[ˈnɪkneɪm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name
(e.g: Mallender's fair complexion gave rise to his nickname ‘Ghost’)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from an eke-name (eke meaning ‘addition’: see eke), misinterpreted, by wrong division, as a neke name

[ˈnɪkneɪm], (Verb)

Definitions:
- give a nickname to
(e.g: an area nicknamed Sniper's Alley)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from an eke-name (eke meaning ‘addition’: see eke), misinterpreted, by wrong division, as a neke name