nicholas-name

短语

词形变化

nicholas-names 复数

别名

nicholasname

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A longer name corresponding to a shortened version common as a nickname, either of which may be the person or thing's actual name.

    幽默

    He always calls me my nicholas-name Josephine, even though I keep telling him JJ is fine.

    My legal name is Tim, but my nicholas-name is Timothy.

  2. 2.

    A familiar name for a person or thing that is used in place of its actual name, usually longer or less wieldy.

    幽默

    I'm Kai, but my friends call me Kylesternus. It's a nicholas-name.

词源

From nickname, based on Nick being a common nickname for Nicholas (although nickname and Nick are unrelated).

来源：wiktionary