Alias
Alias noun - A descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual.
Usage example: a dressmaker whom everyone knows as “Bet,” her adopted alias in the dressmaking business that she named after Betsy Ross
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Byname and alias are semantically related In some cases you can use "Byname" instead a noun "Alias".
Nearby Word: aliasing
Byname
Byname noun - A descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual.
Usage example: Thomas Edward Lawrence is better known to most people by his byname, Lawrence of Arabia
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