Synonyms for nicknames
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : nik-neym |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɪkˌneɪm |
Top 10 synonyms for nicknames Other synonyms for the word nicknames
Définition of nicknames
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
- He was as serenely unconscious of this as of his several other nicknames.
- Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
- He is too modest to hear his titles,” said the third, “and he never can bear his nicknames.
- Extract from : « The Sleeping Bard » by Ellis Wynne
- Their etymological origin is in any case the same as if they were nicknames.
- Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley
- Of nicknames Brown, Clark, and White are by far the commonest.
- Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley
- Of nicknames, as of other things, it may be said that there is nothing new under the sun.
- Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley
- A curious feature in nomenclature is the local character of some nicknames.
- Extract from : « The Romance of Words (4th ed.) » by Ernest Weekley
- One could not associate this man with abbreviations or nicknames.
- Extract from : « Flaming June » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
- Nicknames were a thousand times better, because you could manufacture them to suit!
- Extract from : « Betty Trevor » by Mrs. G. de Horne Vaizey
- No secrets or slang language or nicknames allowed or a fine of $.03 is asked.
- Extract from : « The Battle with the Slum » by Jacob A. Riis.
- "They rather like nicknames in this part of the world," he answered.
- Extract from : « The Opened Shutters » by Clara Louise Burnham
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