The phrase "were nicknamed as" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used when referring to the names given to someone or something, but the word "as" is unnecessary.
Example: "The team members were nicknamed 'The Warriors'."
Alternatives: "were called" or "were referred to as".
Among the aerospace industry, JPL was nicknamed as standing for "Jack Parsons Laboratoryy" or "Jack Parsons Lives".
Similarly, Osaka is nicknamed as "The Manchester of Japan", Joinville is known as "the Manchester of Santa Catarina (state)" and Ahmedabad, India established itself as the centre of a booming textile industry, which earned it the nickname "the Manchester of India".
(Teacher D) And if it is possible these children should be given a special school if they are included in a school setting like this one, the teacher may even be nicknamed as 'Nodding teacher' and the children as 'Nodding pupils'.
And if it is possible these children should be given a special school if they are included in a school setting like this one, the teacher may even be nicknamed as 'Nodding teacher' and the children as 'Nodding pupils'.
To Play with it : Louis IV was nicknamed as the "Sun King" Because he was a sun that gave light to the people of France a sun that gave them the hope and made changes toward the society.
Theses 2 Stanford students were nicknamed as… the "Google boys".
Bibi and Condi are nicknames, as was Monty, so I feel they don't quite count.
The women were nicknamed Canary Girls as, for some, the effects of their work were immediately visible - a lurid shade of yellow that stained their skin and hair.
The "gang of four", as they were nicknamed, issued what became known as the Limehouse Declaration from Mr Owen's house in east London.
These were nicknamed by Sharpe himself as "the pot churches".
