nickname

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.
2. A familiar, shortened or diminutive name for a person or thing.

Verb

To give a nickname to (a person or thing).

Concepten

bijnaam

alias

bijnaam

bijnamen

epitheton

roepnaam

schimpnaam

pseudoniem

schuilnaam

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈnɪkneɪm/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle English nekename, alteration (due to a rebracketing of an ekename as a nekename) of earlier ekename (“nickname”), from eke (“additional”) + name. Compare Old Norse aukanafn, auknafn, auknefni, Faroese eyknevni, Danish øgenavn, Norwegian Nynorsk aukenamn, Swedish öknamn, and German Low German Ökelname.
For other similar cases of incorrect division, see also apron, daffodil, newt, orange, umpire.

Zinnen

During this time , he earned his nickname " Egg in a bun ".

Gedurende deze tijd verdiende hij zijn bijnaam "ei in een broodje".