nickname

A descriptive name added to or replacing the actual name of a person, place, or thing.

A familiar or shortened form of a proper name.

To give a nickname to.

To call by an incorrect name; misname.

A name given to a person in contempt, derision, or reproach; an opprobrious or contemptuous appellation.

A familiar or diminutive name.

To give a nickname to.

To apply a familiar or diminutive name to: as, John, nicknamed Jack.

A name given in affectionate familiarity, sportive familiarity, contempt, or derision; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation.

To give a nickname to; to call by a nickname.