Epithet
Epithet noun - A descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual.
Usage example: King Richard I of England was given the very laudatory epithet “the Lion-Hearted”
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Handle
Handle noun - A word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known.
Usage example: likes to go by the handle “Champ”
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