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a name other than a real name used by friends and family

affectionate name

byname diminutive hypocoristic nickname pretty name
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Cases of word usage

1) to make (a person) a knight; to give (a person) a pet name (dub)

PET NAME as in Wiktionary
PET NAME as in Wikipedia