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/ˈnɪkneɪm/ · noun
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.
[…] Plato, who was named Aristocles after his grandfather, but received from his gymnastic master the nickname Πλάτων (from πλάτυς, broad), which practically superseded his real name.
He excelled with the arbalest steel crossbow, winning the nickname the Arbalestier and joined Bahriyya regiment, the crack soldiers who defeated the Crusaders and became known as the Turkish Lions and the Islamic Templars.
My name is Jonathan, but I go by my nickname, Johnny.
Gerald, nicknamed "Jerry", was usually a very cheerful person.
He was nicknamed Chemical Ali by Iraqi Kurds, who also called him the Butcher of Kurdistan
Use nickname when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nickname means 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..
Common synonyms include byname, handle, moniker, nick.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"The Big Apple" is a common nickname for New York City.
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