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.Ĭowboy, Monarch, Alexander ( K ♣), David ( K ♠), Julius Caesar ( K ♦), Man with the Axe ( K ♦), One-Eyed King ( K ♦), Charlemagne ( K ♥), Charles ( K ♥), Suicide King ( K ♥) Ĭoat Card, Court Card, Face Card, Figure, Rembrandt, Royal CardĪrgine ( Q ♣), Black Lady ( Q ♠), Black Maria ( Q ♠), Calamity Jane ( Q ♠), Helen of Troy ( Q ♥), Judith ( Q ♥), Rachel ( Q ♦), Pallas Athena ( Q ♠), Stenographer, īoy, Bower, Fishhook, Jackson, Jake, Johnny, Knave, Valet, Hector ( J ♦), Ogier ( J ♠), La Hire ( J ♥), Lancelot ( J ♣), Pam ( J ♣), Roland ( J ♦), One-Eyed Jack ( J ♥, J ♠) The following is a list of nicknames used for individual playing cards of the standard 52-card pack. Poker nicknames are listed separately here. This list does not contain names that are specific to poker as it would overwhelm the list and make it difficult to identify non-poker names. Some are generic while some are specific to certain card games others are specific to patterns, such as the courts of French playing cards for example, which often bear traditional names.

This list of playing card nicknames shows the nicknames of playing cards in a standard 52-card pack.

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