How to say "nickname" in Japanese

• あだ名あだなCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbA personal nickname, often descriptive or playful, that other people give you — the kind of name schoolfriends call one another by.
  機会きかいとは神意しんいを表あらわす一ひとつのあだ名なである。↗

  Chance is a nickname for Providence.
• ニックネームCommon
  nounThe borrowed word, used for nicknames of all kinds, including the name you go by online or in a game.
  わからない。東京とうきょうにはニックネームがある？↗

  I don't know. Is there a nickname for Tokyo?
• 通称つうしょうCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbA name something or someone is popularly known by, standing in for an official or real name; it also covers aliases. The emphasis is on common usage, not affection.
• 愛称あいしょうCommon
  nounAn affectionate nickname or pet name, used with fondness — the warm, endearing sense of 'nickname' rather than a neutral label.
  私わたしたちは彼女かのじょを「アン」という愛称あいしょうで呼よんだ。↗

  We nicknamed her "Ann".
• 異名いみょうCommon
  nounReally means 'another name' or 'alias' — a byname something is known under. Seldom the word you want for an ordinary personal nickname.
  まずいよ。また遅刻ちこくだ！！はやくも遅刻ちこく魔まの異名いみょうをとってしまう。↗

  Oh no! I'm late again!! I'm going to get the nickname 'King of Late arrival'.

Use 「あだ名」 or 「ニックネーム」 for an ordinary personal nickname, 愛称 when it is affectionate, 通称 for a popular name standing in for an official one, and 異名 mainly for aliases or bynames.

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• あだ名あだなnickname
• ニックネームnickname
• 通称つうしょうpopular name
• 愛称あいしょうpet name
• 異名いみょうanother name
• 綽号しゃくごうnickname
• 二つ名ふたつなnickname
• ペットネームpet name
• 通称名つうしょうめいalias
• 通り名とおりなname one goes by
• 通名つうめいname one goes by
• 字あざなnickname
• 一名いちめいanother name