Last name
Nickname
Nickname noun - A descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual.
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Last name and nickname are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Last name" instead a noun "Nickname".
Nearby Words: nicknamed, nicknaming
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- In most movies about military squads, characters are referred to by either their last name or a nickname.
Source: Last Name Basis / Film - Name usage on Lost is quite complicated (see also Last Name Basis.) Switching from someone's last name or nickname to a first name is a sign of camaraderie.
- An ungodly amount of characters with either the last name or the nickname "Yuki", "Yukki" or "Yuuki".
Source: One Steve Limit / Video Games
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