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Showing words for NICKNAME using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Nickname

nickname

6 Letter Words for Nickname

ackmen, ancien, anemic, canine, cannie, cinema, encina, iceman, inkman, mankie, mankin, mannie, neanic

5 Letter Words for Nickname

amice, amine, amnic, anime, annie, enami, encia, eniac, ennia, inane, incan, inken, maine, makin, manei, manic, manie, minae, mince, minke, nance, necia

4 Letter Words for Nickname

acme, acne, aine, akin, amen, amic, amie, amin, ance, anim, anne, anni, cain, cake, came, cami, cane, cank, cann, cima, cine, emic, enam, enki, ikan, iman, inca, inne, kaie, kaim, kain, kame, kami, kane, kina, kine, mace, maik, main, make, maki, mane, mani, mank, meak, mean, meck, mein, miae, mian, mica, mice, mick, mien, mike, mine, mink, nace, naik, nain, nake, name, nane, neck, nein, nema, nemn, nice, nick, nike, nina, nine

3 Letter Words for Nickname

ace, ack, aik, aim, ain, ake, ame, ami, anc, ane, ann, cai, cam, can, cen, cia, cie, eam, ean, ecm, eik, enc, ice, ick, ike, inc, ink, inn, kae, kai, kam, kan, kea, ken, kie, kim, kin, mac, mae, mak, man, mea, mei, men, mia, mic, min, mna, nae, nak, nam, nea, nei, nek, nie, nim, nne

Definitions for Nickname

[1] a name added to or substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in affection, ridicule, or familiarity: He has always loathed his nickname of “Whizzer.”
[2] a familiar form of a proper name, as Jim for James and Peg for Margaret.
[3] to give a nickname to (a person, town, etc.); call by a nickname.
[4] Archaic . to call by an incorrect or improper name; misname.
[5] a familiar, pet, or derisory name given to a person, animal, or place his nickname was Lefty because he was left-handed
[6] a shortened or familiar form of a person's name Joe is a nickname for Joseph
[7] (tr) to call by a nickname; give a nickname to

Words related to Nickname

epithet, style, tag, moniker, sobriquet, byword, appellation, handle, diminutive, denomination, label

Words nearby Nickname

nickeltype, nicker, nicking, nicklaus, nicknack, nickname, nickpoint, nicky, nicky nicky nine doors, nicky-tam, nicobar islands

Origin of Nickname

1400–50; late Middle English nekename, for ekename (the phrase an ekename being taken as a nekename ). See eke2, name; cf. newt

Other words from Nickname

nick·nam·er , noun
un·nick·named , adjective

Word origin for Nickname

C15 a nekename, mistaken division of an ekename an additional name, from eke addition + name

Synonyms for Nickname

epithet, moniker, sobriquet, style, tag, appellation, byname, byword, denomination, diminutive, handle, label, familiar name, pet name