John Legend is a nickname that some friends started calling me, and it kind of grew into my stage name.

- John Legend

You don't give yourself a nickname unless you're bloody struggling.

- Nick Cummins

My nickname used to be Moses - still is Moses - for a long time, and people just call me Mo for short.

- Nelly

I don't mind being called 'Supernova.' If one nickname is going to stick, that's not a bad one!

- Natalia Vodianova

None of my friends call me L.C. That was just a high school nickname, and nobody refers to me like that anymore.

- Lauren Conrad

I have spoken to many, many Indian chiefs who say they have no objection whatsoever to the nickname.

- Jack Kent Cooke

I've been very fortunate to dodge a nickname throughout my entire career. I've never had one.

- Jimmie Johnson

'Gut' was my nickname. And I was picked on terribly by many, many kids.

- John Schneider

I used to have hair so long, my nickname was Pocahontas.

- Jessica Sanchez

When I go out with the ladies, I don't force them to pronounce my name. I tell them I like to go by the nickname of Kitten.

- Joaquin Phoenix

Almost everybody that's well-known gets tagged with a nickname.

- Alan Alda

John legend is a nickname that somebody started calling me a while ago and part of it is 'cos I sound like an old man when I sing.

- John Legend

I was overweight when I went to school. In fact, I was overweight when I left, just taller. Fatty Cavill was the nickname. I mean, no one wants to be Fatty Cavill.

- Henry Cavill

I've never given myself a nickname.

- Genesis Rodriguez

My nickname is Esta Bell.

- Ester Dean

My nickname was Skinabo - 'skin and bones.'

- Ellen Barkin

I thought it was pretty good to be mentioned in a big paper, so I decided to keep the nickname.

- Dick Lane

My nickname for my mom was 'The Compass.'

- Dane Cook

CJ is my nickname. It stands for Cameron, and my middle name is John.

- CJ Adams

I have no nickname, as there has never been any need for one.

- Alan Bennett