nickname
noun
[ ˈnɪkneɪm ]
• a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name.
• "Mallender's fair complexion gave rise to his nickname ‘Ghost’"
Similar:
sobriquet,
byname,
tag,
label,
familiar name,
epithet,
pet name,
diminutive,
term of endearment,
endearment,
affectionate name,
moniker,
appellation,
cognomen,
byword,
eke-name,
to-name,
nickname
verb
• give a nickname to.
• "an area nicknamed Sniper's Alley"
Origin:
late Middle English: from an eke-name ( eke meaning ‘addition’: see eke2), misinterpreted, by wrong division, as a neke name .
