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:
Inflected forms: nick·named, nick·nam·ing, nick·names 1. To give a nickname to. 2.Archaic To call by an incorrect name; misname.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English neke name, from a neke name, alteration of an eke name : eke, addition (from Old English aca; see aug- in Appendix I) + name, name; see name.
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aca; see aug- in Appendix I) + name, name; see name.
