moniker, n.
(monikers)
(monikers)
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
byname cognomen moniker nickname sobriquet soubriquet
sample sentences
"Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph""Henry's nickname was Slim"
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derivationally related form
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