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How to pronounce nickname in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms byname, cognomen, moniker, sobriquet, soubriquet
Type of appellative, denomination, designation, appellation


Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph.
Henry's nickname was Slim.
Type Words
Synonyms dub
Type of be known as, call, know as, name
Type Words
Type of name


the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'.

Examples of nickname

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It was so relished by Liverpool mariners that they gained the nickname Scousers.
From the independent.co.uk
The name that the report gave it is a nickname that the students have called it.
From the dailyherald.com
The term is just a nickname for avocados, due to their shape, texture and color.
From the philly.com
On this particular day, it was a 17-year-old boy who went by the nickname Shoes.
From the stltoday.com
However, she is demanding everyone in the family call him a ridiculous nickname.
From the bostonherald.com
His nickname is Skooney, short for Schunizo, which means a little street urchin.
From the sfgate.com
This is our nickname for some of the new structures we have found in Kelly Lake.
From the scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com
White testified this month, adding that he knew his friend by his nickname, Ice.
From the nytimes.com
The 438 Squadron badge features a wildcat, representing the squadron's nickname.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • A familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim"
  • Dub: give a nickname to
  • A descriptive name for a place or thing; "the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'"
  • A nickname (also spelled "nick name") is a descriptive name given in place of or in addition to the official name of a person, place or thing. It can also be the familiar or truncated form of the proper name, which may sometimes be used simply for convenience (e.g. ...
  • A familiar, invented given name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing; A kind of byname that describes a person by a characteristic of that person; To give a nickname to (a person or thing)
  • (NICKNAMES) Empire State of the South; Peach State
  • (Nicknames) "that dick with the helmet"
  • (Nicknames) 'Gin(possibly with the addition with san or sama)', 'Junk', 'Psycho-doll
  • (Nicknames) A humorous way of calling the numbers.