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Bill Parcells and 7 Athletes Who Go By Fake First Names

Danny Groner | Posted 04.05.2013 | Sports
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Danny Groner

He made a name for himself as the Giants head coach, but what you may not know about Bill Parcells is that his actual first name is "Duane." And "Bill" isn't even his middle name he uses instead -- it's a nickname.

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My Quest for a Cool Nickname?

Nancy Wurtzel | Posted 03.12.2013 | Fifty
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Nancy Wurtzel

I consider Nancy to be a fairly bland and boring name. Nancy fails to capture my personality, and it certainly doesn't lend itself to any fun abbreviations.

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I Really Should Stop Giving My Daughters Stupid Nicknames

Rob Sachs | Posted 12.09.2012 | Parents
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Rob Sachs

My wife and I underwent a series of intense analytical sessions when deciding what to name our children. We drew up lists, consulted census reports and cross-checked our top contenders to make sure they didn't correlate to any sitcom characters and/or reality stars.

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WATCH: Better Names For Things

Posted 08.30.2012 | Comedy
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Everyone loves a good nickname. From Biebz to RPattz, people are just better to talk about when there's some good lingo involved. So Jeff Wysaki of...

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JOKE: Endearing Names

Posted 10.09.2012 | MarloThomas
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Bernie was invited to his friend's home for dinner. Morris, the host, preceded every request to his wife by endearing terms, calling her Honey, My Lov...

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PICTURE: What's Your Sloth Name?

Posted 02.13.2012 | Comedy
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Sloths and name generators have been having a good couple of weeks. Between Kristen Bell's overjoyed sloth story going viral and everyone trying to fi...

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What's Your Blues Name?

Posted 03.25.2012 | Comedy
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Everyone loves a nickname. Whether they'll admit it or not, it's nice to have a special term of endearment that's reserved for just you. But what if n...

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Recycling Your Ex's Nickname: Taboo or Totally Acceptable?

Maria Burnham | Posted 03.18.2012 | Gay Voices
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Maria Burnham

Is it OK to recycle pet names and phrases? I mean, the odds of an ex discovering you've dipped into your once-shared repertoire are very slim. And even if she were to hear of it, is it really that bad?

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The Indian Mission Kids Only Knew Him As 'Rochester'

Tim Giago | Posted 11.29.2011 | Religion
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Tim Giago

His death made me wonder how many more of my classmates had passed away and I never knew it because I only knew them by their nicknames.

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What's Your Name? Dunce? Bong? Bum?

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Virginia M. Moncrieff

In the Philippines, everyone seems to have some kind of all-purpose nickname that long ago rendered their real name obsolete. Politicians with names like Joker, Boy, Butch and Ping are commonplace.

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How Not To Name The Baby: Top Ten Baby-Naming Mistakes

Pamela Redmond Satran | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
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Pamela Redmond Satran

Naming a baby Porsche or Chanel or, yes, Huffington may be taking the idea of branding far too far.

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