byname

== English == === Alternative forms === by-name (obsolete) bye-name === Etymology === From by- +‎ name. Cognate with Dutch bijnaam (“nickname”), German Beiname (“nickname, epithet”), Swedish binamn, Danish binavn and Norwegian Bokmål binavn. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbaɪˌneɪm/ === Noun === byname (plural bynames) Any secondary name, particularly Synonym: to-name Synonym of epithet, a descriptive and distinguishing additional name. (Germanic paganism) A formal epithet for a god or goddess, used in rituals in Heathenry. (Scotland and UK dialectical) 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. ==== Hypernyms ==== See Thesaurus:name and Thesaurus:surname === Verb === byname (third-person singular simple present bynames, present participle bynaming, simple past and past participle bynamed) (transitive, archaic) To assign a byname to. Synonym: to-name === References === “byname”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989. === Anagrams === baymen