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.
31-1149: Fighting Scots may refer to the nickname of athletic teams of several United States high schools and colleges/universities, including: Colleges/Universities [ edit ] The College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in Edinboro, Pennsylvania Gordon College , Massachusetts Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota Alma College in Alma, Michigan Ohio Valley University in Vienna, West Virginia Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee High schools [ edit ] Caledonia High School in Caledonia, Michigan Rim of
62-464: A daknam (pet name) which is 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
93-636: A 1–0 friendly away victory over Switzerland , in Basel. He was subsequently called up for Italy's squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup that was played on home soil. At the 1990 FIFA World Cup, Schillaci replaced Andrea Carnevale during Italy's first match against Austria . He scored the decisive goal as the match ended with a 1–0 win for Italy. Against Czechoslovakia , alongside Roberto Baggio . Italy won 2–0, with Baggio and Schillaci both scoring. Schillaci started alongside Baggio in Italy's next two matches of
124-440: A 2–1 defeat away against Norway , in 1991, in a UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying match. Schillaci was a small, quick, agile, and mobile striker , with an eye for the goal, and solid technique. A prolific, reliable, and opportunistic goalscorer, Schillaci was known in particular for his anticipation, reactions, and his excellent positional sense, which, along with his acceleration, enabled him to make attacking runs to beat opponents to
155-436: 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
186-526: A nickname is referred to in French as " blason populaire ". Salvatore Schillaci Salvatore Schillaci OMRI ( Italian: [salvaˈtoːre skilˈlaːtʃi] ; 1 December 1964 – 18 September 2024), commonly known as Totò Schillaci , was an Italian professional footballer who played as a striker . During his club career, he played for Messina (1982–1989), Juventus (1989–1992), Internazionale (1992–1994) and Júbilo Iwata (1994–1997). At
217-403: 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,
248-439: 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)
279-493: 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
310-569: A youth academy of football. He appeared as a guest on Craig Doyle Live during UEFA Euro 2012 . Former South Africa national team captain Steven Pienaar is nicknamed Schillo after Schillaci. Schillaci's nephew Francesco Di Mariano and cousin Antonio Maurizio Schillaci have also played professional football. He married twice and had three children. He considered himself Roman Catholic. Schillaci
341-434: 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
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#1732772119647372-560: 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
403-468: 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
434-534: 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 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,
465-511: The 1990 Ballon d'Or , behind Matthäus. Born on 1 December 1964 in Palermo , Italy, from a poor family, Schillaci started to play for an amateur team of his native city, Amat Palermo , the football team of the local bus company bearing the same name. He then signed in 1982 for the Sicilian club Messina , where he played until 1989 and showed his goal-scoring abilities, most notably winning
496-474: The 1990 FIFA World Cup , to be hosted by Italy itself, despite being a novice in the arena of national team competitions. After the end of the 1990 World Cup, Schillaci played two more years for Juventus, alongside his Italy attacking team-mate Roberto Baggio , before joining Internazionale . Schillaci ultimately fell short of the expectations of the Inter fans, as well as those of Juventus, mainly because of
527-472: The Serie B top-scorer award during the 1988–89 Serie B season, with 23 goals. He then joined Turin club Juventus , and made his debut in Serie A on 27 August 1989. Juventus, the "Old Lady" of Italian football, was at the time suffering from the breakup of the wonder team which dominated Italian football in the 1980s, under manager Giovanni Trapattoni ; Schillaci's arrival coincided with a return to form under
558-724: The World High School in Lake Arrowhead, California Ben Lomond High School in Ogden, Utah Scotland County High School in Laurinburg, North Carolina Highland High School in Sparta/Marengo, Ohio Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Fighting Scots . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
589-422: The ball in the area, giving him the reputation for frequently being "in the right place at the right time". He was capable of finishing well both inside and outside the area, as well as from volleys , with powerful strikes, and was capable of scoring with his head as well as with his feet, despite not being particularly imposing in the air; he was also accurate on set pieces and effective on penalties. Although he
620-439: The bearer's first and last names (e.g., Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower and Daniel Lamont "Bubba" Franks ). It 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
651-424: 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
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#1732772119647682-543: The direction of former legendary Juventus goalkeeper Dino Zoff . He featured prominently for the Turinese club that season, scoring 15 league goals and 21 in all competitions in a very positive year, which ended with Juventus winning both the 1989–90 Coppa Italia and the UEFA Cup titles. Due to his clever, inventive, and aggressive attacking style, he was then selected by head coach of Italy , Azeglio Vicini , to play in
713-525: The first and last names (e.g., Andreas Nikolaus “Niki“ Lauda ). Other languages may use other conventions; for example, Italian writes 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
744-544: The first name. In some circumstances, the giving of a nickname had 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:
775-670: The international level, Schillaci was the surprise star of the 1990 FIFA World Cup , as he helped Italy to a third-place finish on home soil. Coming on as substitute in Italy's first game, Schillaci went on to score six goals throughout the World Cup, claiming the Golden Boot as the leading goalscorer, and received the Golden Ball as player of the tournament ahead of Lothar Matthäus and Diego Maradona , who came second and third respectively. That year he also placed second in
806-489: The knock-out stages, also opening the scoring in the round of 16 and quarter-finals, against Uruguay and the Republic of Ireland respectively, and set up Aldo Serena 's goal against Uruguay. For the semi-final match against defending champions Argentina , Gianluca Vialli replaced Baggio in the starting line-up, whereas Schillaci kept his place in the team. The match ended 1–1, with Schillaci scoring his fifth goal of
837-430: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fighting_Scots&oldid=1259228065 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nickname The compound word ekename , literally meaning "additional name",
868-405: The physical troubles which he suffered after the 1990 campaign. In 1994, he joined Japanese club Júbilo Iwata , becoming the first Italian player to play in the J.League , and he won the J.League Division 1 title with the club in 1997 . He retired in 1999. Having represented Italy U21, on 31 March 1990, Schillaci made his senior international debut for Italy under manager Azeglio Vicini in
899-601: The tournament, but Italy were eliminated after a penalty shoot-out , in which he refused to take a penalty, citing injury as his reason. After setting up Baggio's opening goal, Schillaci scored the winning goal in Italy's 2–1 win in the third-place match against England from a penalty, and won the Golden Boot , with six goals, as well as the Golden Ball Award for the best player of the tournament. Overall, he scored seven goals in sixteen caps for Italy between 1990 and 1991, scoring his only other goal for Italy in
930-498: Was attested as early as 1303. This word 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
961-444: Was primarily known for his selfish and instinctive style of play, he was also capable of linking-up with and playing off of his team-mates, despite not being a particularly notable passer. Due to his goalscoring exploits, his former Messina manager Francesco Scoglio described him by saying he had "never seen a player who wanted to score as much as him." Schillaci retired in 1999. He returned to his native Palermo, where he owned