byname

Meanings

Noun

• A secondary name for a person or thing; a person's surname.
• A nickname.
• A pseudonym; nom-de-plume.
• A ritual title for a god or goddess used in Heathenry.

Verb

• To assign a byname to.

Related

Similar words

• cognomen
• sobriquet
• to-name

Broader meaning words

• name

Origin

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