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call by a name

call someone by a name

to address someone by a particular kind of name. They call me by my first name. Don't call me by my nickname!
See also: call, name

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BarrettBAR-ətEnglish
Shelton['ʃeltən]
Permelia-English (Archaic)
PhillipFIL-ipEnglish
Alfhild-Norwegian, Swedish
Arden['a:dn]
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