English

to-name

Synonym of byname, any secondary name, including epithets, surnames, nicknames, cognomens, etc.

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    Origin

    From Middle English toname, tonome, from Old English tōnama (“surname”), equivalent to to- + name. Cognate with West Frisian tanamme, Dutch toenaam, Middle Low German toname, German Zuname, Danish tilnavn, Swedish tillnamn.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishtoname
      • inheritedOld Englishtōnama “surname”
    • prefixEnglishto- “Parting: forming verbs that involve cleaving, breaking, or sundering.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishto-
        • inheritedOld Englishtō-
      • derivedEnglishto “A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.”
        • inheritedMiddle Englishto
        • borrowedHindiतो
    • surface analysisEnglishname “Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.”

    Related: West Frisian tanamme, Dutch toenaam, Middle Low German toname, German Zuname, Danish tilnavn, Swedish tillnamn

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