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Nickname vs Codename - What's the difference?

nickname | codename |

In transitive terms the difference between nickname and codename

is that nickname is to give a nickname to (a person or thing) while codename is to give a codename to.

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).

    • codename

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Verb

    (codenam)
  • To give a codename to.