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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Jolie Madame Balmain’s style was best summed up by the name of one of his fragrances, Jolie Madame, launched in 1952.
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
When Virago Press revealed the UK cover of the novel on Instagram, a handful of commenters tagged an author by the name of Jasmin Schreiber.
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september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
The wines are good too, the most intriguing of which is a Vesuvius DOC ‘Lacryma Christi’ white by the name of ‘Vigna Lapillo’.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The film opens with a Malian young porter by the name of Balla Diarra (Baba Niare) helping a woman whose husband has just kicked her out of the home.
—Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
When Virago Press revealed the UK cover of the novel on Instagram, a handful of commenters tagged an author by the name of Jasmin Schreiber.
—Maria Reva
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
The wines are good too, the most intriguing of which is a Vesuvius DOC ‘Lacryma Christi’ white by the name of ‘Vigna Lapillo’.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The film opens with a Malian young porter by the name of Balla Diarra (Baba Niare) helping a woman whose husband has just kicked her out of the home.
—Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025
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