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55 Nicknames

A familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as
well as the real name is called nickname.

Write the original names of the following people.

1. Lady with the Lamp :

2. Payyoli Express :

3. Man of Blood and Iron :

4. The Enlightened One :

5. Man of Destiny :

6. Maid of Orleans :

7. Prince of Kolkata :

8. Iron Duke :

9. Bard of Avon :

10. Tiger of Mysore :

11. Shakespeare of India :

12. Nightingale of India :

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a) Otto von Bismarck b) Joan of Arc c) P.T. Usha

d) William Shakespeare e) Sarojini Naidu f) Napolean Bonaparte
g) Gautama Buddha h) Sourav Ganguly i) Florence Nightingale
j) Kalidasa k) Tipu Sultan l) Arthur Wellesley

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In the 12th and 13th centuries, everything was written by hand and Richard nicknames
like Rich and Rick were common just to save time.

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