surnommer înseamnă în Engleză

nickname [nicknamed, nicknaming, nicknames]▼◼◼◼(to give a nickname to)
verb
[UK: ˈnɪk.neɪm] [US: ˈnɪk.ˌnem]The Russian tsar Ivan the Terrible was nicknamed Vasilievich for his cruelty. = Le tsar russe Ivan le Terrible était surnommé Vassiliévitch pour sa cruauté.