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Synonyms for moniker

  • noun

Most common

street name proper name nickname sobriquet tag

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Noun

1. Nickname — A personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute

nickname, sobriquet, by-name, name, to-name UK, proper name, street name, pseudonym, cognomen

Other

tag

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute.

    The rookie was upset at being called Lemon Drop until she realized that everyone on the team had a silly moniker.

Related words

Other spellings
monicker

Forms

Plural
monikers → nicknames, sobriquets, by-names, names…

Example sentences

  • nickname "John Doe" is a nickname for an anonymous person.
  • tag The price tag is still on the shirt Tom is wearing.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
monikerrising
nicknamerising
sobriquetrising
tagrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
tag1
4 letters
name1
8 letters
nickname2, cognomen
9 letters
pseudonym3, sobriquet3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (nickname2 = 2 syllables).

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appellation
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denominación
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