nickname
Casual substitute name
A nickname is an informal name used instead of or alongside someone's given name.
Nicknames often derive from physical traits, personality, or shortening of real names: His nickname was Red because of his hair.
They can signal affection, mockery, or group membership.
To nickname someone is to give them such a name: They nicknamed him Tiny, though he was six foot four.
Descriptive informal name
- monikerInformal designation for someone
- appellationName or title given
- cognomenFamily name or nickname
- epithetDescriptive tag for someone
byname · denomination · designation · title · honorific · style · form of address · diminutive
Part for gripping
- screennameOnline identity label
- gamertagPlayer's online identity
- avatarDigital user representation
- usernameAccount identification string
Fictitious professional name
- handlePart for gripping
- alter egoA secondary persona
- secret identityUndisclosed true self
- incognitoWith identity concealed
Informal term for companion
Affectionate name for beloved
- darlingBeloved person or pet
- honeyBees' viscous nectar product
- babyVery young child
- babeAffectionate partner name
angel · sugar · pumpkin · sunshine · treasure · precious · lovebug · cutie
New York City's moniker
- Windy CityChicago's famous moniker
- City of LightFrench capital's luminous nickname
- Emerald IsleNickname for verdant Ireland
- Lone Star StateOfficial Texas nickname
Golden State · Land of the Rising Sun · Beantown · Motor City · Sin City
Affectionate verbal teasing
- inside jokeHumor requiring shared history
- razzingLight mocking banter
- joshingPlayful mocking
- jestingPlayful, unserious speech
sobriquet
Descriptive informal name
- monikerInformal designation for someone
- appellationName or title given
- cognomenFamily name or nickname
epithet · byname · denomination · designation · title · honorific · style · form of address · diminutive
handle
Part for gripping
- screennameOnline identity label
- gamertagPlayer's online identity
- avatarDigital user representation
username · online alias · social handle · tag
pseudonym
Fictitious professional name
- handlePart for gripping
- alter egoA secondary persona
- secret identityUndisclosed true self
buddy
Informal term for companion
bro · sis · dude · homie · squirt · shorty · junior · kiddo · ace · sport
sweetheart
Affectionate name for beloved
babe · angel · sugar · pumpkin · sunshine · treasure · precious · lovebug · cutie · sweetie
Big Apple
New York City's moniker
- Windy CityChicago's famous moniker
- City of LightFrench capital's luminous nickname
- Emerald IsleNickname for verdant Ireland
Lone Star State · Golden State · Land of the Rising Sun · Beantown · Motor City · Sin City
ribbing
Affectionate verbal teasing
- inside jokeHumor requiring shared history
- razzingLight mocking banter
- joshingPlayful mocking
- biographybirth, death date, autobiography, life story, biography
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
- namessurnames, forenames, surname, pseudonyms, aliases
- personal datadate of birth, DOB, birthday, birthdate, birth date
- aliasesalias, pseudonym, codename, nom de plume, handle
- athlete profilesage, height, team, position, nationality
nicknamelegal name
Official designation on records
full name · official name · government name · given name · birth name
- nickname for
- family nicknamesAffectionate names among relatives
- nickname originSource of informal names
- state nicknameOfficial informal state title
- regional nicknameInformal geographic designation