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See definition of byname on Dictionary.com
  • as infamily name
  • as inhandle
  • as inlast name
  • as inmoniker
  • as innickname
  • as inpet name
  • as insobriquet

synonyms for byname

  • last name
  • cognomen
  • appellation
  • byword
  • cognomen
  • denomination
  • designation
  • moniker
  • name
  • sobriquet
  • style
  • title
  • nomen
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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How to use byname in a sentence

The Resurrection Man—to use a byname of the period—was not to be deterred by any of the sanctities of customary piety.
TALES AND FANTASIESROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
It was not so; and the byname by which I went behind my back confirmed it.
DAVID BALFOUR, SECOND PARTROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO BYNAME

  • byname
  • cognomen
  • last name
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.