Synonyms for nickname

Grammar : Noun

Spell : nik-neym

Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɪkˌneɪm

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Définition of nickname

Origin : mid-15c., misdivision of ekename (c.1300), an eke name, literally "an additional name," from Old English eaca "an increase," related to eacian "to increase" (see eke; also see N). As a verb from 1530s. Related: Nicknamed; nicknaming.

noun informal title

Example sentences :

His parentage was obscure, and he was generally known only by his nickname of Professor.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

My dear sir, perhaps you don't know that my nickname since the age of five has been 'Duffer?'
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

After a joyous ramble, 'Ockley's nickname still sticks to him!'
Extract from : « Echoes of the War » by J. M. Barrie

We call him the Philosopher, a nickname folks have given him in the neighbourhood.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

This nickname, which she received full in the face for the first time, fell on her like a blow.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

Solange murmured in her sleep and he caught his own nickname, “Louisiana.”
Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter

Bos'n here—that's my nickname for her, ma'am—she and I was out walkin'.
Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln

The given name, Scar, once a nickname, had been in general use for centuries.
Extract from : « The Martian Cabal » by Roman Frederick Starzl

It must be admitted, he has well earned his nickname 'Buskin.'
Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon

Their nickname was "Scooters," and they certainly did "scoot" over the sea.
Extract from : « Submarine Warfare of To-day » by Charles W. Domville-Fife

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