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Aka vs Nickname - What's the difference?

aka | nickname |

As a proper noun aka

is any of two lakes in alaska.

As a noun nickname is

nickname in the sense of screenname, handle.

aka

English

Alternative forms

* , aka

Preposition

(English prepositions)
    • That man by the bar is Frank, AKA "the lady killer."

    See also

    * FKA * PKA

    Anagrams

    * English three-letter words

    nickname

    English

    (wikipedia nickname)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A familiar, invented given name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing.
  • A kind of byname that describes a person by a characteristic of that person.

    • Synonyms

    * (familiar invented given name) handle, hypocoristic, moniker, nick, sobriquet, pet name * (byname) antonomasia, byname, cognomen

    Verb

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