aka
Letters introducing aliases
Aka is a casual written abbreviation for "also known as," used to introduce an alternative name: My cat, aka the Fluffy Destroyer, knocked over another plant.
Common in informal writing and social media, it connects a person or thing to a nickname, alias, or alternate identity without the formality of spelling out the phrase. (Uppercase AKA is the same abbreviation in more formal contexts.)
Fictitious professional name
- monikerInformal designation for someone
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- stage namePerformer's professional alias
- pen nameAuthor's assumed identity
handle · assumed name · false name · code name · alter ego · nom de plume · incognito · screen name
Phrase introducing alternate names
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
pseudonym
Fictitious professional name
- monikerInformal designation for someone
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- stage namePerformer's professional alias
pen name · handle · assumed name · false name · code name · alter ego · nom de plume · incognito · screen name · username
also known as
Phrase introducing alternate names
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
- abbreviationsMr, Mrs, Ms, Dr, Jr
- clarifiersi.e., e.g., namely, meaning, specifically
- Pacific voyagingwaka, double hull, voyaging, outrigger canoe, wayfinding
- namesgiven names, first names, names, surnames, first name
- maiden name indicatorsnee, born, formerly, birth name
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
akalegal name
Official designation on records
given name · birth name · real name · official name · proper name