Akademik

1. noun /nɪkneɪm/

a) A familiar, invented given name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing.

b) A kind of byname that describes a person by a characteristic of that person.

Syn: handle, hypocoristic, moniker, nick, sobriquet, pet name, antonomasia, byname, cognomen

2. verb /nɪkneɪm/

To give a nickname to (a person or thing).