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

Chris Evans returns as Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, appearing before Thor, played by Chris Hemsworth, as the Norse god's Mjolnir hammer flies into the former's hands.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

On Sunday afternoon, Brown, aka KailynHype, played a DJ set at Party in my Living Room.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

It "fails on the actual main goal: creating one true standard across Europe that creates legal certainty for our startups", since it defers legal authority to national courts, "aka 27 flavours of interpretation", it said.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

“Nuisance Bear,” a prizewinner at Sundance earlier this year, brought an effective style of its own to a story set in Churchill, Manitoba, aka the “Polar Bear Capital of the World.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Suma, aka Zeta-2, is back in stasis in the corner.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Related Words

• assumed name
• moniker
• pseudonym
• stage name