byname

byname

(ˈbaɪˌneɪm) n1. a name that is additional to a person's main name, such as a surname2. a familiar, pet, or derisory name given to a person, animal, or place

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byname - a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim"cognomen, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquetappellation, appellative, designation, denomination - identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

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