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noun
A personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: byname, nickname, pseudonym, sobriquet, street name, to-name, name, nomenclature, proper name
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A person's signature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: tag
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An object (structured item of data) used to associate the name of an object with its location.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: nickname, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: appellation, denomination, designation, appellative
History
Unknown; first attested in 1849. Suggested derivations are: * Backslang for ekename (compare nickname); * From Shelta munik, munika; * From monk; * Partridge (A Dictionary of Historical Slang) suggests a corruption of monogram, which is suggestive of the sense signature. * From monarch in the sense 'king or No. 1, and thus with frank egotism, "I, myself".' (The Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. 281, pg. 349.) Online Etymological Dictionary's entry cites the Saturday Review (London newspaper) of 1857, which noted, "the word has a certain Coptic or Egyptian twang".
Across languages
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
