Meaning & Definition of Nickname in English
English⟶
Nickname
/nɪknem/
noun
1. 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"
synonym:
- nickname,
- moniker,
- cognomen,
- sobriquet,
- soubriquet,
- byname
2. A descriptive name for a place or thing
- "The nickname for the u.s. constitution is `old ironsides'"
synonym:
- nickname
verb
1. Give a nickname to
synonym:
- dub,
- nickname
Examples of using
My real name has nothing to do with my nickname.
She has reddish hair, whence comes her nickname "Carrot".
I go by the nickname "Itch."