nickname

a name that is not a person's real or official name, but which they are called by their friends or family

apodo, mote

• have a nickname

Collocations have a nickname for somebody · give somebody a nickname

• He has the nickname 'Tiger'.

  Él tiene el apodo de 'Tigre'.

to call someone by a nickname

llamar a alguien con un apodo, llamar a alguien por su apodo

• call somebody something

Collocations call someone 'Tiger' · call someone by their nickname

• They call him Tiger.

  Lo llaman Tigre.