Aniki@feddit.org to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 27 days agois it called a nickname because of people named nick or because nick named people?message-squaremessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareis it called a nickname because of people named nick or because nick named people?Aniki@feddit.org to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 27 days agomessage-square28linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDavel23@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·27 days agoA.K.A. is an initialism for “also known as”. No relation.
minus-squareinlandempire@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up0·27 days agoyeah i mean i just thought it was funny that people used eke name before, to mean “another name” and now we use aka to mean “also known as”
minus-squareLeviathan@fedinsfw.applinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·26 days agoCrazy that I got this without trying.
A.K.A. is an initialism for “also known as”. No relation.
yeah i mean i just thought it was funny that people used
eke namebefore, to mean “another name” and now we useakato mean “also known as”Fair enough.
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Crazy that I got this without trying.