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)

• Terra da Garoa
• Nature’s Air-Conditioned City
• Cream City
• Cacique
• Jagaban via concept surface "political nickname"
• West Point of the South
• King Eric
• Rey Planeta via concept surface "moniker"
• City of Heroes via concept surface "city nickname"
• The Capital City
• Tiger of Malaya
• Hal via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Young Napoleon
• Collar City via concept surface "city nickname"
• Gabo
• Katya via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Kiwi
• Notorious RBG via concept surface "cultural nickname"
• Case White via concept surface "codename"
• Scarface
• The 601
• Riverboat Ron
• The Wembley of the North via concept surface "stadium nickname"
• Cathedral of College Basketball via concept surface "sports venue nickname"
• Pearl of the Aegean via concept surface "poetic nickname"
• The Iron Horse
• Philip the Great via concept surface "epithet"
• Flower City via concept surface "city nickname"
• Al via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Nutmegger
• Premier Line
• The City of Good Living via concept surface "city nickname"
• Midsummer Classic via concept surface "sports event nickname"
• Automatic Adam
• The Carlton Street Cashbox
• Mad Anthony
• The Ville
• l’X
• Der Alte Fritz
• The Pyramid
• Jem via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Prince Rakeem via concept surface "stage name"
• Cactus Jack
• City of the Three Cultures via concept surface "historical nickname"
• Gateway to South India
• Fighting Fifth via concept surface "military unit nickname"
• The Crown of Maine
• Miss Jackson
• Tommy via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Queen City via concept surface "city nickname"