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byname

American

[bahy-neym] / ˈbaɪˌneɪm /

Or by-name

noun

a secondary name; cognomen; surname.
a nickname.

Etymology

Origin of byname

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English; by- ( def. ) + name ( def. )

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