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Definition of nickname : 1. A name given in contempt, derision, or sportive familiarity; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation.
2. To give a nickname to; to call by a nickname.

Synonyms:

dub, denomination, handle, knight, appellation, words, specific, last name, family name, designation, title, surname, moniker, byname, cognomen, style, name, tag, appellative, soubriquet

misname

misnomer, epithet, sobriquet, pseudonym

Usage examples:

• Burgoyne at this time made a special nickname for himself. - "The Siege of Boston", Allen French.
• His aquiline nose, bristling white eyebrows, and flashing, restless eyes gave him his nickname of l'Aigle. - "Somewhere in France", Richard Harding Davis.
• What long- forgotten trifles, what thoughts of youth the nickname brought back to Lady Lansdowne's recollection. - "Chippinge Borough", Stanley J. Weyman.