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nickname
- /ˈnɪkneɪm/
Where it comes from
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.
noun nicknames
- 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. "The Big Apple" is a common nickname for New York City.
- A familiar, shortened or diminutive name for a person or thing. My name is Jonathan, but I go by my nickname, Johnny.
Similar: byname, moniker, nick, to-name, sobriquet, handle, cognomen, surname, eponym
verb nicknames · nicknaming · nicknamed
- To give a nickname to (a person or thing). Gerald, nicknamed "Jerry", was usually a very cheerful person.
