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Definition of Byname

Byname
Byname By"name`, v. t. To give a nickname to. --Camden.

Meaning of Byname from wikipedia

- (epítheton) 'adjective', from ἐπίθετος (epíthetos) 'additional'), also a byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) commonly accompanying or occurring...
- The Codex Gigas opened to the page with the distinctive portrait of the Devil from which the text received its byname, the Devil's Bible...
- the late Middle Ages surnames gradually re-emerged, first in the form of bynames, which typically indicated an individual's occupation or area of residence...
- described as three maiden goddesses, the Erinys Telphousia was usually a byname for the wrathful goddess Demeter, who was worshipped under the title of...
- (2019), "Mahatma Gandhi", Encyclopædia Britannica Quote: "Mahatma Gandhi, byname of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, (born October 2, 1869, Porbandar, India –...
- a title of rank. He was also known as "the Wild", as witnessed by such bynames as se wild, salvage and in Latin, silvaticus. According to Susan Reynolds:...
- medieval Irish literature, several real and legendary kings were given the byname 'red hand' or 'red handed' to signify that they were great warriors. One...
- Dasa (Sanskrit: दास, romanized: Dāsa) is a Sanskrit word found in ancient Indian texts such as the Rigveda, Pali canon, and the Arthashastra. The term...
- A coachman is an employee who drives a coach or carriage, a horse-drawn vehicle designed for the conveyance of p****engers. A coachman has also been called...
- Eugenio Sicomoro, byname of Bruno Brunetti (born 16 September 1952) is an Italian comic book artist. Born in Rome, Sicomoro made his debut in the late...