Lists of people by epithet

An epithet (, ) is a byname, or a descriptive term (word or phrase), accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. Certain epithets have been used for numerous people throughout history.

List

Accursed Angel Bad Bald Bastard Bearded Beautiful Black Blind Bold Brave Chaste Conqueror Courageous Cruel Drunkard Fair Fat Fearless Fortunate Generous Gentle Good Great Grim Hairy Handsome Hermit Holy Hunchback Just Lame Learned Lion Little Lucky Mad Magnanimous Magnificent Merciful Mighty Mild Monk Navigator Old One-Eyed Peaceful Pious Posthumous Proud Prudent Rash Recluse Red Resolute Rich Short Silent Simple Small Stammerer Steadfast Stout Strict Strong Tall Terrible Unfortunate Valiant Venerable Warlike White Wild Wise Young

See also List of monarchs by nickname

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