by the name of
idiom
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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The fellow who was pretty much the Thomas Paine/Thomas Jefferson of that movement, the fellow who wrote the Constitution, was a guy by the name of Apolinario Mabini.
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Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Behind the scenes, however, Kelly and Kennedy were already connected thanks to one fashion designer by the name of Oleg Cassini.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026
The Buccaneers have a quarterback by the name of Baker Mayfield who has willed himself to back-to-back Pro Bowls since his arrival in Tampa.
—Miami Herald, 27 Dec. 2025
When speaking with the police, two of the security guards said that the man was a former employee of Trulieve by the name of Dajahun Massie.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
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Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Behind the scenes, however, Kelly and Kennedy were already connected thanks to one fashion designer by the name of Oleg Cassini.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026
The Buccaneers have a quarterback by the name of Baker Mayfield who has willed himself to back-to-back Pro Bowls since his arrival in Tampa.
—Miami Herald, 27 Dec. 2025
When speaking with the police, two of the security guards said that the man was a former employee of Trulieve by the name of Dajahun Massie.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
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