nicknamer
Gives informal names
A nicknamer is someone who creates or assigns nicknames to others.
The term often implies a habit or talent for it—that person in every friend group who bestows labels that stick: He's the office nicknamer; everyone gets one eventually.
Informal designation for someone
- sobriquetDescriptive informal name
- epithetDescriptive tag for someone
- appellationName or title given
- cognomenFamily name or nickname
byname · tag · designation · title · label · christener · dubber · branding
Playful, mild ridicule
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- ribbingAffectionate verbal teasing
- jestHumorous remark or act
- wittyCleverly humorous
humorous · jokester · prankster · wordplay · quip · clever · silly · lighthearted
Fictitious professional name
- handlePart for gripping
- nom de plumeAuthor's false identity
- alter egoA secondary persona
- nom de guerreAssumed military identity
incognito · undercover · secret identity · anonym · byline
moniker
Informal designation for someone
- sobriquetDescriptive informal name
- epithetDescriptive tag for someone
- appellationName or title given
cognomen · byname · tag · designation · title · label · christener · dubber · branding · baptizer
teasing
Playful, mild ridicule
witty · humorous · jokester · prankster · wordplay · quip · clever · silly · lighthearted · whimsical
pseudonym
Fictitious professional name
- handlePart for gripping
- nom de plumeAuthor's false identity
- alter egoA secondary persona
nom de guerre · incognito · undercover · secret identity · anonym · byline
sweetheart
Affectionate name for beloved
babe · baby · sugar · angel · pumpkin · sweetie · lovebug · cuddlebug · treasure · precious
- namerschristener, labeler, baptizer, designator, identifier
nicknamerregistrar
Keeper of official records
announcer · herald · master of ceremonies · officiant · christener
- nickname for
- family nicknamesAffectionate names among relatives
- nickname originSource of informal names
- state nicknameOfficial informal state title
- regional nicknameInformal geographic designation