byname

Meanings

Plural: bynames

Noun

a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
A secondary name for a person or thing; a person's surname.
A nickname.
A pseudonym; nom-de-plume.
A ritual title for a god or goddess used in Heathenry.

Verb

To assign a byname to.

Origin / Etymology

From by- + name. Cognate with Dutch bijnaam (“nickname”), German Beiname (“nickname, epithet”), Swedish binamn, Danish binavn and Norwegian Bokmål binavn.

Synonyms

cognomen, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet, to-name

Scrabble Score: 13

byname is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
byname is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
byname is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

byname is a valid Words With Friends word