Definition of nickname in English:

nickname

noun ˈnɪkneɪmˈnɪkˌneɪm

A familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name.
绰号，诨名
Mallender's fair complexion gave rise to his nickname ‘Ghost’
Example sentencesExamples
- Will had given their proper names, instead of their shortened nicknames.
- The four-times World Cup champions are the only major sporting country in which athletes are most commonly known by their first names or nicknames.
- He told her again, feeling her head jerk as he used her nickname instead of her full name.
- He said that people were known by their nicknames rather than their real names, so he would not have known him as Fred.
- It is not uncommon for an estate owner to be known by a nickname or abbreviated name.
- No, the member cannot refer to members by nicknames or Christian names.
- It was clearly ruled that members should be referred to by their correct names, not by nicknames.
- However, the names or the nicknames of the authors, unlike print encyclopaedias, do not appear at the bottom of the articles.
- There are a lot of different kinds of railway cars, their names and nicknames familiar to most people, but there are only a few that bear the name of their inventor.
- But then I also have trouble changing from a full name to a nickname for people.
- They were using familiar nicknames for each other since the child was very close to his mentor and defender.
- Amara is not my real name, it is a cruel nickname forced upon me by the spoiled daughters of the master.
- My advice - don't store the email addresses of friends and family under their names, but under nicknames…
- In some places the victims even learn the names or nicknames of those who abused them.
- Finally, I have to regret the use of first names and nicknames for women, while men are given surnames, honorifics and initials.
- My mom uses baby talk with her, calling her new-found names and nicknames on the spur of the moment.
- Most people weren't generally familiar with his nickname; he was too serious a person.
- It was his first name, but we always went by nicknames or first names.
- Bob Clarke gave me the nickname and instead of discouraging it, I went along with it.
- Many Vikings also had a nickname which was used instead of their family name.
Synonyms
sobriquet, byname, tag, label, familiar name, epithet
pet name, diminutive, term of endearment, endearment, affectionate name
informal moniker
formal appellation, cognomen
archaic byword, eke-name, to-name

verb ˈnɪkneɪmˈnɪkˌneɪm

with object and complement Give a nickname to.
an area nicknamed Sniper's Alley
一片被戏称为“狙击手之巷”的区域。
Example sentencesExamples
- Her care for children led to her being nicknamed Auntie Joan.
- We nicknamed her Skippy cos she skips around when she dances!
- It's the sort of extreme pronouncement one has come to expect from Chávez, known for nicknaming the stations ‘the four horsemen of the apocalypse.’
- He said he nicknamed her ‘eight-ball’ because of the black bruising on her face.
- Some who have heard the ‘piano man’, as he has been nicknamed, believe he may be a professional musician.
- He had two motorbikes, which he nicknamed Jessie James and Valerie James.
- Hospital chaplains have even nicknamed the ducklings the 12 disciples.
- On their barrels the crews have nicknamed their armoured behemoths.
- And being nicknamed the Toffeemen isn't harming Everton, currently fourth in the Premiership.
- Meantime her relationship with her screen love-interest Richard Gere turned arctic as he grew impatient with her erratic behaviour, calling her unstable and nicknaming her ‘Nervous Nellie’.
- Skipjack tuna, or skippies, as they are nicknamed, can be seen flashing their silver just under the surface.
- She has been nicknamed the lioness of the African radio waves as she tears into politicians with her no-holds-barred approach.
- London has been nicknamed Harare North; Edmonton in Canada has been christened Bulawayo.
- You can answer almost any question people ask, and have thus been nicknamed Jeeves.
- In the US it is nicknamed the ‘devil's drug’ and blamed for addiction and social problems.
- He was nicknamed Starlight because his character changed so much once the stars appeared.
- The new entertainment centre has such a distinctive shape the young people around town have nicknamed it already.
- Miss Wilcox had worn the cap almost every day since buying it a year ago and was nicknamed Ted and Edward because of the brand name.
- The best that can be said for providing the nickname here is that Bush's propensity for nicknaming everyone is so well known that no one is misled that the ‘Kenny Boy’ nickname means anything.
- From what I have read, Chicago is nicknamed the windy city for different reasons.

Origin

Late Middle English: from an eke-name (eke meaning 'addition': see eke²), misinterpreted, by wrong division, as a neke name.

In the Middle Ages a nickname was an eke-name, or ‘an additional name’— eke meant ‘additional’. People misinterpreted an eke-name as a neke name or, later, a nickname. See also newt

Definition of nickname in US English:

nickname

nounˈnɪkˌneɪmˈnikˌnām

A familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name.
绰号，诨名
Example sentencesExamples
- Many Vikings also had a nickname which was used instead of their family name.
- My advice - don't store the email addresses of friends and family under their names, but under nicknames…
- Most people weren't generally familiar with his nickname; he was too serious a person.
- However, the names or the nicknames of the authors, unlike print encyclopaedias, do not appear at the bottom of the articles.
- He said that people were known by their nicknames rather than their real names, so he would not have known him as Fred.
- But then I also have trouble changing from a full name to a nickname for people.
- The four-times World Cup champions are the only major sporting country in which athletes are most commonly known by their first names or nicknames.
- They were using familiar nicknames for each other since the child was very close to his mentor and defender.
- Amara is not my real name, it is a cruel nickname forced upon me by the spoiled daughters of the master.
- It was his first name, but we always went by nicknames or first names.
- My mom uses baby talk with her, calling her new-found names and nicknames on the spur of the moment.
- Bob Clarke gave me the nickname and instead of discouraging it, I went along with it.
- In some places the victims even learn the names or nicknames of those who abused them.
- Finally, I have to regret the use of first names and nicknames for women, while men are given surnames, honorifics and initials.
- Will had given their proper names, instead of their shortened nicknames.
- He told her again, feeling her head jerk as he used her nickname instead of her full name.
- It is not uncommon for an estate owner to be known by a nickname or abbreviated name.
- There are a lot of different kinds of railway cars, their names and nicknames familiar to most people, but there are only a few that bear the name of their inventor.
- It was clearly ruled that members should be referred to by their correct names, not by nicknames.
- No, the member cannot refer to members by nicknames or Christian names.
Synonyms
sobriquet, byname, tag, label, familiar name, epithet

verbˈnɪkˌneɪmˈnikˌnām

with object and complement Give a nickname to; call by a nickname.
给…起绰号；以绰号相称
his fraternity brothers nicknamed him “The Bird” because of his skydiving skills
Example sentencesExamples
- London has been nicknamed Harare North; Edmonton in Canada has been christened Bulawayo.
- From what I have read, Chicago is nicknamed the windy city for different reasons.
- And being nicknamed the Toffeemen isn't harming Everton, currently fourth in the Premiership.
- On their barrels the crews have nicknamed their armoured behemoths.
- We nicknamed her Skippy cos she skips around when she dances!
- He had two motorbikes, which he nicknamed Jessie James and Valerie James.
- Skipjack tuna, or skippies, as they are nicknamed, can be seen flashing their silver just under the surface.
- He was nicknamed Starlight because his character changed so much once the stars appeared.
- You can answer almost any question people ask, and have thus been nicknamed Jeeves.
- Her care for children led to her being nicknamed Auntie Joan.
- The best that can be said for providing the nickname here is that Bush's propensity for nicknaming everyone is so well known that no one is misled that the ‘Kenny Boy’ nickname means anything.
- Miss Wilcox had worn the cap almost every day since buying it a year ago and was nicknamed Ted and Edward because of the brand name.
- Some who have heard the ‘piano man’, as he has been nicknamed, believe he may be a professional musician.
- In the US it is nicknamed the ‘devil's drug’ and blamed for addiction and social problems.
- Hospital chaplains have even nicknamed the ducklings the 12 disciples.
- Meantime her relationship with her screen love-interest Richard Gere turned arctic as he grew impatient with her erratic behaviour, calling her unstable and nicknaming her ‘Nervous Nellie’.
- He said he nicknamed her ‘eight-ball’ because of the black bruising on her face.
- She has been nicknamed the lioness of the African radio waves as she tears into politicians with her no-holds-barred approach.
- The new entertainment centre has such a distinctive shape the young people around town have nicknamed it already.
- It's the sort of extreme pronouncement one has come to expect from Chávez, known for nicknaming the stations ‘the four horsemen of the apocalypse.’

Origin

Late Middle English: from an eke-name ( eke meaning ‘addition’: see eke), misinterpreted, by wrong division, as a neke name.

单词	nickname
释义	Definition of nickname in English: nickname noun ˈnɪkneɪmˈnɪkˌneɪm A familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name. 绰号，诨名 Mallender's fair complexion gave rise to his nickname ‘Ghost’ Example sentencesExamples Will had given their proper names, instead of their shortened nicknames. The four-times World Cup champions are the only major sporting country in which athletes are most commonly known by their first names or nicknames. He told her again, feeling her head jerk as he used her nickname instead of her full name. He said that people were known by their nicknames rather than their real names, so he would not have known him as Fred. It is not uncommon for an estate owner to be known by a nickname or abbreviated name. No, the member cannot refer to members by nicknames or Christian names. It was clearly ruled that members should be referred to by their correct names, not by nicknames. However, the names or the nicknames of the authors, unlike print encyclopaedias, do not appear at the bottom of the articles. There are a lot of different kinds of railway cars, their names and nicknames familiar to most people, but there are only a few that bear the name of their inventor. But then I also have trouble changing from a full name to a nickname for people. They were using familiar nicknames for each other since the child was very close to his mentor and defender. Amara is not my real name, it is a cruel nickname forced upon me by the spoiled daughters of the master. My advice - don't store the email addresses of friends and family under their names, but under nicknames… In some places the victims even learn the names or nicknames of those who abused them. Finally, I have to regret the use of first names and nicknames for women, while men are given surnames, honorifics and initials. My mom uses baby talk with her, calling her new-found names and nicknames on the spur of the moment. Most people weren't generally familiar with his nickname; he was too serious a person. It was his first name, but we always went by nicknames or first names. Bob Clarke gave me the nickname and instead of discouraging it, I went along with it. Many Vikings also had a nickname which was used instead of their family name. Synonyms sobriquet, byname, tag, label, familiar name, epithet pet name, diminutive, term of endearment, endearment, affectionate name informal moniker formal appellation, cognomen archaic byword, eke-name, to-name verb ˈnɪkneɪmˈnɪkˌneɪm with object and complement Give a nickname to. an area nicknamed Sniper's Alley 一片被戏称为“狙击手之巷”的区域。 Example sentencesExamples Her care for children led to her being nicknamed Auntie Joan. We nicknamed her Skippy cos she skips around when she dances! It's the sort of extreme pronouncement one has come to expect from Chávez, known for nicknaming the stations ‘the four horsemen of the apocalypse.’ He said he nicknamed her ‘eight-ball’ because of the black bruising on her face. Some who have heard the ‘piano man’, as he has been nicknamed, believe he may be a professional musician. He had two motorbikes, which he nicknamed Jessie James and Valerie James. Hospital chaplains have even nicknamed the ducklings the 12 disciples. On their barrels the crews have nicknamed their armoured behemoths. And being nicknamed the Toffeemen isn't harming Everton, currently fourth in the Premiership. Meantime her relationship with her screen love-interest Richard Gere turned arctic as he grew impatient with her erratic behaviour, calling her unstable and nicknaming her ‘Nervous Nellie’. Skipjack tuna, or skippies, as they are nicknamed, can be seen flashing their silver just under the surface. She has been nicknamed the lioness of the African radio waves as she tears into politicians with her no-holds-barred approach. London has been nicknamed Harare North; Edmonton in Canada has been christened Bulawayo. You can answer almost any question people ask, and have thus been nicknamed Jeeves. In the US it is nicknamed the ‘devil's drug’ and blamed for addiction and social problems. He was nicknamed Starlight because his character changed so much once the stars appeared. The new entertainment centre has such a distinctive shape the young people around town have nicknamed it already. Miss Wilcox had worn the cap almost every day since buying it a year ago and was nicknamed Ted and Edward because of the brand name. The best that can be said for providing the nickname here is that Bush's propensity for nicknaming everyone is so well known that no one is misled that the ‘Kenny Boy’ nickname means anything. From what I have read, Chicago is nicknamed the windy city for different reasons. Origin Late Middle English: from an eke-name (eke meaning 'addition': see eke²), misinterpreted, by wrong division, as a neke name. In the Middle Ages a nickname was an eke-name, or ‘an additional name’— eke meant ‘additional’. People misinterpreted an eke-name as a neke name or, later, a nickname. See also newt Definition of nickname in US English: nickname nounˈnɪkˌneɪmˈnikˌnām A familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name. 绰号，诨名 Example sentencesExamples Many Vikings also had a nickname which was used instead of their family name. My advice - don't store the email addresses of friends and family under their names, but under nicknames… Most people weren't generally familiar with his nickname; he was too serious a person. However, the names or the nicknames of the authors, unlike print encyclopaedias, do not appear at the bottom of the articles. He said that people were known by their nicknames rather than their real names, so he would not have known him as Fred. But then I also have trouble changing from a full name to a nickname for people. The four-times World Cup champions are the only major sporting country in which athletes are most commonly known by their first names or nicknames. They were using familiar nicknames for each other since the child was very close to his mentor and defender. Amara is not my real name, it is a cruel nickname forced upon me by the spoiled daughters of the master. It was his first name, but we always went by nicknames or first names. My mom uses baby talk with her, calling her new-found names and nicknames on the spur of the moment. Bob Clarke gave me the nickname and instead of discouraging it, I went along with it. In some places the victims even learn the names or nicknames of those who abused them. Finally, I have to regret the use of first names and nicknames for women, while men are given surnames, honorifics and initials. Will had given their proper names, instead of their shortened nicknames. He told her again, feeling her head jerk as he used her nickname instead of her full name. It is not uncommon for an estate owner to be known by a nickname or abbreviated name. There are a lot of different kinds of railway cars, their names and nicknames familiar to most people, but there are only a few that bear the name of their inventor. It was clearly ruled that members should be referred to by their correct names, not by nicknames. No, the member cannot refer to members by nicknames or Christian names. Synonyms sobriquet, byname, tag, label, familiar name, epithet verbˈnɪkˌneɪmˈnikˌnām with object and complement Give a nickname to; call by a nickname. 给…起绰号；以绰号相称 his fraternity brothers nicknamed him “The Bird” because of his skydiving skills Example sentencesExamples London has been nicknamed Harare North; Edmonton in Canada has been christened Bulawayo. From what I have read, Chicago is nicknamed the windy city for different reasons. And being nicknamed the Toffeemen isn't harming Everton, currently fourth in the Premiership. On their barrels the crews have nicknamed their armoured behemoths. We nicknamed her Skippy cos she skips around when she dances! He had two motorbikes, which he nicknamed Jessie James and Valerie James. Skipjack tuna, or skippies, as they are nicknamed, can be seen flashing their silver just under the surface. He was nicknamed Starlight because his character changed so much once the stars appeared. You can answer almost any question people ask, and have thus been nicknamed Jeeves. Her care for children led to her being nicknamed Auntie Joan. The best that can be said for providing the nickname here is that Bush's propensity for nicknaming everyone is so well known that no one is misled that the ‘Kenny Boy’ nickname means anything. Miss Wilcox had worn the cap almost every day since buying it a year ago and was nicknamed Ted and Edward because of the brand name. Some who have heard the ‘piano man’, as he has been nicknamed, believe he may be a professional musician. In the US it is nicknamed the ‘devil's drug’ and blamed for addiction and social problems. Hospital chaplains have even nicknamed the ducklings the 12 disciples. Meantime her relationship with her screen love-interest Richard Gere turned arctic as he grew impatient with her erratic behaviour, calling her unstable and nicknaming her ‘Nervous Nellie’. He said he nicknamed her ‘eight-ball’ because of the black bruising on her face. She has been nicknamed the lioness of the African radio waves as she tears into politicians with her no-holds-barred approach. The new entertainment centre has such a distinctive shape the young people around town have nicknamed it already. It's the sort of extreme pronouncement one has come to expect from Chávez, known for nicknaming the stations ‘the four horsemen of the apocalypse.’ Origin Late Middle English: from an eke-name ( eke meaning ‘addition’: see eke), misinterpreted, by wrong division, as a neke name.
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