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nickname

/ˈnɪkˌneɪm/NIK-naym
/ˈnɪkˌneɪm/NIK-naym

Meaningan added name

Common meaning: an informal extra name

Journey through time

  1. Middle Englishekename‘an added name’source
  2. Middle Englishnekenamesource
  3. Englishnickname‘an informal extra name’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English ēaca ‘an addition’.

Roots

  • ēaca Old English “an addition”

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