a name added to or substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in affection, ridicule, or familiarity: He has always loathed his nickname of “Whizzer.”
a familiar form of a proper name, as Jim for James and Peg for Margaret.
verb (used with object),nick·named,nick·nam·ing.
to give a nickname to (a person, town, etc.); call by a nickname.
Archaic. to call by an incorrect or improper name; misname.
Origin of nickname
1400–50; late Middle English nekename, for ekename (the phrase an ekename being taken as a nekename). See eke2, name; cf. newt
India is known as “the pharmacy of the world,” and the nickname is well-deserved.
More than manufacturing: India’s homegrown COVID vaccines could transform its pharma industry|Naomi Xu Elegant|September 6, 2020|Fortune
I would tell people that my name was Tammy, which is funny, because while they actually gave me that nickname in not such a flattering way, but I hated that I had a boy’s name, but now it makes me different and so I love it.
Full Transcript: Tomi Lahren on ‘The Carlos Watson Show’|Daniel Malloy|August 31, 2020|Ozy
This, of course, is applicable for Gear Moms and nonparents, too—I just invented this hack, and Gear Dad is my nickname at the Outside offices.
6 Ways to Carry Your Mask While Running|Joe Jackson|August 24, 2020|Outside Online
Some cities like Escondido, Rancho Peñasquitos and Santee have derogatory or naughty nicknames, but “Border City” is not – and has not ever been – a thing.
Politics Report: A Poll and a Court Ruling in Key Council Race|Scott Lewis|August 22, 2020|Voice of San Diego
She gives Charlie not only a gorgeous sweater and other swag but the inimitable nicknames “cockring” and “stepson.”
‘A Star is Bored’ a delicious work of fiction|Kathi Wolfe|August 13, 2020|Washington Blade
My nickname was Captain, though I was a private, first class.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
His nickname, given to him at the Battle of Gettysburg and which he kept for the rest of his life, was Stonewall Jim.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor|S. C. Gwynne|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He even allegedly had a nickname for his violent, aggressive alter ego: Rick.
Creed Singer Scott Stapp’s Fall From Grace: From 40 Million Albums Sold to Living in a Holiday Inn|Marlow Stern|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mamoru taunts Usagi by giving her the nickname “dumpling head.”
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Her “little bird” may have been The3Pr0, the nickname for the many cybersecurity experts believe is the founder of SEA.
The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad|Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You may call it sentimentality or any other nickname you like.
The Woman in Black|Edmund Clerihew Bentley
His open hands had won for this remarkable tenor the nickname, Cinque e cinque fanno dieci!
My Recollections|Jules Massenet
"Scissors" Dempsey had come by his nickname because of a peculiar trick he had of keeping his knees stiff when walking.
The Banner Boy Scouts|George A. Warren
He grew widely known in the neighborhood under his nickname.
The Lock And Key Library|Various
Morshead may be the nickname of mine host of the Saracen's Head or may mean the end of the moor.
The Romance of Names|Ernest Weekley
British Dictionary definitions for nickname
nickname
/ (ˈnɪkˌneɪm) /
noun
a familiar, pet, or derisory name given to a person, animal, or placehis nickname was Lefty because he was left-handed
a shortened or familiar form of a person's nameJoe is a nickname for Joseph
verb
(tr)to call by a nickname; give a nickname to
Word Origin for nickname
C15 a nekename, mistaken division of an ekename an additional name, from eke addition + name