прозва́ть

uncommon #7419

verbperfective imperfective is прозыва́ть

1.
to nickname, to dub, to call, to name
Они́ прозва́ли его Королём.
They nicknamed him the King.
Perfective; usually with the nickname in the instrumental case.

Examples

Народ прозвал его усмирителем разбойников.
The people nicknamed him the suppressor of bandits.
Друзья прозвали его Медведем за огромный рост.
His friends nicknamed him Bear because of his enormous height.
Девочку прозвали дикаркой за её характер.
The girl was nicknamed "the savage" because of her personality.
Мальчика прозвали пачкуном за грязные руки.
The boy was nicknamed the Messy One because of his dirty hands.
У неё рыжева́тые во́лосы, поэтому её и прозва́ли «Морко́вкой».
She has red hair, so they gave her the nickname "Carrot-Top".
В школе меня прозвали профессором.
At school, they nicknamed me Professor.
Девочку в детстве прозвали дюймовкой за маленький рост.
As a child, the girl was nicknamed Thumbelina because she was so short.

Imperative
ты	прозови́
вы	прозови́те

Active present	-
Active past	прозва́вший	who called, who named, having called, having named
Passive present	-
Passive past	про́званный	nicknamed, called, known as
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	прозва́в прозвавши	while doing (past)