moniker

moniker
(monniker)
n
a name, nickname or alias. No defini-tive history of this word has been estab-lished. What is known is that it has existed in various spellings since the mid-19th century and that it was first used by tramps, vagrants and other 'marginals'. The three most likely deri-vations are from 'monarch', 'monk' or 'monogram', but none of these is prova-ble nor is there any clear connection with the (Saint's) name 'Monica'.
► 'Christened by his father - a heavy duty John Wayne and Cowboy fan - with the name WAYNE WANG. Would this split-cultural, cartoon moniker destine the baby to grow up, leave Hong Kong and end up in California directing an all-American film ... and a violent one at that?' (I-D magazine, November 1987)

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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