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to-name

[ too-neym ]

noun

, Chiefly Scot.
  1. a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
  2. a surname.


to-name

noun

  1. a nickname used to distinguish one person from others of the same name


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Word History and Origins

Origin of to-name1

before 950; Middle English; Old English tōnama. See to, name

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