NYT Dictionary

BYNAME

/ˈbaɪˌneɪm/

NounVerbBY-nameby-name · 2 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019

Meaning

Any secondary name, particularly

Etymology

Origin: German

From by- + name. Cognate with Dutch bijnaam (“nickname”), German Beiname (“nickname, epithet”), Swedish binamn, Danish binavn and Norwegian Bokmål binavn.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to-nameepithetpseudonymnicknamesurnamecognomenmonikersobriquetsoubriquetbyword

NYT Puzzle Appearances

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2019.