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plural bynames
(archaic, historical) A secondary name for a person or thing; a person's surname.
(archaic, historical) A nickname.
(UK dialectal, Scotland) A pseudonym; nom-de-plume. examples
(Germanic paganism) A ritual title for a god or goddess used in Heathenry. examples
third-person singular simple present bynames, present participle bynaming, simple past and past participle bynamed
(transitive, archaic) To assign a byname to.