About The Word Nickname

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Nickname

Nickname Meaning & Definition
Nickname Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nickname?

[n] a familiar name (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"
[v] give a nickname to

Synonyms | Synonyms for Nickname: cognomen | dub | moniker | sobriquet | soubriquet

Related Terms | Find terms related to Nickname: affectionate name | agnomen | appellation | appellative | baptize | byname | byword | call | christen | cognomen | define | denominate | denomination | designate | diminutive | dub | entitle | epithet | first name | handle | hypocoristic | identify | label | moniker | name | nominate | pet name | sobriquet | specify | style | tag | term | title

See Also | appellation | appellative | call | denomination | designation | name

Nickname In Webster's Dictionary

\Nick"name`\, n. [OE. ekename surname, hence, a nickname, an ekename being understood as a nekename, influenced also by E. nick, v. See {Eke}, and {Name}.] A name given in contempt, derision, or sportive familiarity; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation.
\Nick"name`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nicknamed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nicknaming}.] To give a nickname to; to call by a nickname. You nickname virtue; vice you should have spoke. --Shak. I altogether disclaim what has been nicknamed the doctrine of finality. --Macaulay.

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