Synonym: byname, cognomen, dub, moniker, sobriquet, soubriquet. Similar words: name, by name, good name, tournament, in the name of, acknowledge, acknowledgement, dynamic. Meaning: ['nɪkneɪm] 
n. 1. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) 2. a descriptive name for a place or thing. v. give a nickname to.
n. 1. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) 2. a descriptive name for a place or thing. v. give a nickname to. 151. And since HD 209458b is a pretty typical "hot Jupiter"—the nickname for close-orbiting gas giants—it's "almost certain" that all hot Jupiters have comet-like tails, Linsky said.