| John Mullan discusses Charles Edward Stuart's sobriquets, but we should remember that most of his followers in 1745 were Gaelic-speakers. |
| These recruits were given such sobriquets as moron, idiot, or Gomer. There were constant comparisons between wayward recruits and animals or vegetables. |
| Anyway, amid the japery, the joshing and the Latin sobriquets, Boris posited a very interesting theory. |
