Nickname and Prefer

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Nickname verb - Give a nickname to.

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Prefer and nickname are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prefer" instead a verb "Nickname".

Nearby Words: nicknamed, nicknaming

Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.

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Nickname and prefer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nickname" instead a verb "Prefer".

He does, however, prefer that to "Iguana Gums", another nickname he used to have.

Source: Embarrassing Nickname
One-Letter Name: While more of phonetic nickname than just being a single letter, Dee and Will's sister Bee ("Beatrice") prefer the shortened version of their names.

Source: Fanfic / DJINN Way To Home
Appropriated Appellation/Meaningful Rename: Ebony comes to prefer Jessica's nickname for her over her Changeling name.

Source: Fan Fic / A Voice Among the Strangers

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