Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
- also known as: According to police records he is Joe Smith a.k.a. “Baby Face Smith” and Joseph Smathers.
noun plural aka
- a vine, Metrosideros scandens, found in New Zealand
abbreviation for
- also known as
also aka, initialism for also known as; attested in legal documents from at least 1936.
An abbreviation meaning “also known as.” It is primarily used by law enforcement officials to specify an alias: “John Smith, aka Jonathan Jones.”