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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{inh|en|enm|nekename}}, alteration (due to a [[rebracketing]] of ''an ekename'' as ''a nekename'') of earlier {{m|enm|ekename||nickname}}, from {{m|enm|eke||additional}} + {{m|enm|name}}.<ref>{{cite-web |en |url=https://getpocket.com/explore/item/12-old-words-that-survived-by-getting-fossilized-in-idioms |author=Arika Okrent |date=2019-07-05 |publisher={{w|Pocket (service)|Pocket}} |accessdate=2021-10-08 |title=12 Old Words That Survived by Getting Fossilized in Idioms |work={{w|Mental Floss}}}}</ref> Compare {{cog|non|aukanafn}}, {{m|non|auknafn}}, {{m|non|auknefni}}, {{cog|fo|eyknevni}}, {{cog|da|øgenavn}}, {{cog|sv|öknamn}}, and {{cog|nds-de|Ökelname}}.
From {{inh|en|enm|nekename}}, alteration (due to a [[rebracketing]] of ''an ekename'' as ''a nekename'') of earlier {{m|enm|ekename||nickname}}, from {{m|enm|eke||additional}} + {{m|enm|name}}.<ref>{{cite-web |en |url=https://getpocket.com/explore/item/12-old-words-that-survived-by-getting-fossilized-in-idioms |author=Arika Okrent |date=2019-07-05 |publisher={{w|Pocket (service)|Pocket}} |accessdate=2021-10-08 |title=12 Old Words That Survived by Getting Fossilized in Idioms |work={{w|Mental Floss}}}}</ref> Compare {{cog|non|aukanafn}}, {{m|non|auknafn}}, {{m|non|auknefni}}, {{cog|fo|eyknevni}}, {{cog|da|øgenavn}}, {{cog|nn|aukenamn}}, {{cog|sv|öknamn}}, and {{cog|nds-de|Ökelname}}.


For other similar cases of incorrect division, see also {{m|en|apron}}, {{m|en|daffodil}}, {{m|en|newt}}, {{m|en|orange}}, {{m|en|umpire}}.
For other similar cases of incorrect division, see also {{m|en|apron}}, {{m|en|daffodil}}, {{m|en|newt}}, {{m|en|orange}}, {{m|en|umpire}}.

Revision as of 14:29, 17 May 2024

See also: Nickname

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Etymology

From Middle English nekename, alteration (due to a rebracketing of an ekename as a nekename) of earlier ekename (“nickname”), from eke (“additional”) + name.[1] Compare Old Norse aukanafn, auknafn, auknefni, Faroese eyknevni, Danish øgenavn, Norwegian Nynorsk aukenamn, Swedish öknamn, and German Low German Ökelname.

For other similar cases of incorrect division, see also apron, daffodil, newt, orange, umpire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪkneɪm/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

nickname (plural nicknames)

  1. A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.
    "The Big Apple" is a common nickname for New York City.
  2. A familiar, shortened or diminutive name for a person or thing.
    My name is Jonathan, but I go by my nickname, Johnny.

Usage notes

Nicknames are often given in quotation marks between the first and last names. For example: Sammy "The Bull" Gravano.

Synonyms

Hyponyms

  • (familiar invented given name): hypocoristic, pet name (affectionate nicknames); see epithet (invented names used alongside the actual name)

Descendants

  • → German: Nickname
  • → Japanese: ニックネーム (nikkunēmu)

Translations

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Verb

nickname (third-person singular simple present nicknames, present participle nicknaming, simple past and past participle nicknamed)

  1. (transitive) To give a nickname to (a person or thing).
    Gerald, nicknamed "Jerry", was usually a very cheerful person.

Translations

References

  1. ^ Arika Okrent (2019 July 5) “12 Old Words That Survived by Getting Fossilized in Idioms”, in Mental Floss‎[1], Pocket, retrieved 2021-10-08
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