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nickname

/ˈnɪkneɪm/noun, verb2 syllables

Nickname means: a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name).

Synonyms for nickname6

noun, as in a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)

moniker, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname

verb, as in give a nickname to

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What does nickname mean?3

noun

1

a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)“Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph”

2

a descriptive name for a place or thing“the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is ‘Old Ironsides’”

verb

1

give a nickname to

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Nickname in a sentence

  • Matthew's nickname wasn't very original, but it stuck.Amastan
  • Sami put his nickname on the back of his shirt.OsoHombre
  • Ziri was given that nickname as a kid and he hates it.Amastan
  • My real name has nothing to do with my nickname.WestofEden
  • He told me how he got his nickname.CH
  • She told me how she got her nickname.CH
  • We're gonna have to give you a nickname.Amastan
  • Did you already think of a nickname for him?frpzzd

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of nickname

as a noun

plural
nicknames

as a verb

past tense
nicknamed
present participle
nicknaming
third-person singular
nicknames
past participle
nicknamed