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Synonyms
nick·name (nĭḱnāḿ)

[Middle English neke name, from a neke name, alteration of an eke name, eke, addition (from Old English ēaca; see aug-), + name, name; see name.]

noun 

  1. A descriptive name added to or replacing the actual name of a person, place, or thing.
  2. A familiar or shortened form of a proper name.

transitive verb: -named, -nam·ing, -names. 

  1. To give a nickname to.
  2. Archaic To call by an incorrect name; misname.

derivatives

nicḱnaḿer
noun