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Byname

//ˈbaɪˌneɪm// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A secondary name for a person or thing; a person's surname. archaic, historical
  2. 2
    a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) wordnet
  3. 3
    A nickname. archaic, historical
  4. 4
    A pseudonym; nom-de-plume. Scotland, UK, dialectal
  5. 5
    A ritual title for a god or goddess used in Heathenry. Germanic
Verb
  1. 1
    To assign a byname to. archaic, transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From by- + name. Cognate with Dutch bijnaam (“nickname”), German Beiname (“nickname, epithet”), Swedish binamn, Danish binavn and Norwegian Bokmål binavn.

Etymology 2

From by- + name. Cognate with Dutch bijnaam (“nickname”), German Beiname (“nickname, epithet”), Swedish binamn, Danish binavn and Norwegian Bokmål binavn.

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