noun

moniker

MAH-ni-ker/ˈmɑːnɪkər/

A name by which someone or something is known.

His name sticker displays the moniker Nico.

A young man points to a simple name sticker on his chest bearing only “Nico,” making a person's name the clear focus.

Etymology

The word is recorded as slang for a person's name, especially a nickname or alias. Its origin remains uncertain; the suggested connection with monks taking new names is only a possibility.

In context

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despite having been labeled the gloomiest man in Rock author Dina Weinstein described Waters as an existentialist dismissing the unfavorable moniker as the result of misinterpretation by music critics

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More examples

The nickname became his best-known moniker.
The project acquired the moniker Bluebird.
She disliked the moniker her classmates had given her.

Forms

moniker · monikers

Similar words

nickname: A nickname is an additional informal name; moniker can refer to any name or label.
alias: An alias is an alternative name, often used to conceal identity; moniker need not imply concealment.