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)

• The City of Five Flags
• P-Cola
• Chuck via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Buster
• La Frutera via concept surface "historical nickname"
• El Pulpo
• Athens of the North
• Emerald City
• Callahan via concept surface "stage name"
  surface form: Smog
• album "Knock Knock" via concept surface "stage name"
  surface form: Smog
• The Warrior Pope
• Austerity Games
• The Quails
• L.T.
• The City Beautiful
• O-Town via concept surface "city nickname"
• Chaz via concept surface "hypocorism"
• Snowdrops via concept surface "informal nickname"
• King of the Universe via concept surface "epithet"
• La Corregidora
• First Lady of Song
• Queen of Jazz
• Desert Fox via concept surface "wartime nickname"
• Polar Bear Garden
• The Rocks via concept surface "military unit nickname"
• Hero of Manila Bay
• Mob Town
• Havana aan de Waal (informal, political) via concept surface "political nickname"
  surface form: Havana aan de Waal
• The Garden
• Evangel
• The Standard Railroad of the World
• Leijonat
• The City of Neighborhoods
• The World’s Most Famous Beach
• Old Put
• Würger
• starfish airport
  surface form: Starfish Airport
• Glaukopis via concept surface "epithet"
• Pizzaman via concept surface "musical alias"
• Mighty Dub Katz via concept surface "musical alias"
• Oxford of the East
• The Butcher of Amritsar via concept surface "epithet"
• The G.I.’s General
• The Ship
• Golden City via concept surface "poetic nickname"
• Hoch
• The GOAT
• Sarah Jane Fulks via concept surface "stage name"
  surface form: Jane Wyman
• Shrike
• The Moose