The phrase "affectionately named" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used to describe someone or something that has been given a special or endearing name by others. Example: "My grandmother's dog, a small and fluffy Pomeranian, was affectionately named 'Princess' by the whole family."
He adored working with Ozil at Real Madrid and affectionately named him "The Sorcerer's Apprentice".
Two laser cutters (foreground) are affectionately named Montessori and Freire after the renowned educational theorists.
On board was a red Tesla car complete with a dummy driver affectionately named Starman.
There are currently two Kermites, as we are affectionately named, who take care of Kermit software distribution.
As the leading museum for London we would help build an enduring cultural legacy for the affectionately named Old Flo.
The most majestic view was from a steep hillside affectionately named Fujimizaka, "the slope for seeing Mount Fuji".
Benghazi and the IRS have kept Carney scrambling, and he hasn't had much time to listen to "English Little League," the latest album from the Ohio indie-rock band he has affectionately name-dropped in more than one news briefing.
One name frequently cited by the #Ecofash is that of Ted Kazcynski; or as they affectionately name him, "Uncle Ted".
With $50 million received from Carnegie sale to J.P. Morgan in 1901, Bessemer Trust--affectionately named after the steelmaking process--was created.
It also helps to affectionately name this body part (Sorrentino chose his because, he says, he was once on a beach in New Jersey when a girl walked by with her boyfriend and, seeing his abs, went a little crazy. Sorretino's friend turned to him and said, 'Mike, that's a situation right there.'") I'm going to start referring to my butt as "Cheeky McLuscious" from now on.
Even her farm (which she affectionately and ironically named Pobiz, after the perilous mixing of poetry and business) had to be imagined and then made out of brambles and hard labor over a period of fifty years.
