nicknames
Casual name alternatives
Nicknames are informal names used instead of or alongside someone's given name.
They often arise from affection, physical traits, or inside jokes: His friends call him Red because of his hair.
Nicknames can be shortened forms of proper names (Bill for William, Peggy for Margaret) or entirely invented.
Places, teams, and things also acquire nicknames: the Big Apple, the Windy City.
To nickname someone is to give them such a name.
Descriptive informal name
- epithetDescriptive tag for someone
- bynameSecondary name or epithet
- cognomenFamily name or nickname
- appellationName or title given
Fictitious professional name
- code-nameSecret identifying label
- handlePart for gripping
- nom-de-plumeAssumed authorial identity
- alter-egoAlternate version of oneself
stage-name · pen-name · incognito · anonym
Informal term for companion
sis · dude · homie · amigo · comrade · compadre · sidekick · partner
Affectionate name for beloved
- darlingBeloved person or pet
- honeyBees' viscous nectar product
- babeAffectionate partner name
- babyVery young child
angel · precious · sunshine · pumpkin · buttercup · cupcake · muffin · sugar
sobriquet
Descriptive informal name
appellation · tag · handle · label · title · red · slim · big · tiny · lefty
pseudonym
Fictitious professional name
- code-nameSecret identifying label
- handlePart for gripping
- nom-de-plumeAssumed authorial identity
alter-ego · stage-name · pen-name · incognito · anonym
buddy
Informal term for companion
bro · sis · dude · homie · amigo · comrade · compadre · sidekick · partner · fella
sweetheart
Affectionate name for beloved
baby · angel · precious · sunshine · pumpkin · buttercup · cupcake · muffin · sugar · peaches
shorty
Informal term for someone small
junior · mini · peanut · shrimp · half-pint · small-fry · munchkin · titch · nipper · tot
goofy
Amusingly foolish or absurd
nerd · dork · weirdo · klutz · scatterbrain · bonehead · knucklehead · meathead · airhead · slowpoke
- group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
- namessurnames, first name, last name, given name, forenames
- namingnomenclature, naming conventions, aliases, monikers, surnames
- Diminutivesbaby, bunny, puppy, kitty, doggy
- Teen Friendshipsbest friends, BFFs, cliques, trust, loyalty
- anonymity toolsaliases, pseudonyms, usernames, avatars, alter egos
nicknameslegal names
Officially registered identities
given names · birth names · proper names · full names · Christian names
- nickname for
- family nicknamesAffectionate names among relatives
- nickname originSource of informal names
- state nicknameOfficial informal state title
- regional nicknameInformal geographic designation