List of playing-card nicknames
List of playing-card nicknames
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Jump to navigation Jump to search This list of playing card nicknames shows the nicknames of playing cards in a standard 52-card pack. Some are generic, some are specific to certain card games; others to specific patterns, for example, the courts of French playing cards often bear traditional names. This list does not contain names that are specific to poker as they are listed separately here.
Single cards[edit]
The following is a list of nicknames used for individual playing cards of the standard 52-card pack. Sometimes games require the revealing or announcement of cards, at which point appropriate nicknames may be used if allowed under the rules or local game culture.
| Card name | Initial | Alternative names | Collective names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King | K | Cowboy,[1] Monarch,[1] Alexander (),[2] David (),[2] Julius Caesar (),[2] Man with the Axe (),[1] One-Eyed King (),[1] Charlemagne (),[2] Charles (),[3] Suicide King ()[1] | Coat Card, Court Card, Face Card, Figure, Rembrandt, Royal Card | Honour | ||
| Queen | Q | Argine (),[2] Black Lady (), Black Maria (),[1] Calamity Jane (),[1] Helen of Troy (),[2] Judith (),[2] Pallas Athena (), [2] Stenographer,[1] | ||||
| Jack | J | Boy,[1] Bower,[4] Fishhook,[1] Jackson,[1] Jake,[1] Johnny,[1] Knave, Valet,[1] Hector (),[2] Ogier (),[2] La Hire (),[2] Lancelot (),[2] Pam (), Roland () | ||||
| 10 | T | Big Cassino (),[1] | Spotter | Whiteskin | Pip card Spot card Numeral Numeral card | N/A |
| 9 | 9 | Neener,[1] Nina Ross,[1] Niner, Curse of Scotland ()Michael Elkan | ||||