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

Word History and Origins

Origin of to-name¹

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