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

2

as in name

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

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of moniker

In addition to her middle name, Diana, honoring Prince Harry’s late mother, her first name was the childhood nickname of Queen Elizabeth, an intimate moniker used only by her family. —Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026

The moniker references the 1965 event where Alabama state troopers brutally attacked more than 600 marchers, with Lewis among the leaders, mobilizing for civil rights. —Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026

The importance of selling is yet to cut through the perception of Newcastle having the richest owners in the world, a moniker which is largely meaningless. —George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026

Duke and fellow Apollo 16 astronaut John Young landed on the moon in 1972 in a lunar module called Orion – the same moniker used for the Artemis II spacecraft. —Melina Khan, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026