sobriquet
Noun
Meaning
An assumed name; a fanciful epithet or appellation; a nickname.
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Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph
Henry's nickname was Slim
As Chancellor Gladstone became committed to low public spending and to electoral reform, earning him the sobriquet "The People's William".
But Alan King already had that last name and sobriquet, so he would be the Prince of comedy instead.
Her common portrayal as the stereotypical "blonde bimbo" eventually earned her the sobriquet "Carol Cleavage" from the other Pythons, but she felt that the variety of her roles should not be described in such a pejorative way.
It was at this time that Phoolan, known until then by only one name, received the respectful sobriquet "Devi" from a reverent media.