The difference between Nickname and Pseudonym

When used as nouns, nickname means a familiar, invented given name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, whereas pseudonym means a fictitious name, as those used by writers and movie stars.

Nickname is also verb with the meaning: to give a nickname to (a person or thing).

check bellow for the other definitions of Nickname and Pseudonym

  1. Nickname as a noun:

    A familiar, invented given name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing.

  2. Nickname as a noun:

    A kind of byname that describes a person by a characteristic of that person.

  1. Nickname as a verb (transitive):

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

  1. Pseudonym as a noun:

    A fictitious name, as those used by writers and movie stars.

    Examples:

    "The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll."

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