Collocations for nickname - noun

give sb | acquire, get
He got his nickname ‘Ash’ from his heavy smoking.

earn (sb) | live up to
Leicester Tigers lived up to their nickname in a very attacking game.

stick
He got his nickname when he was at school and it stuck for the rest of his life.

~ for
‘Chalky’ is a common nickname for people called White.

hence her/his nickname
He worked in a garage - hence his nickname ‘Spanner’.