sobriquets
Aliases affectionately given
Sobriquets is the plural of sobriquet, a nickname or descriptive name given in place of or alongside someone's real name.
Sobriquets often capture a notable quality or achievement: The Iron Lady, The King of Pop, The Great Emancipator.
The word comes from French and sounds more formal than nickname, appearing in biographical and historical contexts.
Informal designation for someone
- aliasAdopted false name
- epithetDescriptive tag for someone
- bynameSecondary name or epithet
- pet nameAffectionate nickname for loved ones
handle · tag · cognomen · appellation · nom de plume · pseudonym · stage name · pen name
Performer's professional alias
- monikerInformal designation for someone
- personaAssumed public identity
- alter egoA secondary persona
- professional nameAdopted work identity
brand name · ring name · rap name · DJ name · drag name
Epithet for absolute monarch
- LionheartTitle for fierce courage
- Iron LadyTough female politician nickname
- Great EmancipatorHonorific for abolition's champion
- Bard of AvonEpithet for famous playwright
Bloody Mary · Virgin Queen · Honest Abe · El Cid · Ivan the Terrible · Catherine the Great · Richard the Lionheart · Alexander the Great
New York City's moniker
- Windy CityChicago's famous moniker
- City of LightFrench capital's luminous nickname
- Eternal CityPoetic name for Roma
- City of AngelsNickname for Los Angeles
Motor City · Sin City · Hollywood · Tinseltown · Land of the Rising Sun · Emerald Isle
moniker
Informal designation for someone
pet name · handle · tag · cognomen · appellation · nom de plume · pseudonym · stage name · pen name · assumed name
stage name
Performer's professional alias
professional name · brand name · ring name · rap name · DJ name · drag name
Sun King
Epithet for absolute monarch
- LionheartTitle for fierce courage
- Iron LadyTough female politician nickname
- Great EmancipatorHonorific for abolition's champion
Bard of Avon · Bloody Mary · Virgin Queen · Honest Abe · El Cid · Ivan the Terrible · Catherine the Great · Richard the Lionheart · Alexander the Great
Big Apple
New York City's moniker
- Windy CityChicago's famous moniker
- City of LightFrench capital's luminous nickname
- Eternal CityPoetic name for Roma
City of Angels · Motor City · Sin City · Hollywood · Tinseltown · Land of the Rising Sun · Emerald Isle
- namesgiven names, first names, names, surnames, first name
- name typesfamily name, maiden name, married name, birth name, patronymic
sobriquetslegal names
Officially registered identities
given names · birth names · government names · true names · proper names