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English noun: byname

1. byname (communication) a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)


SamplesJoe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph.
Henry's nickname was Slim.


Synonymscognomen, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet


Broader (hypernym)appellation, appellative, denomination, designation









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