SOBRIQUET  , a See also:

• NICKNAME

nickname or a See also:

• FANCY (a shortened form, dating from the 15th century, of " fantasy," which is derived through the O. Fr. fantasie, modern fantaisie. from the Latinized form of the Gr. cbavraoia, Oavrai'ecv, Oat Pais, to show)

fancy name, usually a See also:

• FAMILIAR (through the Fr. familier, from Lat. familiaris, of or belonging to the familia, family)

familiar name given by others as distinct from a " See also:

• PSEUDONYM (Gr. >l ev&,vuµos, having a false name, ¢Evirls, false and ovoµa, name)

pseudonym " assumed as a disguise . Two See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early variants are found, sotbriquet and soubriquet; the latter See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form is still often used, though it is notthe correct See also:

• MODERN

modern See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French spelling . The first form suggests a derivation from sot, foolish, and briquet, a French See also:

• ADAPTATION (from Lat. adaptare. to fit to)

adaptation of Ital. brichetto, diminutive of bricco, See also:

• ASS (O.E. assa; Lat. asinus)
• ASS, FEAST OF THE

ass, See also:

• KNAVE (O.E. cnafa, cognate with Ger. Knabe, boy)

knave, possibly connected with briccone, See also:

• ROGUE

rogue, which is supposed to be a derivative of Ger. beechen, to break; but See also:

• SKEAT, WALTER WILLIAM (1835– )

Skeat considers this spelling to be due to popular See also:

• ETYMOLOGY (Gr. grvµos, true, and X6yos, "account)

etymology, and the real origin is to be sought in the form soubriquet . See also:

• LITTRE, MAXIMILIEN PAUL SMILE (1801-1881)

Littre gives an early 14th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century soubsbriquet as meaning a " chuck under the See also:

• CHIN

chin," and this would be derived from soubs, mod. sous (See also:

• LAT

Lat. sub), under, and briquet or bruchel, the brisket, or See also:

• LOWER

lower See also:

• PART

part of the See also:

• THROAT (O. Eng. protu, prote or }Prota, possibly from preotan, to press, whence threat, or, with loss of initial s, connected with strut, to swell)

throat .