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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Epithet is a synonym for byname in informal title topic. In some cases you can use "Epithet" instead a noun "Byname".
Epithet
Epithet noun - A descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual.
Usage example: King Richard I of England was given the very laudatory epithet “the Lion-Hearted”
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- It's a staple of Medieval Fantasy that whenever a hero does something noteworthy, they get a "surname" (more properly termed an epithet or byname) out of it, like say Sir Tropesalot, Dragon Slayer.
Source: The Magnificent
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