A nicknames of politicians

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  1. longnine009

    longnine009 Darwin has to eat too. Supporter

    I had one, 1977 or 78.
     
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  3. Collect89

    Collect89 Coin Collector

    35 pct obv 2.JPG According to the Internet, Dwight Eisenhower had five nicknames over the course of his life. They were:

    • Little Ike
    • Ike
    • General Ike
    According to family members, every son of David and Ida Eisenhower was called "Ike" at some point in their childhood.

    • The Kansas Cyclone
    This nickname came as the result of his talent in the game of American football.

    • Duckpin
    He was given this nickname because he played duckpin bowling.




    Edit to add: I might have called him General Eisenhower or Mr. President. I certainly would not have called him "Duckpin" unless I was on his bowling team. :D
     
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  4. longnine009

    longnine009 Darwin has to eat too. Supporter

    After ordering the D-Day launch in bad seas, they should have named him big brass bells. :D But it worked and it caught the Germans off-guard. "I like Ike."
     
  5. Collect89

    Collect89 Coin Collector

    Here is Shapur I. He has a long nickname. It is “The Mazda worshipper, the divine Shahpur, king of kings of Iran who is descendent from the Gods” If you ever met the man, it would be foolish to call him anything but his nickname or "sir"
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    PERSIA (Iran)
    Sassanian Empire
    Shapur I
    AR Drachm A.D. 240-272

    3.79 gms, 24 mm
    Obv: Crowned bust right, wearing earring; crown w/ earflap
    Rev: Fire Alter with two attendants
    Grade: gF nicely toned, attractive, and completely legible
    Other: From Dr Saslow September 2013
    Obverse Pahlavi script states: “The Mazda worshipper, the divine Shahpur, king of kings of Iran who is descendent from the Gods” Reverse states “Fire of Shahpur”. Note that Shapur I killed Gordian III & defeated Philip I (The Arab). He also enslaved Valerian I, used Valerian as a step stool to mount his horse and ultimately stuffed Valerian as a trophy.
     
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  6. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Fast Eddie ... yup, he was certainly a bit of a Ladies-man (sadly, Eddie's "little-head-antics" ended-up making Mommy a bit of a crazy-lady!! ... it is a very sad tale)

    anyway => here are a couple of Edward's sweet 25 cent pieces ...


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    Sorry, fellas ... I apologize about my poor photography skilz!!

    Cheers
     
  7. ValiantKnight

    ValiantKnight Well-Known Member

    Louis "the Pious", King of Aquitaine (781-814 AD), and Carolingian emperor (814-840 AD).

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    A very religious ruler who was deeply interested in the Christian church and matters of religion, more so than his father Charlemagne.


    Charles "the Bald", King of West Francia (843-877 AD), King of Italy (875-877 AD), and Carolingian emperor (875-877 AD).

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    Several (serious in nature) sources from around that time refer to him as "Karolus Callus" ("Charles the Bald" in Latin), but it hasn't been conclusively proven whether this was referring to actual baldness. Another theory is that his nickname referred to his initial lack of an assigned kingdom in his youth by his father Louis the Pious, since Charles' adult brothers were already ruling the different parts of the empire as sub-kings, with "bald" referring to Charles' being "landless".
     
  8. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    The Romans had such a love of nicknames that we now consider that name part of the official name. The last of three names, the cognomen, frequently had a meaning that was given to the man as a child in some cases or later in others. Gaius Mucius became Scaevola (Lefty) when he burned off his right hand in a confrontation with an opposing king. Decimus Clodius was named Albinus (White) because of his pale complexion while Gaius Pescennius was called Niger (Black) for a reason reported by the Scriptores Historia Augusta as having a black neck. No one take SHA seriously so we really do not know why he had the name. Some men were named after someone including the cognomen so not all were nicknames. The names became more likely to be hereditary as time went on. In many cases we have no idea where a name came from but it is best we do not translate all of them. The orator Marcus Tullius sounds so much better as 'Cicero' than he would as 'Chickpea'. Sometimes a man would have a perfectly good cognomen and then tack on a fourth name. Publius Cornelius Scipio added the 'agnomen' Africanus when he had military successes there. Unofficial names of emperors like Caracalla and Caligula are as much a part of modern history as they are ancient. Whether or not the names were actually used (certainly not in public) is not certain.
     
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  9. chrisild

    chrisild Coin Collector

    Yet another theory says that the nickname "The Bald" refers to what Charles did in 877, when Pope John VIII consecrated an abbey in Compiègne in his presence: As a gesture that was extraordinary for a king, Charles had his hair cut off as a sign of respect or submission.

    Hairy or not, Charles le Chauve is numismatically important too. :) His Edict of Pîtres (864) included a monetary reform that is considered to be the origin of the French Mint (Monnaie de Paris). That is why the MdP celebrates its 1150th anniversary this year.

    Christian
     
  10. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    sweet coins, brother Jango ...

    Cheers, bird-boy!!


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  11. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Mumbles => George VI

    ... sure, he's a pretty cool lookin' dude ... but sadly, apparently he wasn't exactly a silver-tongued-devil ...

    => here are a couple of fine examples ...

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