Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Transitive verb 1.3.1 Translations

English

Etymology

From the older form eke-name, from Middle English eke, meaning also, and name; the n comes from hearing "an eke-name" as "a nickname". Compare apple, newt, orange, ox.

Noun

nickname (plural nicknames)

1. A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing.

Synonyms

• byname
• handle

Translations

• Dutch: bijnaam
• Estonian: hüüdnimi
• Finnish: lempinimi , kutsumanimi
• French: surnom m
• Hebrew: כִּינּוּי חִיבָּה, שֵׁם לווַאי
• Italian: soprannome m
• Portuguese: apelido m (Brazil)
• Swedish: smeknamn n, öknamn n (a deregatory nickname)

Transitive verb

nickname (nicknaming, nicknamed)

1. give a nickname to (a person or thing).

Translations

• French: surnommer
• Italian: soprannominare