monikers

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Monikers is the plural of moniker, an informal word for a name or nickname.

The term often suggests names that are chosen, earned, or assigned rather than given at birth: He went by several monikers over the years.

Criminals have monikers, as do rappers, graffiti artists, and anyone operating under an alias.

titles

designations

Assigned names or titles

appellationsNames or designations
honorificsRespectful name additions
labelsIdentifying markers attached to items

forms of address · ranks · credentials · suffixes · prefixes · royal titles · styles · nomenclature · naming conventions · salutations

nicknames

aliases

Alternate assumed identities

handlesGrasping parts or manages
pseudonymsFictitious adopted names
pet namesAffectionate names for loved ones

sobriquets · epithets · bynames · diminutives · tags · screen names · usernames · call signs · noms de plume · stage names

branding

brand names

Proprietary product identifiers

trademarksProtected commercial identifiers
logosBrand identification symbols
trade namesCommercial product identifiers

labels · tags · slogans · taglines · imprints · designer labels · name recognition · rebranding · naming rights

Categories

namesgiven names, first names, names, surnames, first name
namingpersonal names, nomenclature, naming conventions, aliases, given names
pseudonymspen name, pen names, pseudonym, pseudonyms, nom de plume
made-up namesneologisms, pseudonyms, stage names, pen names, screen names
slangslang, jargon, lingo, argot, cant

Opposites

formality of designation

monikerslegal names

Officially registered identities

given names · birth names · proper names · surnames · baptismal names

identification vs. anonymity

monikersanonymity

Unknown identity state

namelessness · facelessness · numbers · John Does · unknowns

Family

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G