Other less likely explanations involve " Hogan " ( a nickname for Irish workers at the Hog Island shipyard ), a reference to the pork or " hog " meat used in hoagies, " honky sandwich " ( using a racial slur for white people seen eating them ) or " hooky sandwich " ( derived from " hookie " for truant kids seen eating them ).

" Furthermore, the " mutton chop " facial hair of one of the masters at The Leys earned him the nickname " Chops ", a likely inspiration for Mr Chips's name.

Under the stage names " Ann " ( for " Announcer ") and later " Orphan Annie " and possibly " Your Favorite Enemy, Annie ", reportedly in reference to the comic strip character Little Orphan Annie, ( or more likely, a reference to " Orphans ", the nickname given to Australian troops separated from their divisions in battle ), Toguri performed in comedy sketches and introduced recorded music, but never participated in any actual newscasts, with on-air speaking time of generally about 20 minutes.

The lack of felt indicates these were likely also the shoes taken from the feet of the dead Wicked Witch of the East ( since the soles are visible in the film ), hence their nickname: the " Witch's slippers ".

As usual for cognomina, " Flaccus " was likely originally a nickname, probably of Marcus Fulvius Flaccus, the founder of the family.

During the siege of Colchester in the Civil War, a Royalist sniper known as One-Eyed Thompson sat in the belfry of the church of St Mary-at-the-Walls ( Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall ) and was given the nickname Humpty Dumpty, most likely because of his size, Humpty Dumpty being a common insult for the overweight.

However, considering that Pope Clemens VII died in 1534, before any of Clemens's music was published, and that the confusion with the poet is unlikely in that the surnames were quite distinct, it is likely that the nickname was merely created in jest rather than for practical reasons.

The club's nickname of " The Bees ", reflected in their amber and black shirts, is likely to have come from the location of apiaries close to the Underhill ground in the early years of the 20th century.

It is also very likely that he started out solely with the nickname " Pussy ," then he got the nickname " Big Pussy " so as to avoid confusion with another crew member, " Little Pussy " Malanga.

It is more likely that the nickname comes from a character in the Tennessee Williams play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

A self-adopted nickname of Hitler's was " Wolf ", likely suggested by the derivation of his given name Adolf from the Old High German adal and wolf (" noble wolf ").

From now on, Yates would often been referred to as " The man who cut the rope ", a nickname he says " is likely to stay with me for the rest of my life ".

Best known by the nickname E " Carji " Greeves, he was given the nickname as a baby by a friend of the family, the New South Wales golfer Michael Scott, most likely after he had seen The Country Girl, a popular musical play of the day which was being performed in Sydney and Melbourne in the months after Greeves ' birth in 1903 and featured a character, Carjillo, the Rajah of Bhong who was an Englishman disguised as an Indian rajah.

The village is likely named after Saint Margaret's Bay ( Peggy being the nickname for Margaret ), which Samuel de Champlain named after his mother Margarite.

The nickname possibly referenced Baillie-Stewart's exaggeratedly aristocratic way of speaking, though Wolf Mittler, another English-speaking announcer, is sometimes considered a more likely candidate.

This was most likely due to parallels between the " Blue Devil " nickname and patch rocker and the German SS's use of the Totenkopf death's head insignia.

The word jarabe is likely from the Arab word “ xarab ” which means “ herb mixture .” Tapatío is the nickname given the people of Guadalajara.

It is not typical of a family name of that time and place, and the literal meaning of it, " babbler ", seems a likely nickname for a writer.

His French name came from his English nickname, " Book Man ," which some scholars, despite his having been a Vodou houngan, have interpreted as meaning that he was Muslim since even in Africa a Muslim was referred to as a " man of the book ": " It is likely that Boukman was a Jamaican Muslim who had a Quran, and that he got his nickname from this.

Given that Fokás / Fuca was the family name borne by the seafarer's father and grandfather, Valeriános is likely to be a nickname used on the island which would have been quite meaningless in the Spanish Empire.

" Furthermore, the facial hair of one of the masters at The Leys earned him the nickname " Chops ," a likely inspiration for Mr. Chips ' name.

The name likely refers to the nickname of the city of The Hague ( Hofstad literally means " court city " as The Hague is the seat of the Dutch Royal Court ), where some of the members live, though the AIVD denies this.

Here, he was given his nickname “ Grien .” This name foremost comes from his preference to the color green, and secondly to distinguish him from the three other Hans ’ in the apprenticeship.

The most famous story, first published in a collection called Break of Dark, is titled Blackham's Wimpy, the name of a Vickers Wellington Bomber featured in the story, whose nickname comes from the character J. Wellington Wimpy from the Popeye comics and cartoons ( the Wellington was named for Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, victor over Napoleon ).

He was educated at the Liverpool City School of Art, where he acquired the nickname Josh, which comes from having his work compared to that of Sir Joshua Reynolds.

The city's nickname, The Magic City, comes from this rapid growth.

His nickname, Curthose, comes from the Norman French Courtheuse, meaning short stockings ( curt & hose ), or Shortstockings.

Nisse is the common name in Norwegian, Danish and the Scanian dialect in southernmost Sweden ; it is a nickname for Nils, and its usage in folklore comes from expressions such as Nisse god dräng (" Nisse good lad ", cf.

The name Teddy Bear comes from former United States President Theodore Roosevelt, whose nickname was " Teddy ".

The club originally represented the suburb of Carlton in Melbourne's inner north, and its nickname is the Blues, which comes from the navy blue colour which it has traditionally worn in its playing uniform.

The nickname Scarfie comes from the habit of wearing a scarf during cold southern winters.

The high school's nickname, " The Titans ," comes from Mt.

Originally named SummerFest, the festival's name comes from the nickname of a passenger train service that was discontinued in the 1940s.

The band's name comes from a nickname given to Hartness by a college friend, who coined the nickname as a tribute to the lead singer of fIREHOSE, Ed ' From Ohio ' Crawford.

Some years later, Graham comes out of retirement and consults Lecter in order to catch another serial killer, Francis Dolarhyde, known by the nickname " The Tooth Fairy ".

The city of Tapachula is capital of the Chiapas region of Soconusco with the nickname of the “ pearl of the Soconusco .” The name “ Tapachula ” comes from Nahuatl and means “ between the waters ” due to the area ’ s frequent flooding.

Their name, the Rams, comes from the nickname of Fordham University.

The nickname comes from the baseball team also based in the city.

Its nickname, the sugar bird, comes from its affinity for bowls or bird feeders stocked with granular sugar, a common method of attracting these birds.

His nickname, Cro Cop, short for " Croatian Cop ", comes from his membership in the Lučko Anti-Terrorist Unit, Croatia's elite Police Special Forces tactical unit.

Hinckley United was formed in 1997 from the amalgamation of Hinckley Town and Hinckley Athletic, and is known as the Knitters — a nickname that comes from the town's history as a textile-producing centre.

The nickname " Seven " comes from his being the band's seventh drummer.

The origin of this nickname comes from the sinking of a boat called The Algerino not far from Scarborough.

Another nickname, " People's Parliament ", comes from the Black Power movement of the 1970s.

This is where the " Jungle Carbine " nickname comes from.

Another school of thought involves English workers who came to work at the armaments depot at Crombie and at Rosyth Dockyard ; they kept their association with their local team by forming the Plymouth Argyle ( Rosyth ) Supporters Club and it is said that the Dunfermline nickname comes from the banners in evidence around the ground.