nickname

English Thesaurus

1. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	appellation, appellative, denomination, designation,
definition	:	identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others (noun.communication)

2. a descriptive name for a place or thing (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	name,
definition	:	a language unit by which a person or thing is known (noun.communication)

3. give a nickname to (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	call, name,
definition	:	assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to (verb.communication)

4. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	dub, nickname,
definition	:	give a nickname to (verb.communication)

5. give a nickname to (verb.communication)

derivation	:	byname, cognomen, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet,
definition	:	a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) (noun.communication)

6. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	dub, nickname,
definition	:	give a nickname to (verb.communication)

7. give a nickname to (verb.communication)

derivation	:	byname, cognomen, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet,
definition	:	a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) (noun.communication)