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Surname Nickname Explanation

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Saunders

Sandy

 

Shackleton

Bomber

1950s RAF bomber, later long-range airborne early warning aircraft

Sharpe

Razor

Razors need to be sharp to give a good shave

Shaw

Artie

1930s/40 American big band leader

Shepherd

Jack

 

Short

Jumper

 

Slaughter

Tod

1930s/40s British screen actor who invariably played the part of the villain

Sloan

Tod

American jockey (career 1893-1900) who became famous in Britain after 1897 for his unusual riding style and won several Classics

Smith/Smyth

Smudge

 

Smith/Smyth

Smudger

 

Snow

Frosty

Association with snow falling in winter when it is frosty

Steel/Steele

Rusty

Play on steel becoming rusty in a moist atmosphere

Stephens

Stainless

'Stainless Stephens' was the stage name of a wartime/mid 20th century (radio) comedian who was known for giving apparently serious monologues on spurious subjects.

Stone

Rocky

Play on the words rock and stone

Stone

Jed

 

Summerville

Slim

 

T

   

Tanner

Elsie

Personality from ITV soap "Coronation Street"

Taylor

Buck

American TV actor starred in 1950s Western series "Gunsmoke"

Taylor

Snip

 

Thatcher

Maggie

1970s/80s Britain's first female Prime Minister

Thomas

Tommy

Tommy is the diminutive form of Thomas

Thompson

Tommo

 

Tickle

Tess

Delicate part of the male anatomy!

Todd

Sweeney

Notorious 19th Century murderer who worked as a barber in Fleet Street and killed his victims while they were sitting in the chair

Trueman

Ben

Ben Trueman Beer

Trueman

Fred

Fast bowler who played for the England cricket team in the 1960s

Tucker

Tommy

Nursery rhyme character

Turner

Topsy

Possibly related to the saying "to turn topsy turvy" when upsetting something or falling over.

Tyler

Bonny

1970s/80s British female singer - biggest hits "Lost in France" and "It's a Heartache"

U