Meanings
plural to-names · alternative tee-name · alternative toname · alternative tuename · alternative towname
present singular third person to-names · participle present to-naming · participle past to-named · past to-named · alternative tee-name · alternative toname · alternative tuename · alternative towname
- ScotlandUKdialectalSynonym of byname, to give a byname to.
Brian Kennedy, to-named Boraimh, or Taxer.
1775, William Buchanan, An Inquiry into the Genealogy and Present State of Ancient Scottish Surnames..., page 49Synonyms: byname, to give a byname to
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of byname, any secondary name, including epithets, surnames, nicknames, cognomens, etc.
verbSynonym of byname, to give a byname to.
Origin
- Old Englishtōnama“surname”
- Middle Englishtoname
- Englishto-name
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.
More words from Middle English, Old English
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to-name. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to-name
“to-name.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to-name. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “to-name,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to-name.
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