From every corner of the world, these global baby nicknames are sweet, meaningful and rooted in different cultures and ...

When parents call their baby by a nickname, it subtly and powerfully deepens their emotional bond. Subconsciously, both the ...

Before we dive into our favorite nickname baby names, though, let’s take a fun look at how the word “nickname” actually came to be. According to Merriam-Webster, “[T]he Middle English word eke, ...

Nicknames for grandma, like Grams, Mimo, and Gram Grams, may stem from family tradition, grandma's preference, or even from a grandchild's inability to pronounce the word "grandmother" or "grandma." ...

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” What mean you, Juliet? I have never been able to discern how I feel about this line. On one hand, a name is just a ...

Picking a baby name is one of the most important decisions parents make right out of the gate. But sometimes, when babies get a little bit older, they acquire nicknames that weren't exactly handpicked ...

Everyone reading this, take a second to count up all your nicknames. I know everyone has at least one. Even people with naturally short names have some nickname coined for them by family or friends, ...

With the popularity of nicknames that incorporate initials or the shortening of an athlete's name (see A-Rod, D-Wade, etc.), it would seem that some of the creativity has been sucked out of the catchy ...

How do you rank the best nicknames of all time? There are so many famous AKAs in the world of sports, and many deserve their place at the top of the heap. There are ...