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)

• America's Sweetheart
• The Girl with the Curls
• Queen of the Movies
• Jane Roe via concept surface "pseudonym"
• Psychopompos via concept surface "epithet"
• The House that Griffey Built via concept surface "stadium nickname"
• Little Grey Lady of the Sea
• Queen City of the Trails
• Herbie
• Jim Ed
• Nischel
• The Diesel
• Maccas (for McDonald’s)
  surface form: Maccas
• Broad Street Bullies
• City of Roses
• Operation Hummingbird via concept surface "codename"
• City of Dreams
• The U
• River City
• Dakshin Ganga via concept surface "epithet"
• Koba via concept surface "revolutionary alias"
• Andi via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Crown City
• The Man of a Thousand Voices
• Tally
• City of Kings
• Iron Duke
• City of Stars
• Marie De Forest via concept surface "stage name"
  surface form: Marie Mosquini
• Maximum City
• Las Vegas of the East
• Mile High City
• Operation London Bridge via concept surface "codename"
• Blue Max
• Die Mannschaft
• Furniture City
• Beer City USA
• King of the Cowboys
• The House That Nat Built
• Double Blue
• Argeiphontes via concept surface "epithet"
• Lord of the West via concept surface "epithet"
• Old Pete
• Lee’s War Horse
• Lord of Djedu via concept surface "epithet"
• Gabe via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Gabi via concept surface "hypocorism"
• The City Different via concept surface "city nickname"
• Brew City
• Jo via concept surface "hypocorism"