Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A descriptive name added to or replacing the actual name of a person, place, or thing.
- noun A familiar or shortened form of a proper name.
- transitive verb To give a nickname to.
- transitive verb Archaic To call by an incorrect name; misname.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name given to a person in contempt, derision, or reproach; an opprobrious or contemptuous appellation.
- noun A familiar or diminutive name.
- To give a nickname to.
- To apply a familiar or diminutive name to: as, John, nicknamed Jack.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A name given in affectionate familiarity, sportive familiarity, contempt, or derision; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation.
- transitive verb To give a nickname to; to call by a nickname.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
familiar , inventedgiven name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing. - noun A kind of
byname that describes a person by a characteristic of that person. - verb transitive To give a nickname to (a person or thing).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
- noun a descriptive name for a place or thing
- verb give a nickname to
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Oshirina: This Japanese nickname is a word coined from "oshiri" (butt) and "Rina", the first name of actress/model Rina Akiyama.
Top 5 Most Outrageous Japanese Female Celebrity Nicknames 2007
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Oshirina: This Japanese nickname is a word coined from "oshiri" (butt) and "Rina", the first name of actress/model Rina Akiyama.
Archive 2007-08-01 2007
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Plus, he says his nickname is short for "Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone" which is quite the opposite of what we see on the album cover, it must have been something misleading with it.
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His nickname is Spanish for "cinnamon blond" because of his red hair and light skin color.
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The Ecuadorean's nickname translates as "street dog", but Benitez's display was that of a striker intent on being top dog by the time McLeish uses Carson Yeung's cash to bolster Birmingham's squad.
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The Ecuadorean's nickname translates as "street dog", but Benitez's display was that of a striker intent on being top dog by the time McLeish uses Carson Yeung's cash to bolster Birmingham's squad.
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If I ever have a mother-in-law, I guess my nickname is the abnormal one.
Archive 2007-02-01 Jerine 2007
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Funny how the nickname is actually longer than the real name
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If I ever have a mother-in-law, I guess my nickname is the abnormal one.
Nickname According to Personality Jerine 2007
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Has anyone else pointed out that your nickname is an anagram for Karl Rove?
knitandpurl commented on the word nickname
"Nickname comes from an Old English expression, an eke name. Eke meant 'also'. It was your 'other' name. Over time, the n of an got transferred to the beginning of eke. An eke became a neke. The pronunciation changed, and the spelling, and eventually we get the modern word."
-By Hook or By Crook by David Crystal, p 92
December 15, 2008
rolig commented on the word nickname
So is eke meaning "also" cognate with the German auch? Sehr interessant, as they used to say on Laugh-In.
December 15, 2008