What is roughly equivalent to aka?

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I'm after something concise and somewhat common in usage. Would "también llamado" work, or is there something better?

Alias... or también conocido como... are common ways to express this in Spanish. https://www.linguee.com/english-spanish/search?source=auto&query=aka — jacobo, Dec 28 '17 at 00:21

score 16 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 28 '17 at 07:41

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At least in Argentina: alias, también conocido como, comúnmente nombrado and comúnmente conocido como are pretty similar.

For example, "Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock" could be "Dwayne Johnson, alias La Roca".

Alias is concise and probably your best choice:

alias

Del lat. alias 'de otro modo'.

adv. Por otro nombre. Alfonso Tostado, alias el Abulense.

edited Dec 28 '17 at 07:41

answered Dec 28 '17 at 00:03

Zeke

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"Alias" is a standard word, used all over the spectrum of dialects and, in particular, in Castilian Spanish. Certainly the best fit. – legrojan Dec 28 '17 at 11:30

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