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)

• Andru
• The Garden City
• City of Light
• Dee Dee King via concept surface "stage name"
• Big Poppa
• Stuffy
• Isla Nena
• Tora
• Multatuli via concept surface "pseudonym"
• Jamie via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Jim via concept surface "hypocorism"
• The Hub
• Conference of Champions
• The Hick from French Lick
• Operation Z via concept surface "codename"
• Ike
• Caput Mundi via concept surface "historical nickname"
• Tin Lizzie
• Leaping Lena
• Flivver
• El Draque
• Paulie via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Dougie via concept surface "hypocorism"
• The Truth
• Plum
• Friendly Games
• Cradle of Liberty via concept surface "historic nickname"
• Crossroads of America
• Pearl of the West
• Bex via concept surface "hypocorism"
• King of Battle
• Redlegs via concept surface "military nickname"
• Secret City via concept surface "codename"
• City of Big Shoulders via concept surface "poetic nickname"
• The Theatre of Dreams via concept surface "stadium nickname"
• Silicon Beach via concept surface "regional nickname"
• City of Trees
• Farm-to-Fork Capital via concept surface "city nickname"
• Soter via concept surface "epithet"
• The Gray Lady
• Pauley
• Baba-e-Qaum via concept surface "epithet"
• G-Men
• Big Blue
• Ed via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Heart of America
• Frank White via concept surface "stage name"
• Rob via concept surface "hypocorism"
• The Voice
• Bobby via concept surface "hypocorism"