundland and Labrador
- Scouser for a person from Liverpool
- Taff for a Welsh person
- Ruskies for a Russian
- 'Seppo' for a person from the United States - Australian slang, orig. British rhyming slang. (Seppo - Septic - Septic Tank - Yank.)
- Tex for a person from Texas
- Wack for a person from Liverpool (obsolete)
- Yank or Yankee for a person from the United States, particularly those Americans from the U.S. Northeast (if used by someone from the U.S. South, the term is intended to be pejorative).
Relating to personal characteristics
7. A nickname may relate to the person's occupation. Examples:
- Chips for a carpenter
- Sparky or Sparks for an electrician or radio operator
- Chief for a boss
8. It may reference a person's physical characteristics. Examples:
- Baldy or Curly (ironic) for a bald person
- Tubby or Chubby for a fat person
- Lofty or Stretch for a tall person
- Four-eyes for a person with glasses (offensive)
- Specs for a person who wears glasses
- Red, Rusty or Firecrotch for a person with red hair
- Blondie for a person with blond hair
- Grey for a person who has a very Light Blue eye color, also called called the Grey eye color.
It may be a sarcastic, or simply ironic, reference, e.g., Curly for someone with straight hair (or no hair at all) - this form is very typical in Australian English, e.g:
- Blue for a person with blonde hair
- Tiny for a very large person
- Dulz for a cross eyed person (offensive)
- Shorty for a very tall person
- Slick for a clumsy, awkward or shy person
- Slim for a fat person
9. It may relate to a person's character, imagined or real. Examples:
- Grumpy
- Swotty
- Romeo
10. It may relate to a specific incident or action. Example: Capability Brown was so called because he used the word "capability" instead of "possibility". Other examples include: Chemical Ali and Comical Ali. Many fictional characters have nicknames relating to events: Examples include the Red Comet, White Tiger, Desert Tiger and Hawk of Endymion.
11. It may compare the person with a famous or fictional character. Examples:
12. It may be related to their place of origin or place of residence. Examples:
- Gloucester, Paul from Gloucester or PFG for someone named Paul who comes from a town called Gloucester.
- Robin Hood (Robin of Hood), a famous fictional character.
Others
12. A famous person's nickname may be unique to them:
- Tippecanoe for William Henry Harrison
- Dubya for George W. Bush. Dubya is from the Texan pronunciation of 'w', Bush's middle initial.
- Jack The Dripper for painter Jackson Pollock who created many of his works by dripping paint over horizontal canvas
13. A person's nickname may have no traceable origin. For example, a person named "Harold" may be nicknamed "Fred" for no apparent reason, or a man who was named after a relative may ask his friends to call him "Chip" to avoid confusion.
Nicknames of geographical places
Cities
See also: list of city nicknames for a more comprehensive list.
- The Big Sweet Grass Basket, The Palmetto City, The Holy City, The Big C-H-S, The Marina City & Chucktown - Charleston, South Carolina
- Charm City - Baltimore, Maryland
- The Big Apple - New York, New York
- "The Windy City", "Second City", "City of Big Shoulders", and "Hog-Butcher To The World" - Chicago, Illinois. (These last two are from the poem by Carl Sandburg; see also Nicknames for Chicago.)
- The Forest City - Cleveland, Ohio
- The Big Easy - New Orleans, Louisiana
- Space City, Bayou City, Oil Capital of the World - Houston, Texas
- Hotlanta - Atlanta, Georgia
- The Circle City - Indianapolis, Indiana
- Bluff City, City of Churches - Memphis, Tennessee
- Mill City, City of Lakes - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Motor City - Detroit, Michigan
- Music City - Nashville, Tennessee
- The Big Smoke - London, United Kingdom, also Toronto, Canada
- "Hogtown", "T-Dot"; and Centre of the Universe - Toronto, Canada, often used negatively by Canadians who live outside of Toronto due to the fact that the city is one of the financial and cultural hubs of Canada and that there is a perceived bias towards Toronto by the Canadian media and its Prime Minister
- Beantown - Boston, Massachusetts
- City of Angels - Los Angeles, California
- Pearl of the Orient - Hong Kong and Manila both claims this nickname.
- City of Brotherly Love - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- The Emerald City - Seattle, Washington
- Harbour City Sydney, Australia
- Winterpeg - Winnipeg, Canada Due to the city's extremely cold weather
- J-Ville, "Where Florida Begins" - Jacksonville, Florida
Countries
- The Great White North - Canada
- The Land Down Under - Australia
- The Fine Country - Singapore - Often in a sarcastic or satirical manner, as to playfully describe the law enforcement of Singapore as corruption-free and highly efficient; however, the island nation is also widely accepted has been imposing high fines to minor offences such as littering with such high effienciency that granted such nick name to the nation.
- The Land of the Rising Sun - Japan
- Da Lu (mainland - lit. 'Big Land') - mainland China
Regions
- The Wet Coast - British Columbia, Canada; a play on "The West Coast" because that area of the country rains a lot
- The Left Coast - Washington, Oregon, and California, United States; due to their location in the country and general support of "the left" (liberal political ideology).
- Bridge of the World, Heart of the Universe (Spanish: Puente del Mundo, Corazón del Universo) - Republic of Panama; due to the convergence of the principal trade routes through its Panama Canal
Nicknames for political terms
- Red - a communist, but can also mean a rebel who is against the government; also, ironically, a member or supporter of the United States Republican Party
- Blue - a member or supporter of the United States Democratic Party
- Pinko - a borderline communist
- Hawk - a person who supports and pursues aggressive foreign policies, such as going to war in order to achieve his/her goals
- Dove - a person who supports and pursues peaceful means to conduct foreign policy, as opposed to war
- Skinhead - a neo-Nazi or a white supremacist
- Tory - a person belonging to the Conservative Party in Great Britain and Canada
- Grit - a person belonging to the Liberal Party in Canada
- The Little Red Book - the book that contains quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong, often called that because the book itself has a red cover and small enough to fit into a pocket
Nicknames for some common items
- boob tube, idiot box, telly, TV - television
- bug - Volkswagen Beetle
- head - toilet on a ship
- loo, john, potty - toilet
- Old Glory - the Flag of the United States
Nicknames for professions
- Chippie, Wood Butcher - carpenter
- Cop, Pig/Bacon (usually a plural), Flatfoot - police officer
- Doc, Sawbones - doctor
- Fed - agent from the Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Foodie - chef
- Geo - geologist or geophysicist
- Loan Shark - a loan salesman
- Roomie - hotel employee
- Roughneck - oil rigger
- Shark - lawyer
- Shovelbums - archaeological field technicians
- Shrink - psychiatrist
- Spook (usually a plural) - (U.S. military) intelligence agent
Nicknames for companies
- "Big Blue" - IBM, computer hardware/software manufacturer
- "Bloblaws" or "Blah-Blahs" - Loblaws, Canadian supermarket chain
- "Burger Thing" - Burger King, global fast-food chain
- "K-Fry" or "K-Fried" - KFC, American fried chicken restaurant chain
- "The Little Thief" - Little Chef, UK roadside restaurant
- "Lose-It" - Loomis, Canadian courier company
- "Mickey D's" or "MacDo" mainly in France - McDonald's, global fast-food chain
- "M$" or "Micro$loth" - Microsoft, American software company
- "Mothercorp" - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian national broadcaster
- "OOPS" - UPS, American courier service
- "Rotten Ron's" - McDonald's, global fast-food chain
- "Sooner-or-Later" - Purolator, Canadian courier company
- "Tar-Get" ("Get" pronounced "zhay")- Target retail store chain.
- "Timmy's" or "Tim's" - Tim Hortons, Canadian coffee and doughnut chain
- "Wally World" - Wal-Mart, global chain of retail stores.
Military nicknames
- G.I. - American soldier (short for Government Issue or General Infantry)
- Dogface, gopher, grunt, cannon fodder - infantry soldier
- D-boys, Delta boys, Deltas - Delta Force
- Zipperhead - armoured soldier
- Jarhead- United States Marine
- Gunbunny - artillery soldier
- Matelots, squids, swabies, deck ape, deck monkey - sailors
- Frogs - Navy Seals
- Leathernecks, jarheads - U.S. marines
- Puddle jumpers, shallow water sailors, weekend navy - United States Coast Guard
- Chairforce, airfarce - United States Air Force
- Blue job, wallet head - Canadian Air Force
- Blanket Stacker - members of Logistics or Engineering units
- Bin rat - Supply technician, Canadian Forces
- Redcap - British Military Police officer
See also: List of nicknames of British Army regiments; Regimental nicknames of the Canadian Forces
Sports clubs and their nicknames
Sporting clubs are often given nicknames. These may or may not be incorporated into official names or be used by the club. The names of animals or colours are popular. Examples:
Football (soccer)
- Les Aigles de Carthage (Eagles of Carthage) - Tunisia national team
- Albicelestes (The White-and-Sky-Blues) - Argentina national team
- All Whites - New Zealand national team
- Asini Volanti (Flying Donkeys) - Chievo Verona
- Gli Azzurri (Blues) - Italy national team
- Bafana Bafana (The Boys) - South Africa national team
- The Baggies - West Bromwich Albion
- Bajen - Hammarby IF
- Bhoys, Hoops - Celtic
- I Bianconeri (The White-and-Blacks), La Vecchia Signora (The Old Lady) - Juventus
- The Black Cats - Sunderland
- Blåvitt (Blue-White), Änglarna (The Angels) - IFK Göteborg
- Les Bleus - France national team
- Canaries - Norwich City
- Canaris - Nantes
- Los Ches - Valencia
- Colchoneros (Mattress Makers) - Atlético Madrid
- Chivas or Chivas Rayadas - Club Deportivo Guadalajara A.C.
- Les Diables Rouges, Rode Duivels (Red Devils in French and Dutch) - Belgium national team
- Los Diablos Rojos - Club Deportivo Toluca
- The Dons - Aberdeen, AFC Wimbledon, MK Dons
- Les Éléphants - Côte d'Ivoire national team
- Geißböcke (Billy Goats) - FC Köln
- 'Gers - Rangers
- Regele fotbalului(King of football) - Gheorghe Hagi
- Gnaget - AIK
- The Gunners - Arsenal
- The Hoops - Shamrock Rovers
- Jambos, Jam Tarts - Hearts
- Järnkaminerna (The Iron Stoves) - Djurgårdens IF
- Les Lions de l'Atlas (Lions of Atlas) - Morocco national team
- Les Lions de la Téranga - Senegal national team
- Lions Indomptables (Indomitable Lions) - Cameroon national team
- Makrillarna (The Mackerels) - GAIS
- Magpies - Newcastle United
- Matildas - Australia women's national team
- Los Merengues (The Whites), Los Galácticos (The Galactics) - Real Madrid
- Oranje (Orange), Clockwork Orange - Netherlands national team
- O Peixe (The Fish), O Alvinegro (The White-and-Black) - Santos
- Rams - Derby County
- Red Devils - Manchester United
- The Reds - Liverpool
- The Reggae Boyz - Jamaica national team
- Sky Blues - Coventry City
- Soccerroos - Australia national team
- Super Eagles - Nigeria national team
- Taeguk Warriors - South Korea national team
- Los Ticos - Costa Rica national team
- The Toffees - Everton
- Los Tricolores, El Tri - Mexico national team
- I Viola (The Purples) - Fiorentina
- United - Clubs named United often use their surname as a nickname.
- 'The Three Lions', 'St. George Cross' - England national team
- Panzer - Germany national team
- The Locomotive - Czech Republic national team
- The Dynamite - Denmark national team
- Wolves - Wolverhampton Wanderers
Rugby Union
- Baa-Baas - Barbarian F.C.
- All Blacks - New Zealand national team
- Les Bleus - France national team
- 'Ikale Tahi (Sea Eagles) - Tonga national team
- Leicester Tigers - Leicester Rugby Football Club
- Lelos - Georgia national team
- Manu Samoa - Samoa national team
- Los Pumas - Argentina national team
- Springboks - South Africa national team
- Wallabies - Australia national team
Baseball
- Arizona Diamondbacks - D-backs
- Atlanta Braves - Bravos, America's Team
- Baltimore Orioles - O's, Birds
- Boston Red Sox- BoSox; Carmines; New England Nine; Olde Towne Team
- Chicago Cubs - Cubbies; Loveable Losers; Scrubs; Dubs; Northsiders
- Chicago White Sox - ChiSox; "Da Sox"; Pale Hose; Southsiders
- Cincinnati Reds - Redlegs; nicknamed "The Big Red Machine" during the team's run in the 1970's, when they won the division 6 times and appeared in the World Series 4 times
- Cleveland Indians - The Tribe
- Detroit Tigers - The Motor City Kitties
- Florida Marlins - Fish; Fighting Fish; The Men of Teal
- Houston Astros - 'Stros
- Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Halos; Seraphs
- Los Angeles Dodgers - Bums (from their Brooklyn days; usage in L.A. has faded with time)
- Milwaukee Brewers - Brew Crew; Brew-has
- Minnesota Twins - Twinkies
- New York Mets - nicknamed "The Loveable Losers" when they first started playing, the Kings of Queens; The Amazin' Mets
- New York Yankees - The Bronx Bombers; The Pinstripes
- Oakland Athletics - A's
- Pittsburgh Pirates - Bucs; Buc-o's
- Philadelphia Phillies - Fightin'; Phils; Philthies; Sillies
- St. Louis Cardinals - Cards; Redbirds
- San Diego Padres - Pods; Friars
- San Francisco Giants - Jints (rhymes with "pints")
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays - D-rays; Rays
- Washington Nationals- Nats
Basketball
- Gli Azzurri - Italy national team
- Les Bleus - France national team
- Cavs - Cleveland Cavaliers
- Knickerbockers - New York Knicks
- Blazers- Portland Trailblazers
- Mavs - Dallas Mavericks
- Sixers - Philadelphia 76ers
- Sonics, or Supe's - Seattle SuperSonics
- Tall Blacks - New Zealand national team
Cricket
- Main article: List of nicknames used in cricket
- Black Caps - New Zealand national team
- Proteas - South Africa national team
- The Men in Blue - India national team
American Football
- Atlanta Falcons - The Dirty Birds
- Carolina Panthers - Cardiac Cats (Due to winning/losing many games in the closing seconds during the 2003 season)
- Chicago Bears - Da Bears; Monsters of the Midway
- Cleveland Browns - Dawgs (from the Dawg Pound, a famously rowdy bleacher section of the team's former home, Cleveland Stadium, since transferred to today's Cleveland Browns Stadium)
- Cincinnati Bengals - The Bungles (applied during the team's recent spell of poor play)
- Dallas Cowboys - America's Team
- Green Bay Packers - The Pack
- Jacksonville Jaguars - Jags
- Miami Dolphins - Fins
- Minnesota Vikings - Vikes; also "Vi-queens" when they are playing poorly (like this year)
- New England Patriots - Pats
- New Orleans Saints - Ain'ts (when playing poorly, which is quite common in their history)
- New York Giants - G-Men, Big Blue
- Pittsburgh Steelers - The Steel Curtain (in their glory years of the 1970s, has been resurrected due to their recent success)
- Saint Louis Rams - Lambs (when playing poorly)
- San Diego Chargers - Bolts (from the lightning bolt design on their helmets)
- San Francisco 49ers - 'Niners
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Bucs
- Washington Redskins - 'Skins
Canadian Football
- Calgary Stampeders - Stamps
- Edmonton Eskimos - Esks
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats - Ti-Cats
- Montreal Alouettes - Als
- Saskatchewan Roughriders - Riders
- Toronto Argonauts - Argos; Boatmen (team was founded by the Toronto Argonaut Rowing Club in 1873)
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers - Bombers
Hockey
- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Ducks
- Carolina Hurricanes - Canes
- Chicago Blackhawks - Hawks
- Colorado Avalanche- Avs
- Detroit Red Wings - Wings
- Edmonton Oilers - Billy's Boys (after William "Wild Bill" Hunter, founder of the World Hockey Association and the team's predecessor, the Alberta Oilers
- Montreal Canadiens - Habs (short for "Habitant", or Québecois farmer); Flying Frenchmen; Les Rouges (after the red colour of their jerseys)
- Nashville Predators - Preds
- New York Islanders - Isls
- New York Rangers - the Blueshirts
- Ottawa Senators - Sens
- Philadelphia Flyers - nicknamed the "Broad Street Bullies" during the team's Stanley Cup runs during the 1970's (the Spectrum, the arena where the Flyers then played, is on Broad Street in South Philadelphia)
- Pittsburgh Penguins - Pens
- Tampa Bay Lightning - the Bolts
- Toronto Maple Leafs - the Buds (nickname bestowed by sportswriters, probably based on the team's use of a leaf as a logo)
- Vancouver Canucks - 'Nucks
- Washington Capitals - Caps
- Winnipeg Jets - Jets (nicknamed the Jets after aqcuiring Bobby Hull"The Golden Jet" as a part of the World Hockey Association)
See also
- Epithet
- Pseudonym
- Sobriquet
- Victory titles
- List of ethnic slurs
- List of athletes by nickname
- List of entertainers by nickname
- List of hockey nicknames
- List of monarchs by nickname
- List of nicknames of historical personages
- List of nicknames used by George W. Bush
- List of U.S. Presidential nicknames
- List of country nicknames