Byname Definition

bīnām
noun
A surname.
Webster's New World
A nickname.
Webster's New World

(archaic, historical) A secondary name for a person or thing; a person's surname.

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(UK dialectal, Scotland) A pseudonym; nom-de-plume.

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(paganism) A ritual title for a god or goddess used in Heathenry.

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Synonyms:
verb
(archaic) To assign a byname to.
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Other Word Forms of Byname

Noun

Singular:
byname
Plural:
bynames

Origin of Byname

  • From Middle English, equivalent to by- +‎ name. Cognate with Dutch bijnaam (“nickname”), German Beiname (“nickname, epithet”).

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Words Starting With

BBYBYN

Words Ending With

EMEAME

Unscrambles

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Words Starting With B and Ending With E

Starts With B & Ends With EStarts With BY & Ends With EStarts With B & Ends With ME

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With B6 Letter Words Ending With E