The difference between Byname and Moniker
When used as nouns, byname means a secondary name for a person or thing, whereas moniker means a personal name or nickname.
Byname is also verb with the meaning: to assign a byname to.
check bellow for the other definitions of Byname and Moniker
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Byname as a noun (archaic, historical):
A secondary name for a person or thing; a person's surname.
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Byname as a noun (archaic, historical):
A nickname.
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Byname as a noun (UK, _, dialectal, Scotland):
A pseudonym; nom-de-plume.
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Byname as a noun (paganism):
A ritual title for a god or goddess used in Heathenry.
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Byname as a verb (transitive, archaic):
To assign a byname to.
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Moniker as a noun:
A personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute.
Examples:
"The rookie was upset at being called Lemon Drop until she realized that everyone on the team had a silly moniker."
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Moniker as a noun:
A signature.
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Moniker as a noun (computing):
An object (structured item of data) used to associate the name of an object with its location.