byname Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
    moniker; cognomen; sobriquet; nickname; soubriquet.
    • Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph
    • Henry's nickname was Slim

WordNet


By"name` transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To give a nickname to. Camden.

Webster 1913