nickname

A nickname is an informal, often affectionate or descriptive name given to a person, place, or thing that differs from its official or original name.

Observed surface forms (34)

• hypocorism ×63
• epithet ×24
• city nickname ×23
• historical nickname ×17
• stage name ×17
• military unit nickname ×10
• poetic nickname ×7
• pseudonym ×7
• codename ×6
• moniker ×6

• informal name ×4
• sobriquet ×4
• stadium nickname ×4
• informal nickname ×3
• sports venue nickname ×3
• alias ×2
• historic nickname ×2
• musical alias ×2
• political nickname ×2
• sports event nickname ×2
• English nickname ×1
• battlefield nickname ×1
• brand nickname ×1
• cultural nickname ×1
• euphemistic name ×1
• military nickname ×1
• regional nickname ×1
• revolutionary alias ×1
• secret codename ×1
• sports tournament nickname ×1
• traditional nickname ×1
• university nickname ×1
• urban nickname ×1
• wartime nickname ×1

Instances (477)

• TB12
• Do-Nothing Congress
• Honest Abe
• The Ball
• Common Sense via concept surface "stage name"
• Repre
• The Great Commoner
• Max via concept surface "hypocorism"
• River City
• Empire State
• The Great Eight
• The Wizard of Menlo Park
• The U's
• Seward’s Icebox via concept surface "historical nickname"
• Nell via concept surface "hypocorism"
• The D
• The Town of Homes
• Franconian Jerusalem via concept surface "historical nickname"
• Tom Terrific
• Kick
• Bore War via concept surface "historical nickname"
• The Stump
• Hotlanta via concept surface "city nickname"
• Venice of the North
• Olie the Goalie
• Smog via concept surface "stage name"
• Chi-Town via concept surface "city nickname"
• Oracle of Omaha
• America’s Hometown
• The Iron Lady
• Clinton's Ditch
• Bill via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Roosevelt’s Tree Army
• The Farm
• Uncle Joe
• Wills (as surname-related nickname)
  surface form: Wills (surname-related nickname)
• Willy via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
• Oom Paul
• Doug via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Stumptown
• Clemmie via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Pale Hose
• The Crossroads of the World
• Heart of the Valley
• City of Medicine
• Cigar City
• The Big Guava
• Pops
• Satch