nickname

CEFRB1

/ˈnɪkneɪm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An informal name used instead of a person's real name.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A familiar, shortened or diminutive name for a person or thing.

Examples

  • I don't know. Is there a nickname for Tokyo?

  • Chance is a nickname for Providence.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To give a nickname to (a person or thing).

  2. 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.

More examples

In context

  • "The Big Apple" is a common nickname for New York City.

  • Gerald, nicknamed "Jerry", was usually a very cheerful person.

  • My name is Jonathan, but I go by my nickname, Johnny.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.