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)

• Old Dominion
• Silicon Valley of Mexico
• Beer City USA
• Will via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Steel City
• Amazins
• Mound City via concept surface "historical nickname"
• STL
• Immigrant City
• The Shop (historical nickname used by officers) via concept surface "historical nickname"
• Gateway City
• City of Workers
• The Vocal Bible
• poetic nickname for Nantucket via concept surface "poetic nickname"
  surface form: Little Grey Lady of the Sea
• Jacaranda City
• La Reina del Plata via concept surface "poetic nickname"
• Lex via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Sandy
• Insurance Capital of the World via concept surface "city nickname"
• the Garden of England
  surface form: Garden of England
• York House (historical informal name) via concept surface "informal name"
• Lou via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Moonlight Sonata via concept surface "codename"
• City of Firsts
• Eddie via concept surface "hypocorism"
• The Market
• The Lone Star
• Chinese Taipei via concept surface "euphemistic name"
• Blue People
• Ned via concept surface "hypocorism"
• RSN
• Green City in the Sun via concept surface "city nickname"
• Big Five via concept surface "informal name"
• The Boss
• El
• Perfume Genius via concept surface "stage name"
• Sasha via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Blue Diamond via concept surface "military unit nickname"
• Babette via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Basia (Polish) via concept surface "hypocorism"
  surface form: Basia
• Theo via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Knickerbocker (nickname for New Yorker)
• City of Literature
• Barbel via concept surface "hypocorism"
• The Rock and Roll Capital of the World via concept surface "city nickname"
• Red Devils via concept surface "military unit nickname"
• Lulu
• Wil via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Lion of the West
• Stadt der Wissenschaften