Spitzname — meaning in English

English meaning

epithet noun A word or phrase used to describe what a person or thing is like.
handle noun The part of an object that is designed to be gripped by hand.
moniker noun A name or nickname, often one that's informal or draws attention to some trait.
nickname noun An informal, often affectionate or descriptive name used instead of someone's real name.
sobriquet noun A nickname for a person or thing that describes something about them.

Spitzname is used for these senses in English:

epithet A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person.
epithet (taxonomy) A word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species. This applies only to formal names of plants, fungi and bacteria. In formal names of animals the corresponding term is the specific name.
handle (slang) A name or nickname, especially as an identifier over the radio or Internet.
moniker A personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute.
nickname A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.
sobriquet A familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others) that is descriptive.

noun A word or phrase used to describe what a person or thing is like.
noun A word added to a god's name to show which particular aspect or role is meant.
noun A descriptive phrase used in place of someone's actual name or title.
noun One of the set, repeated phrases in the Iliad and Odyssey that describe a person, group or thing.