byname

Meaning

Noun

1. (archaic, historical) A secondary name for a person or thing; a person's surname.
2. (archaic, historical) A nickname.
3. (Scotland, UK, dialectal) A pseudonym; nom-de-plume.
4. (Germanic) A ritual title for a god or goddess used in Heathenry.

Verb

To assign a byname to.

Synonyms

nickname

sobriquet

cognomen

moniker

soubriquet

epithet

appellation

alias

another name

pearl barley

pseudonym

synonym

Translations

soprannome

sobriquet

surnom

nomignolo

apodo

pseudonyme

apelido

mote

cognomen

sobrenom

cognomentum

bijnaam

Spitzname

agnomen

sobrenombre

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: bijnaam

Cognate with German: Beiname

Cognate with Swedish: binamn

Cognate with Danish: binavn

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål: binavn

In summary

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