Synonyms of hypocorism

hypocorism

noun

as in family name

Synonyms & Similar Words

• family name
• maiden name
• pen name
• Christian name
• sobriquet
• middle name
• nom de plume
• nickname
• diminutive
• nom de guerre
• first name
• epithet
• baptismal name
• tag
• patronymic
• soubriquet
• banner
• surname
• given name
• matronymic
• rubric
• byname
• pseudonym
• alias
• binomial
• nomenclature
• appellation
• forename
• denomination
• cryptonym
• designation
• monomial
• vernacular
• trivial name
• title
• denotation
• handle
• misnomer
• appellative
• monicker
• compellation
• moniker
• cognomen
• name

Examples of hypocorism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Someone named the fog Karl, but none of our other weather gets a hypocorism. —Kevin Fisher-Paulson, SFChronicle.com, 29 Sep. 2020

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