Charles the Simple vs Charles the Green-Eyed

[Alexey86]

No. It doesn't tell us who's doing the impaling.

So, name + the adjective/noun does does function as a complex name, but name + the v-ing doesn't. It's not quite clear to me why.

No. The agentive sense (the sense that the nickname says what the person does) is typically expressed with the suffix -er, (or variant -or), and not -ing.

To my ear, Typically doesn't suggest a strong prohibition on the suffix -ing. But your No sounds quite strong.

 

[jutfrank]

Okay, I'll retract typically, if it helps. Like I said, the agentive sense is expressed with a noun, by the noun suffix -er/-or.

If you can find any counter examples, which I highly doubt you will, I'll reinsert the typically.

 

[Alexey86]

Okay, I'll retract typically, if it helps. Like I said, the agentive sense is expressed with a noun, by the noun suffix -er/-or.

If you can find any counter examples, which I highly doubt you will, I'll reinsert the typically.

There are no such examples in the list you gave me the link to before. I bow my knee before you, Jutfrank the All-Knowing. Or All-Knower?

 

[jutfrank]

I bow my knee before you, Jutfrank the All-Knowing. Or All-Knower?

Most people call me jutfrank the Bald.

 

[Alexey86]

Most people call me jutfrank the Bald.

In my kingdom we would call you the Wise.;-)

 

[Tarheel]

Charles the Simple consists of the proper name Charles and the nickname the Simple (adjective).

The whole thing is his nickname.

It can be anything depending on the context, for example Charles the Green-Eyed Devil.

Nothing needed to be added. Also, your word changes the meaning.