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Byname

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By´name`
v. t.1.To give a nickname to.
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Noun1.Byname - a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)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, soubriquet
appellation, appellative, designation, denomination - identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
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