Sobriquet

Pronunciation ,

• UK IPA: /ˈsəʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/
• US enPR: ʹsōbrÄ­kā, IPA: /ˈsoÊŠ.bɹɪ.keɪ/, /ˈsoÊŠ.bɹɪ.kÉ›t/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Alternative forms

• soubriquet

Origin

From French sobriquet ("nickname"), from Middle French soubriquet ("a chuck under the chin").

Full definition of sobriquet

Noun

1. A familiar name for a person (typically a shortened version of a person’s given name)."The Bard" is a sobriquet of English playwright William Shakespeare.
• 1862, A. Banning NortonThe 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

• (familiar name) cognomen, moniker, nickname