Talk:Enryu/@comment-28805348-20160705184138/@comment-26484417-20160713215825

@Rachellover: I understand the distinction, that's why I covered it in my comment. My concern isn't that they are merely synonymous, it's that they can be translated to English as literally the same words. And, as a matter of fact, it appears that the word SIU used for nickname in the text above (별명) is closer to the meaning "sobriquet" and has more powerful connotation in that regard, than the word SIU ordinarily uses for sobriquet (이명). The 이명 can apparently be translated as alias and even sobriquet, but it's most common meaning is apparently tinnitus. (Note: I'm not talking merely about Google Translate, try to search for 이명 and see what results you get.)

It could help if we find out whether 별명 is used in Pedro's case, because there we can with enough confidence say that it wasn't his sobriquet. But I'm not quite sure where it could be, there were a few chapters where his nickname is mentioned naturally, but I cannot recall any dialogue where it's pointed out that it's his nickname (i.e., where to look for the word we need to compare).