hypocorisms

noun

plural of hypocorism
as in family names

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocorisms
  1. family names
  2. maiden names
  3. sobriquets
  4. nicknames
  5. epithets
  6. first names
  7. tags
  8. given names
Noun
  • Commercial viticulture first developed here in the 1970s, led by family names such as Husch, Navarro and Scharffenberger; Husch planted the valley's first Pinot Noir in 1971.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The estate has a long, storied history under many family names, but in 1575, the Essenault family rechristened it by contracting their family name to Issan.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
Definition of family names
Noun
  • For some families, maiden names or other significant surnames are carried on as first names.
    — Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 1 Apr. 2026
  • In a step that rights activists call an attempt to block a dual-surname system, Takaichi is calling for a law to allow the greater use of maiden names as aliases instead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of maiden names
Noun
  • Wishing you all a weekend of sweet sobriquets, unlikely party venues, and careful character development.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of sobriquets
Noun
  • In a Mexican family where several women shared the same name, nicknames were inevitable.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The moon's nicknames, like April's Pink Moon, May's Flower Moon, or June's Strawberry Moon, originated from Native Americans', Colonial Americans', and other cultures' names for the moon.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 July 2026
Definition of nicknames
Noun
  • Social media has teemed with unsavory videos of Argentinean misbehavior in the stadiums, including fans hurling racial epithets at a Black American influencer and showering Egyptians with beer.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 16 July 2026
  • Mendelsohn also retains Homer’s repetitious epithets for characters that some modern translations—written for the silent reader of the 21st century—have slimmed down.
    — Chris Moody, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Definition of epithets
Noun
  • When thinking of the Dallas Cowboys roster, the first names that come to mind are likely Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens.
    — Jon Machota, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • One of the first names that attracted her interest was that of Lois Tritton, who, at 95, stood out for being the oldest person buried at the cemetery.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
Definition of first names
Noun
  • The authors collected data from 42 sleeping sperm whales off the coast of northern Norway by attaching small tags via suction cups to their bodies.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The craft can patrol near beaches for up to a week at a time, using acoustic receivers to listen for white sharks in the wild that have been fitted by scientists with tracking tags.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of tags
Noun
  • In this latest phase, many harms that were once difficult to describe have been given names, so that they can be better identified and confronted.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
  • Many have since been microchipped and given names.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2026
Definition of given names
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