| Handle |
| Epithet |
| Moniker |
| Sobriquet |
| Cal or Hal |
| Beantown, e.g. |
| Mr. October," e.g. |
| Slim or Fats, e.g. |
| The Say Hey Kid," say |
| Buzz, for an astronaut |
| Tom, Dick or Harry, usually |
| Tabloid headline space-saver |
| 'Honest Abe' or 'Old Hickory' |
| A-Rod" or "Big Papi," for example |