Synonyms of moniker

moniker

noun

ˈmä-ni-kər 

variants also monicker

1

as in nickname

a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual

seeing as no respectable rodeo performer could possibly be known as Leslie, a suitably masculine moniker was created for him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nickname
• epithet
• sobriquet
• soubriquet
• label
• alias
• cognomen
• surname
• pseudonym
• designation
• byname
• title
• appellation
• tag
• handle
• denomination
• denotation
• pen name
• nom de plume
• anonym
• nom de guerre

2

as in denomination

a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known

"Cornelius Jedidiah Beauregard" is his rather unwieldy moniker

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of moniker

Could Xabi Alonso’s men live up to their moniker as the betting favourites to win the tournament? —Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 13 June 2025

The latter moniker was lifted from a Catholic high school that had been a local basketball powerhouse. —Dan Greene, New Yorker, 21 June 2025

True to his moniker, the singer and harmonica player, who performs at noon on June 15, serves up a potent mix of traditional blues and Bollywood music. —Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 12 June 2025

Stone came back around a few years later to advertise 1982’s Ain’t But One Way, the patchy final studio album under the Family Stone moniker, completed by a producer when Stone flaked on the sessions. —Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 June 2025