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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