something used instead of a person's realname that either makes it shorter, is a joke, or is a word that describes their personality
by Musicalqt January 24, 2009
by Angel is Zaddy June 11, 2021
by lоris May 20, 2019
A name given to a person that is typically a shorter version of their existing full name. Nicknames can also be given to a person based on personality traits or other defining attributes of that person. The "nickname" usually derives from a friend, family member, or sometimes enemy calling a specific person a name not their own. The "nickname," if catchy enough, will stick and that person will begin being referred to by their nickname moreso than their actual full name.
The term, "nickname" originated from the the time of St. Nicholas when people had a particular difficulty with phonetics. The commoners had difficulty saying Nicholas, so they began calling him: "St. Nick", The term, "nick" also referrs to something being chipped off, such as: "Thou nicked off a piece of thine rock to make it fit in thy dwelling." Over the centuries, nickname became the term for a shortening of someone's full name, like a part of it being nicked off.
The term, "nickname" originated from the the time of St. Nicholas when people had a particular difficulty with phonetics. The commoners had difficulty saying Nicholas, so they began calling him: "St. Nick", The term, "nick" also referrs to something being chipped off, such as: "Thou nicked off a piece of thine rock to make it fit in thy dwelling." Over the centuries, nickname became the term for a shortening of someone's full name, like a part of it being nicked off.
by urbanupdater1 February 10, 2015
by Ryukh November 16, 2007
A really cute pro mouse that plays as a guest on a flash game called Transformice. He is a regular in room 3 on the EN1 server. *Nickname always let's you have firsts even though he gets the cheese to the hole a hell of a lot faster than anyone else. His kisses are the cutest of them all~
Stop by room 3 on EN1 and say hi to *Nickname. :
Stop by room 3 on EN1 and say hi to *Nickname. :
by r3g April 26, 2013
by You think I would really tell you? April 08, 2008