Editing Nickname (section)

== Etymology ==
The compound word ''ekename'', meaning "additional name", was attested as early as 1303.<ref>{{citation |title=eke-name, n. |work= OED Online |date=June 2017 |publisher=Oxford University Press |url=http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/60061 |access-date=1 September 2017}}</ref> This word was derived from the [[Old English]] word ''eac'', meaning "also",<ref>{{Citation |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nickname#learn-more |title=nickname |work=Merriam Webster Online| access-date= 2020-06-05 }}</ref> related to ''eacian'', meaning "to increase".<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=nickname |access-date= 2007-08-31 | title = nickname |work=Online Etymology Dictionary}}</ref> By the 15th century, the [[rebracketing|misdivision of the syllables]] of the phrase "an ekename" led to its rephrasing as "a nekename".<ref>{{cite web |title=nickname |url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nickname |website=Dictionary.com |access-date=10 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> <!--Unsure what this reference is for.  misplaced?  incorrect?  perhaps look at history tab --> <!-- |date=July 2006 |volume=22 |issue=4 |pages= 1, 4–9, 2 |issn= 1931-9592 | pmid = 16922251 |journal=Profiles in healthcare communications}}</ref> --> Though the spelling has changed, the meaning of the word has remained relatively stable ever since.