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handle to one's name

handle to one's name

A nickname or title, as in He was knighted and now had a handle to his name, or His gluttony earned him a handle to his name, Big Mouth. [First half of 1800s]
See also: handle, name

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DÁVid-Hungarian, Slovak
Raghu-Hinduism, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam
Mithradatha-Ancient Persian
Grimm[grim]
Magdolna-Hungarian
Vasilka-Bulgarian, Macedonian
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