moniker
Meaning
- A personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute.
- A person's signature.
- An object (structured item of data) used to associate the name of an object with its location.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɒn.ɪ.kə/
Etymology
Unknown, first attested 1849. Suggested derivations are: * Backslang for ekename (compare nickname); * From Shelta munik, munika; * From monk; * Partridge (A Dictionary of Historical Slang) suggests a corruption of monogram, which is suggestive of the sense signature. * From monarch in the sense 'king or No. 1, and thus with frank egotism, "I, myself".' (The Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. 281, pg. 349.) Online Etymological Dictionary's entry cites in 1857, the Saturday Review (London newspaper) noted, "the word has a certain Coptic or Egyptian twang".
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