про́звище — meaning in English

English meaning

• alias noun A false or assumed name used instead of a person's real one.
• 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 familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others) that is descriptive.
• surname noun A person's family name, usually shared with relatives and passed down through generations.

Senses

про́звище is used for these senses in English:

• alias Another name; especially, an assumed name.
• 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.
• surname The portion of a person's name that is generally hereditary or treated as an indicator of a person's family, which may be shared with other members of the family, or otherwise derived from their names in some fashion; distinguished from that person's given name(s).

alias — full definition

1. noun A false or assumed name used instead of a person's real one.
2. noun (computing) A short alternative name that stands in for a longer command, file, or database column.
3. verb To give something an additional, alternative name.

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