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by-name

[bahy-neym]
–noun
1. a secondary name; cognomen; surname.
2. a nickname.
Also, byname.


Origin:
1325–75; ME
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by-name   (bī'nām')
n.  
  1. A surname.

  2. A nickname.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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