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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aka ¹ British  

/ ˈɑːkə /

noun

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

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a.k.a. ² British  

abbreviation

1. also known as

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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

Harding, aka Cat Cavelli, is a singer-songwriter and native of Ireland.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Inside, customers huddle over low tables in a puzzle of terracotta-tiled, plant-filled parlors, drinking the same thing: cà phê trứng aka egg coffee.

From The Wall Street Journal

Team USA catcher Cal Raleigh—aka “Big Dumper,” the round-rumped, homer-slugging All-Star backstop for the Mariners—is getting grief for rejecting friendly greetings from Seattle teammates playing on other national teams.

From The Wall Street Journal

Theroux spoke to some of the space's most prominent figures - including UK streamer Harrison Sullivan, aka HS TikkyTokky, who is seen arguing with Theroux over claims he promotes misogynist views.

From BBC

Related Words

• assumed name
• moniker
• pseudonym
• stage name