sobriquet

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈsəʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/
• (America) enPR ʹsōbrĭkā, IPA: /ˈsoʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/, /ˈsoʊ.bɹɪ.kɛt/

Noun

sobriquet (plural sobriquets)

1. A familiar name for a person (typically a shortened version of a person’s given name).

   Synonyms: cognomen, moniker, nickname

   “The Bard” is a sobriquet of English playwright William Shakespeare.

   • 1862, A. Banning Norton

     The sobriquet of Johnny Appleseed attached to him, though his real name was Chapman, in consequence of his being ever engaged in gathering and planting appleseed and cultivating nurseries of apple trees.

Synonyms

• byname
• to-name

Translations

• French: sobriquet, surnom familier
• German: Beiname, Spitzname
• Portuguese: alcunha
• Russian: про́звище
• Spanish: sobrenombre

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