Giovanni was nicknamed Francesco by his father, who had an extensive trade connection with France, and a name given in jest has become one of the most remarkable in the history of the Church.
The latter was to precede the fleet--nicknamed the Wire Squadron--to show the way.
Rob heard now how Tomlinson came to be nicknamed Umbrage.
Oh, that's because Bet nicknamedhim Lord Mayor of London," Polly explained.
Betty was introduced to Mr. Whittington and she nicknamed him The Lord Mayor of London at once, after Dick of the same name in the nursery tales.
Here is a whole alleynicknamed after the intruder, Jews' Alley.
So easily did he solve problems in algebra and geometry, that his mates promptly nicknamed him "Deductions.
On account of his initials he was promptly nicknamed "Uncle Sam," which was soon shortened to "Sam.
Promptly nicknamed "The Little Corporal" by his army, the term was speedily turned from one of derision to positive affection.
But the special dignitaries whose business was to keep watch on the public temper, officers strangely but rightly nicknamed "Inquisitors," reported to the proper quarters that the statue might arouse liberal sentiments in the people.
The soldiers had nicknamed this hated centurion "Cedo Alteram," because he used to cry out gleefully every time he broke the rod with which he was striking a delinquent, Cedo alteram!
He was feared not less than Paul Catena and had been pleasantly nicknamed "Chief Diviner of Dreams.
She was a street-walker, nicknamed by her admirers the She-wolf.
In derision of such attempts, I was nicknamed the Poet, but mockery did not cure me.
Thus Monsieur Launoy, nicknamed the Evicter of Saints, made ruthless war on certain saints who have sneaked into the Church Calendar.
Of the fortifications erected by Vauban in the 17th century, only a gateway and the partially dismantled citadel, nicknamed la Belle Inutile, are left.
You don't like to see him talking with the flower girl; very good, let me fix him; I haven't been nicknamed Patatras for nothing!
Leang paou, nicknamed Tsung ping paou, The jewel of the whole crew, was the commander of the white flag.
Under Chang paou were other smaller squadrons, commanded by Suh ke lan (nicknamed Both odour and mountain) Leang po paou, Suh puh gow, and others.
In winter, this warm, dry wind causes snow to disappear with remarkable rapidity, and hence it has been nicknamed the "snow-eater.
Out here they've nicknamedme 'the King'--they say I rule the colony.
He did not see little Ghita, or Gyp, as she had nicknamed herself, for she was already in her bed; and it was a whole month before he brought himself to go there at an hour when he could see the child if he would.
At Regensburg I helped them to unload; for more than a week we worked; they nicknamed me baldhead, and when it was all over I gave the money I earned for the unloading to the big bargeman.
At that deadly turning of the meaning of his speech by the son of him who had nicknamed him 'the man of property,' Soames stood glaring.
It was Katharine herself who nicknamed Pugasceff Marquis, and she laughed very heartily and often in the Court circles about her extraordinary husband, who was preparing to reconquer his wife, the Czarina.
Many years ago, there resided in Devonshire a certain old gentleman, nicknamed Redpost Fynes, from his having painted all the gates of his fields a bright vermilion.
He is the well-known Prince Bolkonski who had to retire from the army under the late Emperor, and was nicknamed 'the King of Prussia.
A singular figure now comes upon our stage, Matthew Gregory Lewis, commonly nicknamed "Monk" Lewis, from the title of his famous romance.
See the story of Lucilius, nicknamed Cedo alteram, in Tac.
What was it she saw in him to compensate her for being nicknamed the fencer's whore?
He came from Valencia, from the penitentiary of Saint Michael of the Kings, "Niza," as it was nicknamed by the habitual pensioners of these establishments.
Nicknamed the "Old Canaries," on account of its facings being yellow, or canary colour.
The 2nd Battalion (70th Foot) was nicknamed the "Glasgow Greys.
The 1st Battalion (63rd Foot) nicknamed "Bloodsuckers," at one time.
Nicknamed "The Nanny Goats" and "The Royal Goats," from its custom of having a goat led at the head of the drums.
Nicknamed "The Steelbacks," so called from the unflinching manner in which the men took their floggings; also called "The Black Cuffs.
The Life Guards werenicknamed "Cheeses," from the old gentlemen of the corps declining to serve in it as remodelled in 1788, saying "that it was no longer composed of gentlemen but of cheesemongers.
Nicknamed "The Light Bobs," a term that was applied generally to Light Infantry regiments.
Nicknamed "The Ordnance" and "The Sugar Stick Brigade" from the peculiar red and white piping of the braid.
Nicknamed the "Supple Twelfth" at Salamanca, from its dash and rapidity of movement, in action.
And there is an equally well-known type of Christian in our day, though I do not know that any one has so happily nicknamedhim as yet.
The duke of Monmouth was nicknamed “The Little Duke,” because he was diminutive in size.
The liberetto was by Charles Jennens, nicknamed “Soliman the Magnificent.
The Girondins sat in the centre or lowest part of the hall, and were nicknamed the “plain.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "nicknamed" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
