Nicknames
A Danish saying says " A dear or respected person has many names" Is there something similar in Spanish?
Un refrán danés dice: "Una persona querida o respetada tiene muchos nombres" ¿Hay algo similar en español?
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En la historia hay muchos que tienen apodos: por ejemplo en la historía Inglesa Guillermo el conquistador
El Rey Eduardo I de Inglaterra era conocido como El Martillo de los Escoceses.
La Señora de Hierro en nuestra época.
In the history there are many who have nicknames: for example in the English history William the conqueror King Edward I of England was known as The Hammer of the Scots. The Iron Lady in our time.
Yo no conozco.
Back in 1912 British immigrants to Australia were called pommygrants. This may have been because their complexion reminded Aussies of the colour of red pomegranates. That was abbreviated to pommy and pom.
However, some will argue that it stands for Prisoner Of Mother England, but we won't comment on that. It helps to have to have a sense of humour when talking to an Aussie.
bastard /?b??st?®d/ – general purpose designation for a person or persons, may be either a term of endearment or an expression of hostility or resentment. It has sometimes been called "the great Australian endearment", but can also be an insult; interpreted according to context. Calling someone "a silly bastard" is affectionate: calling them "a stupid bastard" is a serious insult. According to a cricketing anecdote, during the "Bodyline" series of 1932–33, the England captain complained to the Australian captain, Bill Woodfull, that an Australian player had called one of his players a bastard. Woodfull supposedly turned to his team and said: "Which one of you bastards called this bastard's bowler a bastard?" When the English Captain, Douglas Jardine, brushed a fly from his face a voice from the crowd called out, "Jardine, yer pommie bastard, leave our flies alone!"
A very popular good friend of mine in Bolivia was called El Gato. I asked people why and was told it was because his grandfather had emigrated to Bolivia frm Madrid.
Un muy popular amigo mío en Bolivia se llamaba El Gato. Le pregunté a la gente por qué y me dijeron que era porque su abuelo había emigrado a Bolivia desde Madrid.
This is El Gato also known as Turi.
No such saying in Spanish, I'm pretty sure.
En uno de mis trabajos en Argentina había un peón tuerto al que llamaban Aguja. Alguien puede adivinar el porqué ?
