Olgivanna -- in her country the nickname was a respectful form of address -- was not only attractive but shrewd, durable, sensible, and smart.

Now and then, the President would call for `` Little Jack, Master of the Hounds '', which was his nickname for a messenger who had worked in the White House since Teddy Roosevelt's administration, and discuss the welfare of some one of the animals.

The younger men, Vere, and Pembroke, who was also Edward's cousin and whose Lusignan blood gave him the swarthy complexion that caused Edward of Carnarvon's irreverent friend, Piers Gaveston, to nickname him `` Joseph the Jew '', were relatively new to the game of diplomacy, but Pontissara had been on missions to Rome before, and Hotham, a man of great learning, `` jocund in speech, agreeable to meet, of honest religion, and pleasing in the eyes of all '', and an archbishop to boot, was as reliable and experienced as Othon himself.

Because of this he was known as Gimpy ( but, as with Capone and his nickname of Scarface, never in his presence ).

Lou Gehrig was given the nickname Buster, and he ran Ruth a close race in home runs.

But the nickname never stuck and Gehrig was no match for Ruth in `` color '' -- which is sometimes a polite word for delinquent behavior on and off the field.

" The Abbot " was a nickname of RZA from the Wu Tang Clan.

* Molly Pitcher was a nickname given to a woman said to have fought in the American Battle of Monmouth, who is generally believed to have been Mary Ludwig Hays McCauly.

Strictly speaking, the ' Accrington Pals ' battalion is properly known as the ' 11th East Lancashire Regiment ': the nickname is a little misleading, since of the four 250-strong companies that made up the original battalion only one was actually composed of men from Accrington.

The movie's title is from the nickname for the 41st Police Precinct in the South Bronx which was nicknamed " Fort Apache ".

" Opponents sometimes referred to him as " Slick Willie ", a nickname first applied while he was governor of Arkansas and lasting throughout his presidency.

The city was referred to as " Hüdavendigar " ( meaning " God's Gift ") during the Ottoman period, while a more recent nickname is " Yeşil Bursa " ( meaning " Green Bursa ") in reference to the parks and gardens located across its urban tissue, as well as to the vast forests in rich variety that extend in the surrounding region.

So powerful was the attribution of " the Lions " nickname that three heraldic versions of the animal returned as the jersey badge in 1930.

The nickname was first used for a baseball team by the Cincinnati Red Stockings, who were members of the pioneering National Association of Base Ball Players.

When the club folded after the 1870 season, Wright was hired by Boston businessman, Ivers Whitney Adams to organize a new team in Boston, and he did, bringing three teammates and the " Red Stockings " nickname along ( Most nicknames were then only nicknames, neither club names nor registered trademarks, so the migration was informal ).

When a new Cincinnati club was formed as a charter member of the National League in 1876, the " Red Stockings " nickname was commonly reserved for them once again, and the Boston team was referred to as the " Red Caps ".

For years many sources have listed " Pilgrims " as the early Boston AL team's official nickname, but researcher Bill Nowlin has demonstrated that the name was barely used, if at all, during the team's early years.

The origin of the nickname appears to be a poem entitled “ The Pilgrims At Home ” written by Edwin Fitzwilliam that was sung at the 1907 home opener (“ Rory O ’ More ” melody ).

This nickname was commonly used during that season, perhaps because the team had a new manager and several rookie players.

The journalistic nickname was inspired by the millions of lights on theater marquees and billboard advertisements that illuminate the area.

A tendency for inspired, song-like melodies is evident throughout his scores, which led to the nickname " The Italian Mozart ".

The veterans at first wore a combination of black police uniforms and tan army uniforms ( because of shortages ), which, according to one etymology, inspired the nickname Black and Tans.

This and her taste for splendor inspired the derogatory nickname " Queen Nancy ".

And Miami's " No-Name Defense " ( a nickname inspired by Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry when he could not recall the names of any Dolphins defenders just before Super Bowl VI ), led by future hall of fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti, allowed the fewest points in the league during the regular season ( 171 ).

* Deep Throat ( film ), the 1972 film which inspired the nickname for the Watergate informant

After deciding on the " Penguin " nickname ( which was inspired by the fact that the team was to play in the " Igloo ", the nickname of the Pittsburgh Civic Arena ), a logo was chosen that had a penguin in front of a triangle, which symbolized the " Golden Triangle " of downtown Pittsburgh.

* " Athènes de l ’ Ouest " ( Western Athens ), a nickname from the 19th century, inspired by the university, colleges and cultural circles ;

Robinson inspired several other fighters who took the nickname " Sugar " in homage to him such as Sugar Ray Leonard, Sugar Shane Mosley, and MMA fighter " Sugar " Rashad Evans.

Agnelli's nickname of " The Rake of the Riviera ", inspired the classical menswear magazine The Rake.

Their nickname was inspired by the high altitude of the campus, which lies on the foothills of Box Springs Mountain.

Physicist Robert Serber stated in his memoirs that his nickname for the Nagasaki atomic bomb, " Fat Man ", was inspired by Greenstreet's " Kasper Gutman " character in The Maltese Falcon.

* Pop singer Nat ' King ' Cole ( actual surname Coles ) said his nickname was inspired by " Old King Cole.

Dean was known for antics which inspired his nickname.

Vance's work for the aid and morale of the people, especially in mitigating the harsh Confederate conscription practices, inspired the nickname " War Governor of the South.

It is uncertain as to what inspired his nickname.

He tells Floyd his nickname, Flint, and a false surname, Marko, inspired by his former coach ’ s taunts about not " making a mark " on the world.

The nickname served the urge for the call of independence that was heard around the continent, and inspired the eventual domino collapse of the crown throughout Latin America.

Nat King Cole's nickname is partly inspired by the nursery rhyme " Old King Cole " and partly inspired by his impressive jazz piano technique.

The nickname was inspired by Roberto ' Tapatio ' Mendez, who coached the team from 1946 – 1964 and whose motivational speeches often compared his players to pumas.

Their initial work included a remix of an Ariel song ( a band which included Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers on drums ) ( released under their ' 237 Turbo Nutters ' name ) and the track " Song to the Siren ", issued as an independet single on Diamond Records, reportedly inspired by a nickname Ed Simons had.

He received his nickname " El Borras " after starring in the TV series Los Beverly de Peralvillo, which also inspired two movies.

His performances inspired generations of professional wrestlers, such as " Nature Boy " Ric Flair, who used Buddy Rogers ' nickname, as well as his look, his attitude, and his finishing hold, the figure-four leglock.