In early English ‘eke’ meant also.
An extra name for a person was ‘an eke name’
The three words in ‘an eke name ‘ fused together
to give the new word ‘nickname’!
In early English ‘eke’ meant also.
An extra name for a person was ‘an eke name’
The three words in ‘an eke name ‘ fused together
to give the new word ‘nickname’!