nickname
SUBSTITUTE FOR THE PROPER NAME OF A FAMILIAR PERSON, PLACE OR THING EXPRESSING AFFECTION
Nicknames; Nicknamed; Nick-name; Nickname (athletic); Kuniyath; Nicknames for people; Pet forms; Nick name; Short name; Shortname; Moniker; Monicker; Familiar name; Speaking name; Ekename; Nicknaming; Monikers; Apodo
¦ noun a familiar or humorous name for a person or thing.
¦ verb give a nickname to.
Origin
ME: from
an eke-name (
eke meaning 'addition': see
eke2), misinterpreted (by wrong division) as
a neke name.