What does nickname mean?
Definitions for nickname
ˈnɪkˌneɪmnick·name
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Princeton's WordNet
nickname, moniker, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname(noun)
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
"Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim"
nickname(verb)
a descriptive name for a place or thing
"the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'"
dub, nickname(verb)
give a nickname to
GCIDE
nickname(n.)
A name given in affectionate familiarity, sportive familiarity, contempt, or derision; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation; as, Nicholas's nickname is Nick.
Etymology: [OE. ekename surname, hence, a nickname, an ekename being understood as a nekename, influenced also by E. nick, v. See Eke, and Name.]
Wiktionary
nickname(Noun)
A familiar, invented given name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing.
Etymology: nekename, alteration (due to an incorrect division of the words an ekename as a nekename) of previous ekename, from eke + name. compare aukanafn.
nickname(Noun)
A kind of byname that describes a person by a characteristic of that person.
Etymology: nekename, alteration (due to an incorrect division of the words an ekename as a nekename) of previous ekename, from eke + name. compare aukanafn.
nickname(Verb)
To give a nickname to (a person or thing).
Etymology: nekename, alteration (due to an incorrect division of the words an ekename as a nekename) of previous ekename, from eke + name. compare aukanafn.
Webster Dictionary
Nickname(noun)
a name given in contempt, derision, or sportive familiarity; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation
Etymology: [OE. ekename surname, hence, a nickname, an ekename being understood as a nekename, influenced also by E. nick, v. See Eke, and Name.]
Nickname(verb)
to give a nickname to; to call by a nickname
Etymology: [OE. ekename surname, hence, a nickname, an ekename being understood as a nekename, influenced also by E. nick, v. See Eke, and Name.]
Freebase
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name. It can also be the familiar or truncated form of the proper name, which may sometimes be used simply for convenience. The term hypocoristic is used to refer to a nickname of affection between those in love or with a close emotional bond, compared with a term of endearment. The term diminutive name refers to nicknames that convey smallness, hence something regarded with affection or familiarity, or contempt. The distinction between the two is often blurred. It is a form of endearment and amusement. As a concept, it is distinct from both pseudonym and stage name, and also from a title, although there may be overlap in these concepts. A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Nickname
nik′nām, n. a name given in contempt or sportive familiarity.—v.t. to give a nickname to. [M. E. neke-name, with intrusive initial n from eke-name, surname; from eke and name.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
nickname
A combination of two separate unclassified words that is assigned an unclassified meaning and is employed only for unclassified administrative, morale, or public information purposes.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nickname in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nickname in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of nickname in a Sentence
I didn't want to have a long name, Russell Estates or something. I didn't think trying to slap a name on a bottle that people might recognize was not only, to me, not necessarily a good thing, I thought it was a drawback, gogi is an old nickname of mine, so the brand is GoGi.
Stephen Miller asked me if I had seen the recent' AmRen' article about crime statistics and race, i responded in the affirmative because I had read it. Many of us [ on the far right ] had read it. I remember being struck by the way he called it' AmRen,' the nickname.
I don't have a nickname for him, honestly, I call him the President of the United States because I respect the office.
I especially enjoyed some of the old hairstyles, with my hair down to my shoulders and a beard. And Henley's nickname used to be 'Furry Basketball' because he had that fro. It was fun to just look at what was going on in that era and how we presented ourselves on stage.
Tony Fusco and his wife had a very, very normal life, my nickname for Katie was Pac-Man. She was always eating. She loved animals. She was a vegetarian.
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- لقب, كنية, اسم الدلعArabic
- sobrenomCatalan, Valencian
- přezdívat, přezdívkaCzech
- øgenavn, kælenavn, tilnavnDanish
- Beiname, SpitznameGerman
- παρατσούκλιGreek
- sobrenombre, mote, chapa, apodoSpanish
- hüüdnimiEstonian
- lisänimi, antaa lempinimi, liikanimi, lempinimi, nimetäFinnish
- surnom, surnommerFrench
- alcuño, alcumeGalician
- שֵׁם לווַאי, כִּינּוּי חִיבָּהHebrew
- उपनामHindi
- becenévHungarian
- uppnefnaIcelandic
- soprannominare, soprannomeItalian
- 綽名, 渾名, ニックネーム, 愛称Japanese
- მეტსახელიGeorgian
- cognomenLatin
- SpëtznummLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ຊື່ນ້ອຍLao
- ingoa kārangarangaMāori
- прекарMacedonian
- laqamMaltese
- bijnamen, bijnaamDutch
- tilnamnNorwegian Nynorsk
- tilnavn, kallenavnNorwegian
- przezwiskoPolish
- apelido, alcunhaPortuguese
- псевдоним, прозвище, кличкаRussian
- nadimakSerbo-Croatian
- tillnamn, öknamn, smeknamn, binamnSwedish
- msimboSwahili
- прі́звисько, прозива́ти, кли́чка, прозва́тиUkrainian
- tên hiệu, tên nickVietnamese
- spot, sorlomer, sobriket, spoter, sobricot, batijhî, såvaedje no, ribatijhîWalloon
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