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  2. List of UEFA national association football teams by nickname

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    The Dardani or Dardanians were an Indo-European tribe which settled in the region of present-day Kosovo. [28] Latvia: 11 vilki 11 wolves From the teams starting 11 players. [4] Liechtenstein: Nati Short for "National". From "Nationalmannschaft", the German for "National team". [4] Lithuania: Rinktine The National Team

  3. List of regional nicknames - Wikipedia

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    The list of regional nicknames used in English language includes nicknames for people based on their locality of origin (birthplace, place of permanent residence, or family roots). Nicknames based on the country (or larger geopolitical area) of origin may be found in the List of ethnic slurs .

  4. List of national association football teams by nickname

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    1.6 UEFA (Europe) 2 Non-FIFA and former teams. 3 See also. Toggle the table of contents. List of national association football teams by nickname. 19 languages.

  5. List of city and town nicknames in the United Kingdom

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    City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. [1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" [2] are also believed to have economic value. [1]

  6. List of city nicknames in Italy - Wikipedia

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    Many cities and towns in Italy are popularly known by various nicknames. This list compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in Italy are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially. [1]

  7. List of monarchs by nickname - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 January 2025. This is a list of monarchs (and other royalty and nobility) sorted by nickname. This list is divided into two parts: Cognomens: Also called cognomina. These are names which are appended before or after the person's name, like the epitheton necessarium, or Roman victory titles. Examples ...

  8. Lists of nicknames - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." [ 1 ] A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule.

  9. Eastern Slavic naming customs - Wikipedia

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    Most first names in East Slavic languages originate from two sources: Eastern Orthodox Church tradition; native pre-Christian Slavic lexicons; Almost all first names are single. Doubled first names (as in, for example, French, like Jean-Luc) are very rare and are from foreign influence. Most doubled first names are written with a hyphen: Mariya ...