a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim"
The moniker of a person or thing is their name, especially when they have changed it. She's the author of three detective novels under the moniker of Janet Neel. a name, especially one that you choose for yourself or give something - used humorously (munnik, from ainm)