A nickname , in some circumstances also known as a sobriquet , is an informal substitute for the proper name of a person, place, or thing, used to express affection, playfulness, contempt, or a particular character trait. It is distinct from a pseudonym , stage name , or title , although the concepts can overlap.
21-544: Kass is a surname. It originated in several different ways, including as a nickname in former eastern territories of Germany from the Czech word kos ("blackbird" or "shrewd person"), from the Estonian word kass meaning cat, from the given name Gazo, as an Ashkenazi Jewish surname from the given name Casriel, and possibly as an Americanized spelling of Káš or Kaše . The 2010 United States census found 3,796 people with
42-436: A community, promote civic pride, and build community unity. Titles and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" are also believed to have economic value. Their economic value is difficult to measure, but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans. By contrast, older city nicknames may be critical: London
63-401: A dash or hyphen (e.g., Franc Rozman – Stane ). The latter may cause confusion because it resembles an English convention sometimes used for married and maiden names . In Viking societies, many people had heiti , viðrnefni , or kenningarnöfn (Old Norse terms for nicknames) which were used in addition to, or instead of, the first name. In some circumstances, the giving of a nickname had
84-608: A nickname is referred to in French as " blason populaire ". Dafydd Dafydd is a Welsh masculine given name, related to David , and more rarely a surname. People so named include: Given name [ edit ] Medieval era [ edit ] Ordered chronologically Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd ( c. 1145 – 1203), Prince of Gwynedd Dafydd ap Gruffydd (1238–1283), Prince of Wales Dafydd Goch , said to be
105-403: A person and they are not always chosen by the recipient themselves. Some nicknames are derogatory name calls . A nickname can be a shortened or modified variation on a person's real name. A nickname may refer to the relationship with the person. This is a term of endearment . Many geographical places have titles, or alternative names, which have positive implications. Paris , for example,
126-439: A person's physical characteristics, such as 'Lofty' for a short person, 'Curly' for a bald man, or 'Bluey' for a redhead. In Chinese culture, nicknames are frequently used within a community among relatives, friends, and neighbours. A typical southern Chinese nickname often begins with a "阿" followed by another character, usually the last character of the person's given name. For example, Taiwanese politician Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁)
147-488: A person's surname, including Chalky White, Bunny Warren, Tug Wilson, and Spud Baker. Other English nicknames allude to a person's origins. A Scotsman may be nicknamed 'Jock', an Irishman 'Paddy' (alluding to Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland) or 'Mick' (alluding to the preponderance of Roman Catholicism in Ireland), and a Welshman may be nicknamed 'Taffy' (from Welsh Dafydd , David). Some nicknames referred ironically to
168-500: 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 known in Old Norse as nafnfestr ('fastening a name'). In Bengali society, for example, people will often have two names: a daknam (pet name) which is
189-461: Is also common for the nickname to be identified after a comma following the full real name or later in the body of the text, such as in an obituary (e.g., Frankie Frisch, "The Fordham Flash" ). Any middle name is generally omitted, especially in speech. Like English, German uses (German-style) quotation marks between the first and last names (e.g., Andreas Nikolaus “Niki“ Lauda ). Other languages may use other conventions; for example, Italian writes
210-434: Is sometimes referred as "阿扁" (A-Bian). In many Chinese communities of Southeast Asia, nicknames may also connote one's occupation or status. For example, the landlord might be known simply as Towkay ( simplified Chinese : 头家 ; traditional Chinese : 頭家 ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : thâu-ke ) Hokkien for "boss") to his tenants or workers while a bread seller would be called "Mianbao Shu" 面包叔 (literally, Uncle Bread). In
231-550: Is still occasionally referred to as "The Smoke" in memory of its notorious "pea-souper" smogs (smoke-filled fogs) of the 19th and early 20th centuries, and Edinburgh was "Auld Reekie" for the same reason, as countless coal fires polluted its atmosphere. Besides or replacing the demonym , some places have collective nicknames for their inhabitants. Many examples of this practice are found in Wallonia and in Belgium in general, where such
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#1733093785293252-465: Is the "City of Light", Rome is the "Eternal City", Venice is "La Serenissima", and New Jersey is the "Garden State". These alternative names are often used to boost the status of such places, contrary to the usual role of a nickname. Many places or communities, particularly in the US, adopt titles because they can help in establishing a civic identity, help outsiders recognize a community or attract people to
273-1998: The Battle of Agincourt Dafydd ab Ieuan or David Holbache (died 1422/3), Welsh politician Dafydd Gorlech ( c. 1410 – c. 1490 ), Welsh poet Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (Dafydd Llwyd o Fathafarn) ( fl. c.1400–c.1490 ), Welsh poet Dafydd Nanmor ( fl. 1450–1490 ), Welsh poet Dafydd ab Edmwnd ( fl. c. 1450 – 1497 ), Welsh poet Modern era [ edit ] Dafydd Trystan Davies (born 1974), Welsh academic and politician Dafydd Elis-Thomas (born 1946), Welsh politician Dafydd Hewitt (born 1985), Welsh retired rugby union player Dafydd Howells (born 1995), Wales rugby union player Dafydd ab Hugh (born 1960), American science fiction author born David Friedman Dafydd Ieuan (born 1969), Welsh musician and producer Dafydd Ifans (born 1949), Welsh novelist and translator Dafydd James (born 1975), Wales retired rugby union player David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr) (1751–1827), Welsh poet Dafydd Iwan (born 1943), Welsh folk singer and politician Dafydd Jones (disambiguation) David Edward Lewis (1866–1941), Welsh businessman and philanthropist Dafydd Llywelyn (1939–2013), Welsh composer, pianist, conductor and teacher Dafydd Elystan Morgan, Baron Elystan-Morgan (1932–2021), Welsh politician Dafydd Rogers (born 1969), West End and Broadway theatre producer Dafydd Rowlands (1931–2001), Welsh Congregational minister, lecturer, writer and poet Dafydd Stephens (1942–2012), Welsh audiological physician and professor Dafydd Wigley (born 1943), Welsh politician Dafydd Williams (born 1954), Canadian physician and retired astronaut Dai Henwood (born 1978), New Zealand stand-up comedian and television host. Surname [ edit ] Catrin Dafydd , Welsh writer, winner of
294-601: The Crown at the 2018 National Eisteddfod Einir Dafydd , Welsh singer who won the third series of the television talent show Wawffactor and the 2007 Cân i Gymru competition Fflur Dafydd (born 1978), Welsh novelist, singer-songwriter and musician Guto Dafydd (born c. 1990 ), Welsh writer Myrddin ap Dafydd (born 1956), Welsh editor and prifardd (Chief Bard) See also [ edit ] Dewi (disambiguation) David (name) Dafydd ap Gwilym Society , known as Y Dafydd Daffyd Thomas , character in
315-635: The Little Britain television and radio sketch show [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dafydd&oldid=1248723572 " Categories : Given names Surnames Welsh masculine given names Welsh given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
336-424: The context of information technology, nickname is a common synonym for the screen name or handle of a user . In computer networks it has become a common practice for every person to also have one or more nicknames for pseudonymity , to avoid ambiguity , or simply because the natural name or technical address would be too long to type or take too much space on the screen . Nicknames are usually applied to
357-578: The illegitimate son of Dafydd ap Gruffydd Dafydd ap Gwilym (c. 1315/1320–c. 1350/1370), Welsh poet Dafydd ap Llywelyn (1215–1246), Prince of Gwynedd and first Prince of Wales Dafydd ap Dafydd ap Llywelyn (born between 1240 and 1246-?), illegitimate son of Dafydd ap Llywelyn Dafydd Bach ap Madog Wladaidd ( fl. 1340–1390 ), Welsh poet Dafydd Benfras ( fl. 1230–1260 ), Welsh court poet Dafydd Ddu o Hiraddug (died 1371), Welsh poet, grammarian and cleric Dafydd Gam (1380–1415), Welsh soldier and nobleman who died at
378-431: The name used by family and friends and a bhalonam which is their formal name. In England, some nicknames are traditionally associated with a person's surname. A man with the surname 'Clark' will be nicknamed 'Nobby': the surname 'Miller' will have the nickname 'Dusty' (alluding to the flour dust of a miller at work): the surname 'Adams' has the nickname 'Nabby'. There are several other nicknames linked traditionally with
399-576: The nickname after the full name followed by detto "called" (e.g., Salvatore Schillaci detto Totò ), in Spanish the nickname is written in formal contexts at the end in quotes following alias (e.g. Alfonso Tostado, alias «el Abulense» ), in Portuguese the nickname is written after the full name followed by vulgo or between parenthesis (e.g. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, vulgo Pelé / Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pelé)) and Slovenian represents nicknames after
420-417: The surname Kass, making it the 8,655th-most-common surname in the country, compared to 3,523 people (8,599th-most-common) in the 2000 census . In both US censuses, more than nine-tenths of the bearers of the surname identified as non-Hispanic white . People with the surname include: Nickname The compound word ekename , literally meaning "additional name", was attested as early as 1303. This word
441-567: Was derived from the Old English word eac , meaning "also", related to eacian , meaning "to increase". By the 15th century, the misdivision of the syllables of the phrase "an ekename" led to its rephrasing as "a nekename". Though the spelling has changed, the meaning of the word has remained relatively stable ever since. English nicknames are generally represented in quotes between the bearer's first and last names (e.g., Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower and Daniel Lamont "Bubba" Franks ). It
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