Synonyms: sobriquet, soubriquet, cognomen, byname, nickname, moniker
Definition: a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
Usage: Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph; Henry's nickname was Slim
Similar words: appellation, appellative, denomination, designation
Definition: identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
Synonyms: nickname
Definition: a descriptive name for a place or thing
Usage: the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'
Similar words: name
Definition: a language unit by which a person or thing is known
Usage: his name really is George Washington; those are two names for the same thing
Definition: give a nickname to
Definition: assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
Usage: They named their son David; The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader