byname

Speech parts

1. byname - Noun

2. byname - Verb

Meaning

To give a nickname to.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cognomen sobriquet nickname moniker soubriquet name title handle label designation tag denomination epithet alias diminutive
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Antonyms

name real casual careless negligent forename
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Hypernyms

designation denomination appellation appellative

Examples

Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph Source: Internet

Henry's nickname was Slim Source: Internet

The most common assumption is that Karl Hundason was an insulting byname ( Old Norse for "Churl, son of a Dog") given to Macbeth by his enemies. Source: Internet

Totò (byname of Antonio de Curtis) was one of the most important comedians in Naples in the 20th century. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bymeby bymoviral bymovirus Bynarowicz Bynea bynedestin