byname
Any secondary name, particularlyAny secondary name, particularly: Synonym of epithet, a descriptive and distinguishing additional name.
Meaning
6 sensesAny secondary name, particularly
Synonym of epithet, a descriptive and distinguishing additional name.
(Germanic)A formal epithet for a god or goddess, used in rituals in Heathenry.
(Scotland, UK, dialectal)Synonym of pseudonym, a second name used to disguise authorship etc.
(archaic)Synonym of nickname, an informal personal name.
(archaic)Synonym of surname, a hereditary distinguishing additional name.
(archaic, historical)Synonym of cognomen, a personal or hereditary additional name in ancient Roman contexts.
- a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
Origin
From by- + name. Cognate with Dutch bijnaam (“nickname”), German Beiname (“nickname, epithFrom by- + name. Cognate with Dutch bijnaam (“nickname”), German Beiname (“nickname, epithet”), Swedish binamn, Danish binavn and Norwegian Bokmål binavn.
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