Sobriquet

n.

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An assumed name; a fanciful epithet or appellation; a nickname.

Noun

1.

sobriquet - a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim" Synonyms: cognomen, moniker, nickname, soubriquet

appellation, appellative, cognomen, denomination, designation, moniker, nickname, soubriquet