/ Dictionary / Index B by-name: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: by-name Pronunciation: (bī'nām"), [key] — n. a secondary name; cognomen; surname. a nickname. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: by-name (Thesaurus) byliner Byng Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language