know by name



know someone or something by name

to recognize the name but not the appearance of someone or something. I only know her by name. I have no idea what she looks like. I know this brand of sausage by name, but I have never tasted it.
See also: know, name

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gavrel-Yiddish
Magda['mægdə]
Nida-Arabic, Urdu
Ricarda['rika:dz]
Frederikke-Danish
Anath (1)AY-nath (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek