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initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
A middle name that is rather unusual among English speakers is that of Jennifer 8. Lee, an American author. Lee was not given a middle name at birth so she chose "8" when she was a teenager, in a nod to her Chinese ancestry; in Chinese culture, the number eight symbolizes prosperity and good luck.
L. S. Lowry (1887–1976), English painter and draftsman; Lu Guang (陆广, late 13th or 14th century), Chinese painter and poet; Lü Ji (呂紀, born 1477), Chinese painter; Lu Zhi (陸治, c. 1496–1576), Chinese painter, calligrapher and poet; Edward George Handel Lucas (1861–1936), Scottish painter; Edwin G. Lucas (1911–1990), Scottish ...
The letter P as a historiated initial (depicting Peter) in an illuminated Latin bible, 1407 AD. Colored with paint and gold leaf The oldest historiated initial known, the St Petersburg Bede, 8th century. A historiated initial is an initial, an enlarged letter at the beginning of a paragraph or other section of text, that contains a picture ...
(non-Unicode name) 'Pillow' is an informal nick-name for the 'Square lozenge' in the travel industry. The generic currency sign is superficially similar | Pipe (non-Unicode name) (Unicode name is "vertical bar") + Plus sign: minus sign, ampersand: ±: Plus–minus sign ('plus or minus') Approximately equal to ′ ″ ‴ Prime (symbol ...
An English soldier (fict) achieves some plunder at the siege of Orleans "using no other weapon but [Talbot's] name", in Henry VI, Part 1. Several soldiers, of whom "first soldier" is an important speaking role and "second soldier" a minor speaking role, take part in the capture and mock-interrogation of Parolles, in All's Well That Ends Well.
This soft-sounding Gaelic name is derived from the well-known Irish surname, O’Shea, and has a meaning of “hawk-like” and “admirable.” Thra Sray Chiy Mel / EyeEm/ Getty Images 35.
Initials: using the first letters of a person's first, middle and/or last name, e.g. "DJ" for Daniel James. Dropping letters: with many nicknames, one or more letters, often R, are dropped: Fanny from Frances, Walt from Walter. Phonetic spelling: sometimes a nickname is created through the phonetic spelling of a name: Len from Leonard.