shortened name
Informal name variant
A shortened name is a familiar or informal version of a longer given name: Bill for William, Beth for Elizabeth, Mike for Michael.
Unlike formal nicknames that may be unrelated to the original, shortened names derive directly from the full name by clipping or abbreviation.
She goes by her shortened name at work.
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- goes byPasses or is named
- aliasAdopted false name
- abbreviationShortened word form
- monikerInformal designation for someone
diminutive · handle · tag · initials · pseudonym · call sign · sobriquet · byname · truncated · clipped · informal · casual · affectionate · Bob · Mike · Liz · memo · intro
formality/completeness
shortened namefull name
All given names together
legal name · official name · given name · proper name · birth name
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