"Tre is named after his father David Glenn. But he's a third so that's how his nickname is Tre.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

It got its nickname, The Garden State, because New Jersey truck farms once provided vegetables to those big cities.

VOA: special.2009.08.16

Another nickname for Las Vegas is Sin City because you can find many kinds of adult entertainment there.

VOA: special.2010.03.14

South Dakota takes its nickname, "The Coyote State," from an animal that thinks flickertails are good to eat!

VOA: special.2009.08.09

She also changed the name of Nancy's friend from George Fayne to Georgia and made "George" her nickname.

VOA: special.2009.08.24

So the city is proud of its latest nickname, The Rock and Roll Capital of the World.

VOA: special.2010.03.21

South Carolina's nickname is the easier of the two: It is The Palmetto State because of a fan-leafed palm tree that grows there.

VOA: special.2011.01.16

South Carolina's nickname is the easier of the two: It is the Palmetto State because of a fan-leafed palm tree that grows there.

VOA: special.2011.01.16

In nineteen eighty-seven, that book was made into a film which made the nickname even more popular.

VOA: special.2010.03.14

This nickname comes from the shiny, bright and often unreal nature of Hollywood and the movie industry.

VOA: special.2010.01.03

North Dakota gets its nickname, "The Flickertail State" not from some bird, but from a little squirrel.

VOA: special.2009.08.09

Another nickname is the Birthplace of Jazz because that kind of music started in New Orleans.

VOA: special.2010.03.14

And,there is a nickname that uses the short way to write New Orleans and Louisiana.

VOA: special.2010.03.14

borrows its nickname from the large, flat-tailed rodent that uses trees to build dams.

VOA: special.2009.08.09

The name "Motown," for example, is another form of Detroit's nickname, the "Motor City".

VOA: special.2009.05.11

A nickname can also be a descriptive name for a person, place or thing.

VOA: special.2010.01.03

Tennessee got its nickname the Volunteer State because of the bravery of its citizens.

VOA: special.2009.08.23

Nebraska is the only state to have a nickname that honors sports teams!

VOA: special.2009.08.16

A nickname also can be a descriptive name for a person,place or thing.

VOA: special.2009.12.27

But the nickname did not become famous until the early nineteen seventies.

VOA: special.2010.03.14