öknamn — meaning in English

English meaning

• alias noun A false or assumed name used instead of a person's real one.
• nickname noun An informal, often affectionate or descriptive name used instead of someone's real name.

Senses

öknamn is used for these senses in English:

• alias Another name; especially, an assumed name.
• 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.

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.

nickname — full definition

1. noun An informal, often affectionate or descriptive name used instead of someone's real name.
2. verb To give someone or something a nickname.

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