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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
Asplin['æsplin]
Nonie-English
Abidemi-Western African, Yoruba
Armand['a:mɔnd]
JÓNas-Icelandic
Patricius-Late Roman
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