by the name of
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1
: used to indicate the name that is used for someone or something
Her name is Susan, but she goes by the name of Sue.
2
: having the name : named
Do you know a man by the name of James Smith?
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Per ARTnews’ Tessa Solomon, Tomlin says that in a typical Roman funerary inscription, the name of the dead came first, followed by the name of the inscription’s dedicatee.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
The first stone, Tomlin said, would have borne the name of the deceased, followed by the name of the inscription’s dedicatee (or executor).
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Toy Story saw a happy-go-lucky cowboy figurine named Woody (Tom Hanks) have his world shaken when his owner Andy (John Morris) received a cool, brand new action figure by the name of Buzz Lightyear.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
View 8 Images View gallery - 8 images Earlier this year, a Japanese man by the name of Shigeichi Negishi passed away, aged 100, but his legacy lives on, thanks to his invention – the world's first karaoke machine.
—New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
The first stone, Tomlin said, would have borne the name of the deceased, followed by the name of the inscription’s dedicatee (or executor).
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Toy Story saw a happy-go-lucky cowboy figurine named Woody (Tom Hanks) have his world shaken when his owner Andy (John Morris) received a cool, brand new action figure by the name of Buzz Lightyear.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
View 8 Images View gallery - 8 images Earlier this year, a Japanese man by the name of Shigeichi Negishi passed away, aged 100, but his legacy lives on, thanks to his invention – the world's first karaoke machine.
—New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2024
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