Bynames
Family names and bynames are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Family names" instead a noun "Bynames".
Family names
Bynames and family names are semantically related. You can use "Bynames" instead a noun phrase "Family names".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Bynames, epithets, and family names were used only when necessary to distinguish between people with the same name.
Source: Only One Name - Prior to the widespread use of family names, bynames were a pretty standard way of sorting out every Tom, Dick and Harry from every other Tom, Dick, and Harry.
Source: The Magnificent
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Family names and Bynames. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bynames/family_names
Bynames & Family names. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bynames/family_names>.
Family names or Bynames. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bynames/family_names.
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