Nickname
Posted by Bruce Kahl on July 15, 2004
In Reply to: Nickname posted by Lotg (OZ) on July 15, 2004
: Why is a nickname called a 'nick' name? We know it's a sort of alias, usually (although not always) affectionate. But why 'nick'?
An Old English word "eke" or "neke" meaning "additional" became neke-name and hopped over to nickname.
- Thanks Bruce Lotg (OZ) 15/July/04
- A nother thing Henry 18/July/04