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Stu is a masculine given name or nickname, usually a shortened form (hypocorism) of Stuart or Stewart. It may refer to: Stuart * Stu Barnes (born 1970), Canadian retired National Hockey League player * Stu Block (born 1977), Canadian singer-songwriter * Stu Briese (born 1945 or 1946), Canadian politician * Stu Clancy (1906–1965), National Football League quarterback * Stu Clarke (1906–1985), American Major League Baseball player * Stu Clarkson (1919–1957), American National Football League player * Stu Cook (born 1945) American musician, original bassist of Creedence Clearwater Revival * Stuart Erwin (1903–1967), American actor * Stu Fisher (fl. 2002–present), English rock drummer * Stu Gardner, American musician and composer * Stu Holcomb (1910–1977), American college football and basketball coach and general manager of the Chicago White Sox Major League Baseball team * Stu Jackson (born 1955), American former National Basketball Association head coach and Exec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' for Robert, or it may be unrelated. Origins and usage Etymologically, the term ''hypocorism'' is from Ancient Greek (), from (), meaning 'to call by endearing names'. The prefix refers in this case to creating a diminutive, something that is smaller in a tender or affectionate sense; the root originates in the Greek for 'to caress' or 'to treat with tokens of affection', and is related to the words () 'boy, youth' and () 'girl, young woman'. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the Morphology (linguistics), morphological process by which the standard form of the word is transformed into a form denoting affection, or to words resulting from this process. In English, a word is often clipping (morphology), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stu Laird
Stuart Laird (born July 8, 1960) is a former professional Canadian football defensive tackle who played thirteen seasons for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a graduate of the University of Calgary where he was a five-year starter with the Calgary Dinosaurs from 1978 to 1982, and earned a bachelor of arts degree in Economics. Laird's playing achievements include 1985 Stampeder special teams player of the year, 1988 and 1991 CFLPA outstanding defensive line, 1992 Grey Cup Champion, 1995 CFL West All-Star and retired with the most QB sacks by a Canadian born player in CFL history (now 3rd). His number 75 jersey was retired in 1996. Laird ranks 3rd on the Stamps all-time sack list and was inducted onto the Stampeders Wall of Fame in September 2014. Laird was also recognized by the Stampeders in 1988, 1992 and again in 1995 when Stu became the recipient of their prestigious President’s Ring, one of only two players to win the Ring three times. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stu Whittingham
Stuart Gordon Whittingham (born 10 February 1994) is a Scottish former cricketer who played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club as well as representing his country in One Day Internationals. Whittingham has also represented Loughborough MCC University, Sussex and the Scotland Under-19 cricket team. Primarily a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he also bats right handed. However, in September 2020, Whittingham was forced to retire from cricket due to a back injury. Education Whittingham was educated at Christ's Hospital School, a boarding independent school near the market town of Horsham in West Sussex, followed by Loughborough University. Career Whittingham's first recorded match is for the Sussex U-13 team in June 2007. Other Sussex cricket teams he has also represented are Sussex U-15s and U-17s, the Sussex Academy, and the Sussex Second XI; Whittingham has also played non first class matches for Roffey Cricket Club and Loughborough MCC University Whittingham made two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stu Sutcliffe
Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe (23 June 1940 – 10 April 1962) was a British painter and musician from Edinburgh, Scotland, best known as the original bass guitarist of the Beatles. Sutcliffe left the band to pursue his career as a painter, having previously attended the Liverpool College of Art. Sutcliffe and John Lennon are credited with inventing the name "Beetles" (sic), as they both liked Buddy Holly's band, the Crickets. They also had a fascination with group names with double meanings (as Crickets, for example, the word referring to both an insect and a sport), so Lennon then came up with "The Beatles", from the word ''Beat music, beat'' (though Lennon's original spelling was "Beatals"). As a member of the group when it was a five-piece band, Sutcliffe is one of several who are sometimes referred to as the "Fifth Beatle". When he performed with the Beatles in Hamburg, he met photographer Astrid Kirchherr, to whom he was later engaged. After leaving the Beatles, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
