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)

• Chocolate City
• Mackmen
• Silver City
• Imma Sumack via concept surface "stage name"
• The Forest City
• Jimmie via concept surface "hypocorism"
• City of Fountains
• The Big Tuna
• KG
• The Big Ticket
• The Big Dance via concept surface "sports tournament nickname"
• The Magic City via concept surface "city nickname"
• Azules de la Capital via concept surface "moniker"
• Free State
• America’s Finest City via concept surface "city nickname"
• Flying Pencil
• Bärbel via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Kanonen-Bernhard
• Childish Gambino via concept surface "stage name"
• Childish Bambino
• Money Factory
• Ovi
• Publius via concept surface "pseudonym"
• Kitty
• Hor via concept surface "hypocorism"
• The City
• Kay via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Horry via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Birdland
• Men in Red
• Gateway to the West
• The Big O
• John Company via concept surface "historical nickname"
• The Big Bam
• Cump
• Alex via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Governor Moonbeam
• Cbus
• Arch City
• Agent Zero
• Cherry Capital of the World via concept surface "city nickname"
• Cardiac Cards
• Big Red
• The Heart of Georgia
• The Cherry Blossom Capital of the World
• The Song and Soul of the South
• Kriophoros via concept surface "epithet"
• Hollywood North
• Rain City
• Hammer of the Scots via concept surface "epithet"