Noun
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
Source: WordNetDemocrats have always historically referred to our families as working families, and I have sort of changed that moniker. I think what we have is a nation of worried families - families that are concerned about job security, families who thought their pensions were secure and now have questions. Thomas Vilsack
In Cool Britannia, the moniker the Island acquired in the times of trendy Tony Blair, the only way disarmed Britons may shoot a savage is with ... a camera. Ilana Mercer
Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph Source: Internet
Henry's nickname was Slim Source: Internet
2000–07: Turnaround, Musicology, label change, and 3121 On May 16, 2000, Prince stopped using the Love Symbol moniker and returned to using "Prince", after his publishing contract with Warner/Chappell expired. Source: Internet
After receiving 27,000 entries, one was selected that additionally resulted in a change of its moniker to "Toyota" from the family name "Toyoda". Source: Internet