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.

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.

* Atlas is a nickname for Michael Marra, a Scottish musician ( born 1952 )

In his early years he played with the camel foals and goats, and his love for camels earned him the nickname " Abu Bakr ", the father of the foal of the camel.

He had a humble background, and appears to have earned a living as a porter at the docks of Alexandria, hence his nickname of " Sack-bearer " ( Sakkas for sakkophoros ).

Its name is derived from the nickname for New York, the Empire State.

* Adrian Peterson, nickname AD, football player, for " All Day "

There is a Mozart reference in the title — A Little Night Music is an occasionally used translation of Eine kleine Nachtmusik, the nickname of Mozart's Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major, K. 525.

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

A common nickname for the intentional walk is four-finger salute, since most managers call for an intentional walk by holding up four fingers.

The name of the group, Boogie Down, derives from a nickname for the South Bronx section of The Bronx, one of the five boroughs of New York City.

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 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 ".

Other names were sometimes used before Boston officially adopted the nickname " Braves " in ; the club eventually left Boston for Milwaukee and is now playing in Atlanta, Georgia.

For 1908, the National League club returned to wearing red trim, but the American League team finally had an official nickname, and would remain the " Red Sox " for good.

" Great White Way " is a nickname for a section of Broadway in the Midtown section of the New York City borough of Manhattan, specifically the portion that encompasses the Theatre District, between 42nd and 53rd Streets, and encompassing Times Square.

" The Big Apple " is a nickname for New York City.

It is possible that the writer simply understood " Big Apple " as an appropriate nickname for any large city:

* Buffalo Soldier, a nickname for several black cavalry and infantry regiments of the United States Army

Bill is a common nickname for William.

* bin Laden, a nickname for the 500 euro note

Bo Diddley himself said that the name first belonged to a singer his adoptive mother was familiar with, while harmonicist Billy Boy Arnold once said in an interview that it was originally the name of a local comedian that Leonard Chess borrowed for the song title and artist name for Bo Diddley's first single, and guitar craftsman Ed Roman reported that another ( unspecified ) source says it was his nickname as a Golden Gloves boxer.

In 1934, the idea of the crow was launched, since the nickname of the inhabitants was ' crows '.

Presently in Bulgaria, the word bolyari is used as a nickname for the inhabitants of Veliko Tarnovo — once the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire.

Its inhabitants also have the nickname Melbuul ( flourbag in Twentsch ).

On his visit to this fort, Charles V was reportedly served rabbit instead of his favourite hare, which resulted in the nickname konijnenfretters ( rabbit eaters ) for the inhabitants of Dilbeek.

The nickname for inhabitants of Vilvoorde is Pjeirrefretters ( horse eaters ) because horse meat ( specially steak ) is a beloved food in Vilvoorde.

Due to its relatively high percentage of Jewish inhabitants ( 38. 5 per cent in 1923, i. e. before the Holocaust ), Leopoldstadt gained the nickname Mazzesinsel (" Matzoh Island ").

* Moonrakers, the story of how the inhabitants of Wiltshire got their nickname

During March 2006, discussions were held to merge Minamichita with the town of Mihama to the north to form the new city of “ Minamicentrair ” after the popular nickname for Chūbu Centrair International Airport, but the merger proposal was strongly opposed by the majority of the inhabitants of Minamichita, and the merger did not take place.

During March 2006, discussions were held to merge Mihama with the town of Minamichita to the south to form the new city of “ Minamicentrair ” named after the popular nickname for Chūbu Centrair International Airport, but the merger proposal was strongly opposed by the majority of the inhabitants of Minamichita, and the merger did not take place.

In the mean time, the occupant has acquired the popular nickname of the " King of Bling ", in reference to the rich grave goods and the supposed tastes of modern inhabitants of Essex.

In the center of Steinheuterode's coat of arms is a billygoat, which refers to the nickname of the inhabitants: Steintreeder Zeggenböcke ( roughly, Mountain Billygoats ).

This gave rise to the traditional nickname in Dgèrnésiais of the inhabitants of the parish: les croinchaons ( the siftings, what is left behind in the sieve ).

* Tukker, nickname for the inhabitants of Twente, Netherlands

The traditional nickname for St. Bréladais ( inhabitants of St. Brelade ) is carpéleuses ( caterpillars ).

The title refers to the nickname given his wife by the composer, who is also a member of the National Film Board of Canada.

As king, Afonso IV is remembered as a soldier and a valiant general, hence the nickname the Brave.

Arizona State University's Division I athletic teams are called the Sun Devils, which is also the nickname used to refer to students and alumni of the university.

* 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.

One well-known association the town has is with the ' Accrington Pals ', the nickname given to the smallest home town battalion of volunteers formed to fight in the first world war.

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.

However, the nickname is also factually accurate, as the city ’ s tree coverage percentage is at 36 %, the highest out of all major American cities, and above the national average of 27 %.

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.

Ẓahīr ad-Dīn Muḥammad (, also known by his royal titles as al-ṣultānu ' l-ʿazam wa ' l-ḫāqān al-mukkarram bādshāh-e ġāzī ), is more commonly known by his nickname, Bābur (< big > بابر </ big >).

In the 2006 anime Black Lagoon, the nickname of the local Russian mob boss is " Balalaika ".

According to Hippolytus of Rome, John Mark is not Mark the Cousin of Barnabas, and Barnabas did not dispute with Paul because of personal favor to a blood relative, but due to his character as his nickname Barnabas (" Son of Encouragement ") indicates.

This area of Manhattan is often called the Theater District or the Great White Way, a nickname originating in the headline " Found on the Great White Way " in the February 3, 1902 edition of the New York Evening Telegram.