noun
Origin: < (a)n ekename < ME ekename, surname: see eke & name
transitive verb nicknamed, nicknaming
See nickname in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English neke name
Origin: , from a neke name
Origin: , alteration of an eke name
Origin: : eke, addition (from Old English ēaca; see aug- in Indo-European roots)
Origin: + name, name; see name
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