appellative (from lat. appellativus )
1 adj. and n. m. It is applied to the nickname or name that is given to some person besides the one that bears legally, in general relative to some quality or circumstance of his. m. Any name or adjective with which a person is called to address her, without being her proper name. Epithet, insult, vocative. Some affectionate names: my soul, my love, love, flat, Chinese, heaven, my heaven, heart, charm, handsome, star, light of my eyes, majo, maño, babe, pigeon, pichurri, pledge, queen, king, rich, sun, treasure, life, my life. Others: compadre, boss, macho, manito.
2 adj. and n. m. Gram It applies to the common name.