List of military figures by nickname

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This is a list of military figures by nickname.

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] 0-9

• "31-Knot" — Arleigh Burke, U.S. Navy destroyer commander (for being unable to meet his habitual maximum speed)^[1]

[edit] A

• "ABC" — Andrew Browne Cunningham, British Royal Navy admiral
• "Acey" — Albert C. Burrows, World War II U.S. Navy submarine commander^[2]
• "Achmed" — Erich Bey, German Kriegsmarine admiral^[3]
• "Allegheny Johnson" or "Alleghany Johnson" — Edward Johnson, Confederate Army general
• "Assi" — Hans Hahn, German fighter pilot during World War II
• "Atilla of the American Continent" — William Tecumseh Sherman, U.S. Civil War general
• "The Auk" — Claude Auchinleck, British Army general^[4]

[edit] B

• "Babe" — John H. Brown, World War II U.S. Navy submarine commander^[2]
• "Bad Hand" — Ranald S. Mackenzie, U.S. Army in U.S Civil War and Indian Wars
• "Bad Old Man" — Jubal Early, Confederate Army general
• "Baldy" — Charles Alan Pownall, Admiral USN in World War II, relieved in early 1944
• "Barney" —
  • Clifton W. Flenniken, Jr., U.S. Navy submarine commander^[2]
  • William B. Sieglaff, U.S. Navy submarine commander^[2]
• "The Bart" — Philip Chetwode, British Field Marshal, Commander in Chief in India, and baronet (whence the nickname)
• "Batty Mac" — A.C. Macdonnell, Canadian Army World War I general^[5]
• "The Bear" — Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., United States Army general (the nickname he preferred, over "Stormin' Norman")
• "The Bearded Man" — Frank Messervy, British Army general (because he tended not to shave in battle)
• "Beauty" — Harold M. Martin, U.S. Navy officer^[6]
• "Benny" — Raymond H. Bass, World War II U.S. Navy submarine commander^[2]
• "Beetle" — John P. Roach, U.S. Navy submarine commander^[2]
• "Bert" — Albert Houle, Canadian fighter ace
• "Betty" — Harold Stark, U.S. Navy admiral (after a mistaken pledge)^[2]
• "The Big Fella" or "The Big Fellow" — Michael Collins, Irish general
• "Big Minh" — Duong Van Minh, Vietnamese general (for his height and bulk)^[7]
• "Birdy" – William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, British Field Marshal, commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) during the Battle of Gallipoli in 1915
• "Black Bob" — Robert Craufurd, British Army general during the Peninsular War^[8]
• "Black Jack" — John J. Pershing, U.S. Army World War I general; commanded a unit within the U.S. Army's 10th Cavalry Regiment (one of the original Buffalo Soldier regiments), which was composed of African-American soldiers under white officers
• "Black Knight of the Confederacy" — Turner Ashby, Confederate Army general
• "Black Knight" — Gerd von Rundstedt, German Army field marshal
• "Black Swallow of Death" — Eugene Bullard, African-American World War I fighter pilot
• "Blackie" — David John Williams, Canadian fighter ace
• "Blondie" — Arnold Walker, RAF pilot
• "Blood" — J. A. L. Caunter, British general^[9]
• "Bloody Bill" — William T. Anderson, Confederate guerrilla leader
• "Bo" — Elwyn King, World War I Australian fighter ace
• "Bobbie" — George W. E. J. Erskine, British general during World War II
• "Bobo" — Sigmund A. Bobczynski, World War II U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Bobs" — Frederick S. Roberts, British general^[10]
• "Bomber" — Arthur Harris, British Air Chief Marshal during World War II^[11]
• "Boney" — Robert H. Close, World War II U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Boom" — Hugh Trenchard, World War I British Royal Flying Corps general (for his loud voice)^[12]
• "Boots" — Frederick C. Blesse, American fighter ace
• "Boy" — Sir Frederick A. M. Browning, World War II British airborne general
• "Brad" — Omar Bradley, U.S. general
• "Brute" — Victor H. Krulak, U.S. Marine Corps general
• "Bub" — Norvell G. Ward, U.S. ace submarine commander^[2]
• "Bubi" (German, "young boy", "kid") —
  • Erich Hartmann, German fighter ace^[13]
  • Alfred Schreiber, first jet ace^[14]
• "Buck" — Robert McNair, Canadian fighter ace
• "Bud" —
  • Harold W. Bowker, Canadian fighter ace
  • William P. Gruner, Jr., U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Bull" —
  • William Halsey, U.S. Navy admiral (a nickname he never used or answered to)
  • William Nelson, U.S. Navy admiral and Army general
  • Joseph M. Reeves, U.S. Navy admiral
  • William L. Wright, U.S. ace submarine commander^[2]
• "Bull of Scapa Flow" — Günther Prien, German World War II submarine ace (for his daring penetration of the British base)^[15]
• "Bungo" — Julian Byng, British World War I general^[5]
• "Buster" — Lionel Crabb, British frogman^[16]
• "Butch" —
  • Robert A. Barton, Canadian fighter ace
  • Orme C. Robbins, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
  • (from "butcher") Arthur T. Harris, British air force general (affectionately given by his men)
  • Edward O'Hare, U.S. WWII fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient
• "Butcher" — Arthur T. Harris, British Air Chief Marshal during World War II^[17]
• "Butcher of the Somme" — Douglas Haig, British field-marshal
• "Buzz" — George Beurling, Canadian RAF fighter ace (a nickname he never acknowledged)

[edit] C

• "Caddy" — James A. Adkins, World War II U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Chappie" — Daniel James, Jr., U.S. Air Force general
• "Chesty" — Lewis B. Puller, U.S. Marine general
• "Chick" — Bernard A. Clarey, World War II U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Chief" — Leon N. Blair, World War II U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Ching" — Willis A. Lee, World War II U.S. admiral^[18]
• "Chips" — Arthur S. Carpender, World War II U.S. submarine force commander^[2]
• "Cobber" — Edgar J. Kain, World War II RAF fighter ace
• "Crow" — Palmer H. Dunbar, Jr., U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Cump" — William Tecumseh Sherman, U.S. general
• "Curry" — August Thiele, German Kriegsmarine admiral^[19]
• "Cy" — Marshall H. Austin, World War II U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Cyclone" — Emmett S. Davis, World War II U.S. colonel^[20]

[edit] D

• "Dan" — Lawrence R. Daspit, World War II U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Debby" — Desmond Piers, Canadian admiral
• "Dennis" — Eugene Wilkinson, U.S. submarine officer^[2]
• "The Desert Fox" (German: "Wüstenfuchs") — Erwin Rommel, World War II German field marshal (Afrika Korps)
• "Dickie" —
  • Michael O'Moore Creagh, British general^[21]
  • Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, British admiral and statesman
• "Dinty" — John R. Moore, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Dixie" — Richard M. Farrell, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Dizzy" —
  • H. R. Allen, British Air Force fighter ace^[22]
  • Gordon B. Rainer, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Donc" — Glynn R. Donaho, World War II U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Drug Stari" - Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav general, later president-for-life of Yugoslavia
• "Dugout Doug" — Douglas MacArthur, World War II U.S. general^[2][23]
• "Dusty" — Robert E. Dornin, World War II U.S. submarine commander ^[2]
• "Dutch" — John M. Will, U.S. submarine officer^[2]

[edit] E

• "Electric Brain" — Raymond A. Spruance, U.S. admiral
• "Electric Whiskers" — Annibale Bergonzoli, Italian general^[9]
• "Elphy Bey" — William G. K. Elphinstone, General, British commander in the First Anglo-Afghan War.
• "Ensign" — Roy S. Benson, World War II U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Extra Billy" — William Smith, U.S. Congressman, Confederate general

[edit] F

• "Father of Blitzkrieg" — Heinz Guderian, World War II German field marshal
• "Fatty" – Frederick Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan, British Field Marshal
• "Fearless Freddy" — Frederick W. Warder, U.S. ace submarine commander (a nickname he detested)^[24][2]
• "The Fighting Bishop" — Leonidas Polk, Episcopal bishop and Confederate general
• "Fighting Dick" — Richard H. Anderson, Confederate general
• "Fighting Joe" —
  • Joseph Hooker, U.S. general^[25]
  • Joseph Wheeler, U.S. military commander
• "The Fighting Quaker" — Smedley Butler, U.S. general
• "Foul Weather Jack" – Vice-Admiral John Byron RN, British admiral of the 18th century
• "Fresh" — Algernon E. Smith, U.S. cavalry officer
• "Fritz" — Frederick J. Harlfinger II, U.S. submarine commander^[2][24]
• "Frog" — Francis S. Low, U.S. Navy intelligence officer^[2][26]
• "Fuel Oil" — Franklin O. Johnsonn, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Fuzzy" — Robert A. Theobald, U.S. admiral^[27]

[edit] G

• "Gabby" — Francis Gabreski, U.S. Army Air Force fighter ace
• "Gee" — Leonard Gerow, U.S. general
• "Gentleman Johnny" — John Burgoyne, British general
• "The G.I. General" — Omar Bradley, U.S. general
• "Gin" —
  • Charles W. Styer, U.S. ace submarine commander^[2]
  • William Stovall, Jr., U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Ginger" — James Lacey, British fighter ace
• "Gnu" — Andrew D. Mayer, U.S. Navy officer^[28]
• "Granny" —
  • Robert E. Lee, Confederate general^[29]
  • Elwell Stephen Otis, U.S. general
• "Gravedigger" — Sir Henry Havelock, British general, recaptured Cawnpore during The Indian Mutiny.
• "Grey Fox" — George Crook US Army General
• "Grumble" — William E. Jones, Confederate general
• "Guts and Garters" – Sir Arthur Currie, Canadian general in World War I

[edit] H

• "Ham" — Wesley A. Wright, U.S. intelligence offier^[2][30]
• "Hammerhead" — John C. Martin, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Hap" —
  • Henry H. Arnold, U.S. general
  • Hyland B. Lyon, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "le Hardi" (Gaelic, the bold) — William Douglas, Scottish freedom fighter
• "Harry Hotspur" — Sir Henry Percy, English soldier and rebel
• "Hell Roaring Jake" — Jacob H. Smith, U.S. general
• "Hell Roaring Mike" - Michael Healy, U.S. Revenue Cutter Service Captain
• "Hero of the Nile" — Horatio, Viscount Nelson, British admiral^[31]
• "He-who-sees-in-the-dark" — Frederick Russell Burnham, U.S. scout; British major, Chief of Scouts; father of international scouting movement.^[32]
• "Hobo" — P. C. S. Hobart, British general
• "Honest John" — John Leitweiler, U.S. intelligence officer
• "Howling Jake" — Jacob H. Smith, U.S. general
• "Howling Mad" — Holland M. Smith, U.S. Marine Corps general
• "Hunter-Bunter" – Aylmer Hunter-Weston, British General in World war I

[edit] I

• "Ike" —
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. general
  • Arnold H. Holz, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
  • William R. Wilson, U.S. submarine officer^[2]
• "Irish" — Edward R. Hannon, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Ishkhan"— Nikoghayos Poghos Mikaelian, Armenian freedom fighter

[edit] J

• "Jackie" — J. A. Fisher, British Royal Navy admiral
• "Jake" — John K. Fyfe, U.S. ace submarine commander^[2]
• "Jasper" — Wilfrid J. Holmes, U.S. Navy intelligence officer^[2][30]
• "Jimmy" — John S. Thach, U.S. Navy fighter ace^[33]
• "Jock" — J. C. Campbell, British Army general
• "Joe" — Elton W. Grenfell, U.S. ace submarine commander^[2]
• "Johnnie" — James E. Johnson, British Royal Air Force fighter ace^[12]
• "Johnny" —
  • W. E. P. Johnson, British Royal Air Force flight instructor
  • Frederick J. Walker, World War II British ace ASW destroyer task force commander^[34]
• "Jumbo" — Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson World War II British Army general.^[35]
• "Jumpin' Jim" – James M. Gavin, U.S. paratroop general
• "The Jumping General" – James M. Gavin, U.S. paratroop general
• "Junior" — John S. McCain, Jr., World War II U.S. submarine commander (son of Admiral John S. McCain, Sr.; father of Vietnam POW & U.S. Senator John S. McCain III;^[2] a nickname he disliked)

[edit] K

• "Kipper" — Kodandera Madappa Cariappa, Field Marshal, Indian Army
• "King Kong" — Hara Chuichi, Japanese Navy admiral^[36]
• "King of Scouts" — Frederick Russell Burnham, U.S. scout; British major, Chief of Scouts; father of international scouting movement.^[37]

[edit] L

• "Lakeitel (German, "lackey") - Wilhelm Keitel, German World War II general staff officer
• "Lighthorse Harry" — Henry Lee III, U.S. general^[38]
• "Lightning Joe" — J. Lawton Collins, General, Chief of Staff of the United States Army 1949—1953
• "Little Billy" —
  • William Mahone, Confederate general
  • James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, British military leader during the Crimean War
• "The Little Corporal" — Napoleon Bonaparte, 19th-century French field marshal and emperor
• "Little Mac" - George B. McClellan, commander of the Union Army from late 1861-1862 during the American Civil War.
• "Lucky" - Eugene Fluckey, U.S. WWII submarine commander and Medal of Honor recipient^{[citation needed]}

[edit] M

• "Mad Anthony" — Anthony Wayne, U.S. general
• "Majoren" (Norwegian, "The Major") - Hans Reidar Holtermann, Norwegian World War II military leader
• "The Marble Man" — Robert E. Lee, Confederate general (for his perfection at West Point)^[29]
• "The Marble Model" — Robert E. Lee, Confederate general (for his perfection at West Point)^[29]
• "Maryland Stuart" — George H. Stewart, Confederate general
• "Mick" — Edward Mannock, World War I British fighter ace
• "Mickey" — David Marcus, American Army colonel who trained the nascent Israeli Army^[39]
• "Mike" — Frank W. Fenno, Jr., U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Mokka"—Mordechi Limon, Israeli Admiral^[40]
• "Moke" — William J. Millican, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "The Monster" — Jacob H. Smith, U.S. general
• "Monty" — Bernard Montgomery, World War II British field marshal
• "Moon" — Wreford G. Chapple, World War II U.S. ace submarine commander^[2]
• "Mush" (from "Mushmouth") — Dudley W. Morton, World War II U.S. ace submarine commander (for his Tennessee drawl)^[2]
• "Mustapha" — Husband E. Kimmel, CINCPAC at Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941^[41]

[edit] N

• "Ned" — Edward L. Beach, Jr., World War II U.S. submarine commander & writer^[2][24]
• "Nick" — George D. Wallace, U.S. cavalry officer
• "Nigger Jack" — John J. Pershing, U.S. general (pejorative, for his command of black troops; now considered offensive)

[edit] O

• "Oklahoma Pete" – Marc Mitscher, Admiral USN, commander of the Fast Carrier Task Force in the latter half of World War II
• "Ol' Blood and Guts" — George S. Patton, World War II U.S. general (a nickname he rejected)^[42]
• "Ol' Fuss and Feathers" - Winfield Scott, U.S. Army general
• "Old Dutch" — Edward C. Kalbfus, American Admiral^[43]
• "Old Flintlock" — Roger Hanson, Confederate general
• "Old Gimlet Eye" — Smedley Butler, U.S. general
• "Old Hickory" - Andrew Jackson, U.S. general and U. S. President
• "Old Jube" — Jubal Early, Confederate general
• "Old Jubilee" — Jubal Early, Confederate general
• "Old Pap" — Sterling Price, Confederate general
• "Old Rock" — Henry L. Benning, Confederate general
• "Old Stars"-- Ormsby M. Mitchel, Union general
• "Ozzie" — Richard B. Lynch, U.S. submarine officer^[2]

[edit] P

• "Paddy" —
  • Brendan Finucane, World War II Irish RAF fighter ace
  • Hugh Gough, 19th Century British Army general
• "Papa" — Joseph Joffre, World War I French marechal
• "Pappy" —
  • Greg Boyington, World War II U.S. Marine Corps fighter ace^[44]
  • Paul Gunn, World War II U.S. Army Air Force bomber pilot
• "Pat" — J. Loy Maloney, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Pete" —
  • Lloyd M. Bucher, U.S. submarine^[45]
  • William E. Ferrall, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
  • Ignatius J. Galantin, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
  • Marc Mitscher, World War II U.S. carrier admiral^[46]
• "Petit Rouge" (French: Little Red) — Manfred von Richthofen, German fighter ace
• "Pi" — Herman A. Piczentkowski, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Pilly" — Willis A. Lent, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Ping" — Theodore S. Wilkinson, U.S. Navy Admiral and commander of ONI
• "Pinky" — Marvin G. Kennedy, U.S. Navy submarine and destroyer commander^[2]
• "Pip" — G. P. B. Roberts, British general
• "Poco" — William W. Smith, U.S. Navy officer (Kimmel's Chief of Staff)^[47]
• "Popski" — Vladimir Peniakoff, Belgian-born commando in British service in World War II^[48]
• "Prince John" — John B. Magruder, Confederate general
• "Pritzl" — Heinz Bär, German fighter ace

[edit] Q

[edit] R

• "Rebel" — Vernon L. Lowrance, U.S. ace submarine commander^[2]
• "Red" —
  • James W. Coe, World War II U.S. ace submarine commander^[2]
  • Walter E. Doyle, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
  • Ralph C. Lynch, Jr., U.S. submarine commander^[2]
  • Lawson P. Ramage, U.S. ace submarine commander^[2]
  • Douglas N. Syverson, U.S. submarine officer^[2]
• "The Red Baron" (German, der Rote Baron) — Manfred von Richthofen, German fighter ace
• "The Red Battle-flyer" (German: "der rote Kampfflieger") — Manfred von Richthofen, German fighter ace
• "The Red Knight" — Manfred von Richthofen, German fighter ace
• "Red Mike" — Merritt A. Edson, World War II U.S. commando officer (commanding 2nd Marine Raider Battalion)
• "Reeste" — Heinz Bär, German fighter ace
• "Rooney" — William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Confederate general and U.S. Congressman^[38]
• "Rosey" — Redfield Mason, U.S. cryptanalyst^[30]
• "Rough and Ready" - Zachary Taylor, U.S. Army general
• "Rum" — John M. Jones, Confederate general

[edit] S

• "The Saint" — Augustus R. St. Angelo, U.S. submarine officer^[2]
• "Sailor" — Adolph G. Malan, British fighter ace^[49]
• "Sally" — James J. Archer, Confederate general
• "Sam" — SHFJ Manekshaw, Field Marshal, Indian Army
• "Sandy" — Louis D. McGregor, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Savvy" —
  • Charles M. Cooke, Jr., World War II U.S. sailor^[2]
  • Leon J. Huffman, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Schneller Heinz" ( German, '"Fast Heinz") — Heinz Guderian', World War II German panzer general
• "Seminole" — Edmund Kirby Smith, Confederate general
• "Shagger" — Johnny Johnstone, World War II British pilot
• "Shorty" — Charles D. Edmunds, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Shy" — Edward C. Meyer, Retired United States Army general and former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army.
• "Silent Otto" — Otto Kretschmer, World War II German ace submarine commander^[34]
• "Skinny" — Francis W. Rockwell, U.S. Navy admiral^[2]
• "Slew" — John S. McCain, Sr., World War II U.S. admiral and aviator
• "Smiling Albert" — Albert Kesselring, World War II German Luftwaffe Field Marshal.
• "Smitty" — John S. McCain, Jr., Vietnam War U.S. admiral
• "Soarer" – Major-General Sir David Graham Muschet Campbell (1869-1936), also known as "Barbara", acquired the nickname in winning the 1896 Grand National on a horse called "Soarer"^[50]
• "Soupy" — James H. Campbell, World War II U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Spanky" — George Roberts, commander of the 99th Fighter Squadron (Tuskegee Airmen)^[51]
• "Speed" — John P. Currie, World War II U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Spike" — Martin P. Hottel, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Splash" – Edward Ashmore, British air force General
• "Spud" — Elbert C. Lindon, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Spuds" -Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S. Naval Aviator
• "Stan" — Roderic Dallas, World War I Australian fighter ace
• "Steam" — Elliott E. Marshall, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Stonewall" — Thomas J. Jackson, Confederate general
• "Stoney" — Clifford H. Roper, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Stormin' Norman" — Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., U.S. general (a nickname he disliked)
• "Strafer" — William H. E. Gott, British general
• "Stuffy" — Hugh C. T. Dowding, commander of Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain^[49]
• "Sunshine" — Stuart S. Murray, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Swanky Syd" – Major-General Sydney Turing Barlow Lawford (1865-1953), commanded 41st Division, nickname derives from his penchant for appearing at every opportunity in full dress uniform complete with medals and in the company of beautiful women
• "The Swamp Fox" — Francis Marion, U.S. general
• "The Swamp Fox of the Confederacy" — M. Jeff Thompson, Confederate general
• "Swede" —
  • Eliot H. Bryant, World War II U.S. submarine commander ^[2]
  • Charles B. Momsen, World War II U.S. submarine force commander, inventor of the Momsen lung^[2]

[edit] T

• "Tenacious" — Tanaka Raizo World War II Japanese destroyer admiral (for action in the Solomon Islands)^[1][52]
• "Terrible Turner" – R. Kelly Turner, Admiral USN in World War II
• "Tex" —
  • Forrest R. Biard, World War II U.S. submarine commander^[2]
  • Heber H. McLean, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
  • Leonard S. Mewhinney, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Tiger of Malaya" — Yamashita Tomoyuki, World War II Japanese general^[23]
• "Tiny" —
  • Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside, British Field Marshal and Chief of the Imperial General Staff at the start of WWII
  • Frank C. Lynch, Jr., U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Tooey" – Carl A. Spaatz, General USAF, first Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.
• "Tubby" — Arthur Allen, World War II Australian general
• "Turkey Neck" — George C. Crawford, World War II U.S. submarine commander^[2]

[edit] U

• "Uncle Billy" — William T. Sherman, U.S. Civil War general
• "Uncle Charlie" — Charles A. Lockwood, Jr., World War II U.S. Pacific Fleet Submarine Force commander^[2]
• "Uncle Wiggly Wings" — Gail S. Halvorsen, U.S. Air Force officer ^[1]

[edit] V

• "Vati (German, "Pappy" or "Daddy") -Werner Mölders, German fighter ace
• "Vinegar Joe" — Joseph Stillwell, U.S. general

[edit] W

• "Weary" — Charles W. Wilkins, U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Weegee" — William G. Brown, World War II U.S. submarine commander^[2]
• "Westy" - William Westmoreland, Commander of U.S forces during the Vietnam War.
• "The White Tornado" — Adrian Cummins, Royal Australian Navy Commodore, for his 'whirling' manner
• "Willie" — J. B. Tait, British aviator^[53]
• "Wingy" — James M. L. Renton, British general (for having lost an arm in battle)
• "Wizard of the Saddle" — Nathan Bedford Forrest, Confederate cavalry general
• "Wooch" — Kendall J. Fielder, U.S. Army intelligence officer (Walter Short's G2)^[54]
• "Wop" — W. R. May, Canadian aviator

[edit] X

[edit] Y

• "Yurufun" (Japanese, roughly "droopy drawers") – Shimada Shigetaro, Japanese Admiral in World War II^[55]

[edit] Z

• "Ziggy" – Clifton Sprague, Admiral USN in World War II

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Nickname

• List of aviators by nickname
• List of basketball nicknames
• List of criminals by nickname
• List of hockey nicknames
• List of nicknames of European Royalty and Nobility
• List of nicknames of historical personages
• List of monarchs by nickname
• List of sportspeople by nickname
• List of U.S. Presidential nicknames