The difference between Byname and Sobriquet
When used as nouns, byname means a secondary name for a person or thing, whereas sobriquet means a familiar name for a person (typically a shortened version of a person's given name).
Byname is also verb with the meaning: to assign a byname to.
check bellow for the other definitions of Byname and Sobriquet
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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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Sobriquet as a noun:
A familiar name for a person (typically a shortened version of a person's given name).
Examples:
"synonyms: cognommoniker nickname"
"“The Bard” is a sobriquet of English playwright William Shakespeare."