aka

American  

[ey-key-ey] / ˈeɪˈkeɪˈeɪ /

Or a.k.a.,

abbreviation

1. also known as: (used to indicate another name or alias used by a person).

   According to police records he is Joe Smith aka “Baby Face Smith” and Joseph Smathers.

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a.k.a. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. also known as

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aka ² British  

/ ˈɑːkə /

noun

1. a vine, Metrosideros scandens , found in New Zealand

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aka Cultural  

1. An abbreviation meaning “also known as.” It is primarily used by law enforcement officials to specify an alias: “John Smith, aka Jonathan Jones.”

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The abbreviation, which also appears as AKA and a.k.a., is often used figuratively and facetiously: “my cousin, aka the worst gossip in the neighborhood.”

Etymology

Origin of aka

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

"They were really quite pleasant considering we were working from six at night till six in the morning," insists Julia Goulding, aka the pregnant Shona Platt from Coronation Street.

From BBC

Department of Agriculture operates 16 “nutrition assistance programs,” with the biggest being SNAP, aka food stamps.

From The Wall Street Journal

In fact, I hadn’t planned on going, but I happened to see a Broadway show that night with a friend, and when we exited the theater we were naturally in the Theater District — aka Times Square.

From MarketWatch

You may be able to add an “alert” to your bank account, notifying the bank of any named person, aka bad actor, who should never and will never have access to your account.

From MarketWatch

Acclaimed Irish singer Róis, aka Rose Connolly, is from one such border-hopping, rural community in Northern Ireland and this non-obituary is on her award-winning record Mo Léan.

From BBC

Related Words

• assumed name
• moniker
• pseudonym
• stage name