to-name
English
noun
Definitions
- A name added to another name; surname.
- A name in addition to the Christian name and surname of an individual, to distinguish him or her from others of the same name and usually indicating descent, place of residence, or some personal quality or attribute. Such to-names are often employed where the same families continually intermarry, and where consequently the same name is common to many individuals.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English toname inherited from Old English tōnama (surname) prefix from English name.
Origin
English
name
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Two Ladies name English
- aftername English
- altname English
- basename English
- bename English
- bookname English
- byname English
- codename English
- coname English
- cybername English
- dead-naming English
- deadname English
- dename English
- filename English
- fleetname English
- forename English
- good name English
- hostname English
- jobname English
- little name English
- misname English
- name English
- nameability English
- nameable English
- nameboard English
- namechanger English
- namecheck English
- namedropper English
- namefag English
- namefellow English
- nameless English
- nameling English
- namely English
- namepiece English
- nameplate English
- nameplay English
- namer English
- namesake English
- namespace English
- namest English
- nametag English
- nametape English
- nameth English
- namevoter English
- namevoting English
- namewise English
- nameword English
- nameworthy English
- newname English
- outname English
- overname English
- pathname English
- placename English
- prename English
- rename English
- screenname English
- selfname English
- tradename English
- unname English
- username English
- whatshername English
- whatsitsname English
- workname English
- cōgnōmen Latin
- nommer French
- キラキラネーム Japanese
- ネーム Japanese
- tōnama Old English
- name Middle English
- toname Middle English
- tilnavn Danish
- nomar Ido
- nem Tok Pisin
- nen Sranan Tongo
- nem Chinook Jargon
- name
- namer
- nameth
- byname
- namely
- unname
- bename
- coname
- dename
- rename
- namest
- nametag
- altname
- prename
- newname
- namefag
- jobname
- outname
- misname
- deadname
- nameword
- hostname
- username
- namewise
- selfname
- nameplay
- forename
- overname
- namesake
- nameable
- codename
- filename
- nameless
- nameling
- bookname
- nametape
- workname
- basename
- pathname
- cybername
- placename
- nameboard
- good name
- fleetname
- namecheck
- namespace
- aftername
- namevoter
- nameplate
- tradename
- namepiece
- screenname
- nameworthy
- namevoting
- namefellow
- namedropper
- little name
- dead-naming
- namechanger
- nameability
- whatshername
- whatsitsname
- Two Ladies name