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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And what’s with all those letters and numbers by the name of each competition?
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 3 Sep. 2024
Another young actor in Charlie’s class was a guy by the name of Martin Sheen.
—Al Pacino, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
At the end of the NATO Summit this week, Thursday’s event comes as the president mistakenly called President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by the name of scorned Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 July 2024
In 2017, Red Bull got itself a new driver by the name of Max Verstappen.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 5 May 2024
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 3 Sep. 2024
Another young actor in Charlie’s class was a guy by the name of Martin Sheen.
—Al Pacino, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
At the end of the NATO Summit this week, Thursday’s event comes as the president mistakenly called President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by the name of scorned Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 July 2024
In 2017, Red Bull got itself a new driver by the name of Max Verstappen.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 5 May 2024
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“By the name of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20the%20name%20of. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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