soubriquets
Epithets for people
Soubriquets is the plural of sobriquet, a nickname or informal name—usually one that captures something essential about a person or place.
Cities collect them: New York is the Big Apple, Chicago the Windy City.
People acquire them through fame or notoriety: the Iron Lady, the King of Pop.
The spelling sobriquet is more common; soubriquet is a variant.
Informal substitute name
- bynameSecondary name or epithet
- monikerInformal designation for someone
- handlePart for gripping
- tagIdentifier or classifier
appellation · cognomen · title · designation · label · honorific · descriptor · kenning
Fictitious professional name
- alter-egoAlternate version of oneself
- nom-de-plumeAssumed authorial identity
- pen-nameAuthor's false identity
- stage-namePerformer's professional alias
nickname
Informal substitute name
tag · appellation · cognomen · title · designation · label · honorific · descriptor · kenning · diminutive
pseudonym
Fictitious professional name
- alter-egoAlternate version of oneself
- nom-de-plumeAssumed authorial identity
- pen-nameAuthor's false identity
pet-name
Fond nickname for loved ones
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
- darlingBeloved person or pet
- honeyBees' viscous nectar product
dear · love · babe · angel · sunshine · precious · treasure · pumpkin · cupcake · buttercup
soubriquetslegal names
Officially registered identities
given names · birth names · baptismal names · proper names · full names
soubriquetsbirth names
Original legal designations
patronymics · surnames · family names · given names · ancestral names