# Aphabetic letter pairs in words **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [November 17, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271 "2016-11-17T17:32:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 103
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2041 "2017-02-27T15:13:19Z")
AH = Anne Hathaway ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2042 "2017-02-27T15:46:08Z")
AI - Amy Irving ---
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AJ = Andrew Jackson ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2044 "2017-02-27T18:05:02Z")
AK - Astana, Kazakhstan, or Almaty, Kazakhstan. Respectively, the capital and largest city in the world’s ninth largest country. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2045 "2017-02-27T21:23:32Z")
AL - Alice Liddell ---
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AM - Angela Merkel ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2047 "2017-02-27T22:05:42Z")
AN = Alfred Noyes ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2048 "2017-02-27T22:07:29Z")
AO - Annie Oakley ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2049 "2017-02-27T22:08:04Z")
AP - Allentown, Pennsylvania ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2050 "2017-02-27T22:32:05Z")
AQ - Asbestos, Quebec Surprised me, too: [Val-des-Sources - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos,_Quebec) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2051 "2017-02-27T22:34:20Z")
AR - Ayn Rand ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2052 "2017-02-27T23:34:07Z")
AS - Aleppo, Syria ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2053 "2017-02-27T23:51:07Z")
AT - Alan Thicke ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2054 "2017-02-28T00:44:46Z")
AU = Alchevsk, Ukraine Query: Are fictional people allowed? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2055 "2017-02-28T04:30:54Z")
I don’t see why not, if they’re well-known enough to merit their own Wiki page. AV - Alexandria, Virginia ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2056 "2017-02-28T06:39:12Z")
AW - Adam West ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2057 "2017-02-28T13:03:40Z")
AX - Abel Xavier (born 1972), Portuguese footballer ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2058 "2017-02-28T13:29:55Z")
AY = Andre Young (aka Dr. Dre) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2059 "2017-02-28T16:50:50Z")
AZ - Arthur Zimmermann, German Secretary of State, dispatcher of the notorious Zimmermann Telegram, in WWI. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2060 "2017-02-28T17:05:27Z")
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