All nickname synonyms
nick·name
N n noun nickname
- name — a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning “good news,” comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
- pet name — a name or a term of address used to express affection for a person, thing, etc.
- handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- epithet — An adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.
- moniker — a person's name, especially a nickname or alias.
- sobriquet — a nickname.
- cognomen — (originally) an ancient Roman's third name or nickname, which later became his family name
- diminutive — small; little; tiny: a diminutive building for a model-train layout.
- style — a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their liking.
- tag — a children's game in which one player chases the others in an effort to touch one of them, who then takes the role of pursuer.
- appellation — An appellation is a name or title that a person, place, or thing is given.
- byword — Someone or something that is a byword for a particular quality is well known for having that quality.
- denomination — A particular denomination is a particular religious group which has slightly different beliefs from other groups within the same faith.
- label — a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.