a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a persons given name); Joes mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph; Henrys nickname was Slim
[ Syn: nickname , cognomen , sobriquet , soubriquet , byname ]
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a persons given name); Joes mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph; Henrys nickname was Slim
[ Syn: nickname , cognomen , sobriquet , soubriquet , byname ]