appellation

1. (formal or dated) A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation.Examples: ""I'll not," retorted "Teeter" Nelson, whose first name was Harry, but who had gained his appellation because of a habit he had of "teetering" on his tiptoes when reciting in class. "I've got Peaches all right," and there was a struggle between the two lads, one trying to throw a snowball, and the other trying to prevent him."; "Russian River flows through a country of hill ridges, which in many places are dignifiable with the appellation of mountains."; "Gentlemen of the jury, what is a father, a real father, what does this great word mean, what terribly great idea is contained in this appellation?"datedformal