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- handle to one's name
handle to one's name
handle to one's name
A nickname or title, as in He was knighted and now had a handle to his name, or His gluttony earned him a handle to his name, Big Mouth. [First half of 1800s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Winifred | | ['winifrid] | |
| Sree | | - | Indian, Telugu, Tamil |
| Athena | | - | Greek Mythology |
| Miracle | | MIR-ə-kəl | English (Modern) |
| Theobald | | THEE-ə-bawld (English) | English (Rare), Ancient Germanic |
| Jeannine | | zha-NEEN (French), jə-NEEN (English) | French, English |