nickname

Meaning

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).

Synonyms

alias

sobriquet

pseudonym

byname

cognomen

name

assumed name

moniker

surname

appellation

pet name

epithet

dub

designation

soubriquet

another name

pen name

agnomen

banter

call

hypocorism

tease

by-name

street name

label

🏷️

short

diminutive

designate

denominate

synonym

popular name

title

give a nickname to someone

false name

byword

pearl barley

nom

nick

Translations

surnom

nomignolo

Spitzname

apelido

soprannome

bijnaam

sobriquet

apodo

sobrenombre

alcunha

mote

παρατσούκλι

soprannominare

cognomen

Beiname

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnɪkneɪm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: nekename

Cognate with Old Norse: aukanafn

Cognate with Faroese: eyknevni

Cognate with Danish: øgenavn

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk: aukenamn

Cognate with Swedish: öknamn

In summary

From Middle English neke name, 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.

Sentences

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

His nickname of Tich alluded to his height of barely five feet .