Words / B1

NIKN-aym/ˈnɪkneɪm/

A nickname is an informal name used instead of someone’s real name. A surname is the family name; a forename is the official first name. Exam papers: put your legal name on the paper, not a nickname.

Meaning

An informal name used instead of someone’s real name.

Examples

• “Put your legal name on the exam paper, not a nickname.”
• “A nickname on the register still needs the legal name for UCAS.”

Good to know

a nickname; give someone a nickname. Contrast: a legal / given name. School registers / forms. Countable names.

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