<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a name added to or substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in affection, ridicule, or familiarity: He has always loathed his nickname of “Whizzer.”</li><li>a familiar form of a proper name, as Jim for James and Peg for Margaret.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to give a nickname to (a person, town, etc.); call by a nickname.</li><li>Archaic: to call by an incorrect or improper name; misname.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>