Nickname in Malayalam
Nickname is അപരനാമം (aparanamam), the formal term for a name other than one's own. In speech people are more likely to say ഇരട്ടപ്പേര് (irattapper), the second name a person goes by.
Most common translation
Nickname.
കൂട്ടുകാർ നൽകിയ അപരനാമം അവന് ഇഷ്ടമാണ്.
koottukaar nalkiya aparanamam avanu ishtamaanu
He likes the nickname his friends gave him.
All Malayalam words for “nickname”
- അപരനാമം (aparanamam) — Nickname.
- ഇരട്ടപ്പേര് (irattapper) — Surname, nickname.
അപരനാമം (aparanamam) is the bookish word, while ഇരട്ടപ്പേര് (irattapper) covers both a nickname and a surname in ordinary use.
Common questions
How do you say nickname in Malayalam?
Say അപരനാമം (aparanamam).
Which word is used in conversation?
ഇരട്ടപ്പേര് (irattapper) is the everyday choice.