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appellation
English
Etymology
From late Middle English appellacion, from Old French apellatiun, from Latin appell?ti? (“a naming”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?æp??le???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
- Homophone: Appalachian
Noun
appellation (plural appellations)
- (formal or dated) A name, title, or designation.
- 1912, Stratemeyer Syndicate, Baseball Joe on the School Nine Chapter 1
- "I'll not," retorted "Teeter" Nelson, whose first name was Harry, but who had gained his appellation because of a habit he had of "teetering" on his tiptoes when reciting in class. "I've got Peaches all right," and there was a struggle between the two lads, one trying to throw a snowball, and the other trying to prevent him.
- 1925, Alfred Louis Kroeber, Handbook of the Indians of California (page 225)
- Russian River flows through a country of hill ridges, which in many places are dignifiable with the appellation of mountains.
- 1990, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (translators), Fyodor Dostoevsky (author), The Brothers Karamazov, North Point Press, ?ISBN, page 742:
- Gentlemen of the jury, what is a father, a real father, what does this great word mean, what terribly great idea is contained in this appellation?
- 1912, Stratemeyer Syndicate, Baseball Joe on the School Nine Chapter 1
- A geographical indication for wine that describes its geographic origin.
Related terms
- appellation contrôlée
Translations
Further reading
- appellation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
From the Old French apellatiun, but respelt to conform with the ultimate Latin etymon, appell?ti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.p?.la.sj??/
Noun
appellation f (plural appellations)
- call (instance of calling out)
- name; appellation
Derived terms
Further reading
- “appellation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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nickname
English
Etymology
From Middle English nekename, alteration (due to a rebracketing of an ekename as a nekename) of earlier ekename (“nickname”), from eke (“also, additional”) + name (“name”). Compare Old Norse aukanafn, auknafn, auknefni (“nickname”), Danish øgenavn (“nickname”), and German Low German Ökelname (“nickname”).
For other similar cases of incorrect division, see also apron, daffodil, newt, orange, umpire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?kne?m/
Noun
nickname (plural nicknames)
- 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.
- A familiar, shortened or diminutive name for a person or thing.
Usage notes
Nicknames are often given in quotation marks between the first and last names. For example: Sammy "The Bull" Gravano.
Synonyms
- (familiar invented given name): handle, hypocoristic, moniker, nick, sobriquet, pet name
Descendants
- ? German: Nickname
- ? Japanese: ?????? (nikkun?mu)
Translations
Verb
nickname (third-person singular simple present nicknames, present participle nicknaming, simple past and past participle nicknamed)
- (transitive) To give a nickname to (a person or thing).
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