WI: US Presidents had royal nicknames (e.g. "The Great", "The Fat", etc.)?

Achaemenid Rome

What if the US Presidents had developed royal nicknames?

So that the nomenclature isn't too similar to monarchies, instead of being referred to by their first name and the nickname, the presidents are referred to by their last name and the nickname (e.g. "Washington The Great") or by their full name and the nickname ("Abraham Lincoln the Emancipator").

So what would each Presidents royal nickname be?
 
Clandango

Clandango

Those work a lot better when you are referring to people from the past. In fact, didn't they use those names because they were sometimes from before their kingdoms truly began? And I think that some of the regular ones would be used. JFK, LBJ, FDR, Quincy, Dubya... I actually think that if anyone ever says 'the second' it might be seen as an insult. I know you specifically mentioned non numeral ones, but I see it used in propoganda. Probably would get several nicknames for titles for. A person, depending on your political leaning. And then there are times when you can't sum up a person in one word. What if they called the Roosevelts the Bear and the Lame? One based on a nickname Theodore hated, the other on... Well, no need to explain. Doubt anyone would use it on a three term (died in the beginning of the four I think?) president, though people who hated him would likely call him The Cripple. If it is during his presidency, he gets to be the New Dealer. Come to think of it, they would likely just call TR the Trust Buster. Hmmm... Anyone know how long it took William to move from the Bastard to the Conquerer?
 
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Clandango

Clandango

Darth_Kiryan said:
Well, Lincoln is already technically "the Emancipator"
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I think Honest Abe was usually given the title of Great Emancipator. Possibly to differntiate him from the newspapers and groups called The Emancipator. And for George Washington I think, Washington, Father of Our Country would be standard. Basically Lincoln and Washington would be seperated from all the other Presidents, being given titles that are the equivilant of Saint/Holy due to their importance.
RogueTraderEnthusiast said:
I'm pretty sure it was concurrent to the present day ;)

That is only a half-jest. It really depends on perspective, just like Alexander the Great.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_Alexander_the_Great#In_Persian_literature
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Ahh well, Alexander in the Middle East. Where the Al is taken to mean... Whatever it means over there. Probably would be fun to have a thread based on him and names. See what other leader's names would be in local areas, languages, combined with deities, whatever.
 
Rosa Luxemburg

Rosa Luxemburg

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I'm not too sure on how nicknames would play out. It would be possible to see Nixon and Tyler as the crook and the accident, respectively. Also, the Emancipator is a badass nickname. :p
 

Lalli

I doubt that such nicknames were already rarity even among monarchs. Frederick the Great was probably last ones whom had some nickname. And it just sounds odd that someone elected person would be referred as nickname.
 

Darth_Kiryan

Kaiser_Wilhelm said:
I'm not too sure on how nicknames would play out. It would be possible to see Nixon and Tyler as the crook and the accident, respectively. Also, the Emancipator is a badass nickname. :p
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Nixon the Trickster? .... ok, that sounds like the ultimate Batman villain name. :p

Tyler will always be stuck with "accidency".

Clandango said:
And for George Washington I think, Washington, Father of Our Country would be standard.
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Washington the Great, probably. Unifiers or founders generally seem to get the "great" added to their name.

Jefferson the Scholar, maybe

Polk the Cunning.:p

Buchanan the inept? Or the unready? Lame?

Lalli said:
I doubt that such nicknames were already rarity even among monarchs. Frederick the Great was probably last ones whom had some nickname. And it just sounds odd that someone elected person would be referred as nickname.
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True. Duke of Braintree didn't stick around that much.
 
Skallagrim

Skallagrim

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Although a pretty unlikely scenario, it would be an interesting idea, because there are plenty of US presidents who can be viewed in either one light or another. You can go pretty crazy with the attributive nicknames. Some options that come to mind:

-- Washington the Liberator

-- Adams the Unrelenting (because his persistence in getting independence passed, and in all matters, really-- to the point of obnoxiousness)

-- Jefferson the Philosopher

-- Harrison the Unfortunate (for obvious reasons)

-- Tyler the Unchosen

-- Polk the Annexator

-- Buchanan the Indecisive

-- Lincoln the Emancipator

(On a somewhat less serious note, both Cleveland and Taft might be called 'the Rotund', although it's most likely with Taft. In his day, Cleveland was famed for his anti-corruption campaigning and his integrity, so he might be called "the Honest" instead, or something...)
 

TRH

Skallagrim said:
(On a somewhat less serious note, both Cleveland and Taft might be called 'the Rotund', although it's most likely with Taft. In his day, Cleveland was famed for his anti-corruption campaigning and his integrity, so he might be called "the Honest" instead, or something...)
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Cleveland could be The Executioner?
 

Tito Andronicus

Skallagrim said:
(On a somewhat less serious note, both Cleveland and Taft might be called 'the Rotund', although it's most likely with Taft. In his day, Cleveland was famed for his anti-corruption campaigning and his integrity, so he might be called "the Honest" instead, or something...)
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Call Cleveland 'the Stout' - that covers both aspects...
 

Achaemenid Rome

In the style of Scipio Africanus.

Georgio Washingtonius "Britannicus"

James Knoxio Polkii "Mexicanicus"

Williamio McKinleyus "Hispanicus"

Franklinio Delano Rooseveltii "Germanicus"

Harrius Trumanii "Japanicus"

Dwightius Davidio Eisenhovii "Germanicus"
 
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