Byname and Patronymic

Byname

Byname noun - A descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual.
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Synonyms for Byname

Patronymic and byname are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Patronymic" instead a noun "Byname".

Patronymic

Patronymic noun - A family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor).
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Synonyms for Patronymic

Byname and patronymic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Byname" instead a noun "Patronymic".
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