Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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noun
Synonym of byname, any secondary name, including epithets, surnames, nicknames, cognomens, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, UK, dialectal
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Synonyms: byname, any secondary name, including epithets, surnames, nicknames, cognomens, etc
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Synonym of byname, to give a byname to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, UK, dialectal
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Synonyms: byname, to give a byname to
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English toname, tonome, from Old English tōnama (“surname”), equivalent to to- + name. Cognate with West Frisian tanamme, Dutch toenaam, Middle Low German toname, German Zuname, Danish tilnavn, Swedish tillnamn.
