BYNAME - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Dutch: bijnaam
German: Beiname
Swedish: binamn
Danish: binavn
Norwegian Bokmål: binavn

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)

Example: Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph; Henry's nickname was Slim

The word "byname" Many other languages have similar words:

by- – A related word in the same word family.

name – A related word in the same word family.

Related words show how one ancient root could spawn dozens of modern meanings.