have been applied to these names.

In Bengali society, for example, people will often have two names: a ''daknam'' (pet name) which is the name used by family and friends and a bhalonam which is their formal name.

In the United Kingdom, some surnames have nicknames traditionally attached. A man with the surname 'Clark' will be nicknamed 'Nobby'; the surname 'Miller' will have the nickname 'Dusty' (alluding to the flour dust of a miller at work); the surname

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