by the name of

phrase

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?

Examples of by the name of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After a 6-7 campaign that year showed promise, Fisch followed that up with a nine-win season that included a bowl win over Boise State and featured a quarterback by the name of Demond Williams who was the toast of college football. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Maybe not in Miami but more than 3,300 miles away in Seattle at the turn of the decade when the Seahawks drafted a linebacker out of Texas Tech to pair with a then-four-time All-Pro by the name of Bobby Wagner. — Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026

In Phoenix, there was an energetic and cheerful young man by the name of Craig Wismer. — Lauren Weiner, Baltimore Sun, 28 Sep. 2026

The next round was on the latecomer; a wild ale by the name of Arietta, from Fox Farm Brewery, floral and largely flat, had a pleasing barnyard funk. — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for by the name of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove