"go by the name of" meaning in English

See go by the name of in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: goes by the name of [present, singular, third-person], going by the name of [participle, present], went by the name of [past], gone by the name of [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> by the name of}} go by the name of (third-person singular simple present goes by the name of, present participle going by the name of, simple past went by the name of, past participle gone by the name of)
  1. To call oneself; to use as a name, especially a moniker or nickname.
    Sense id: en-go_by_the_name_of-en-verb-J6zN5dtC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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        {
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          "ref": "2018 February, Robert Draper, “They are Watching You—and Everything Else on the Planet: Technology and Our Increasing Demand for Security have Put Us All under Surveillance. Is Privacy Becoming just a Memory?”, in National Geographic, Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2018-06-14:",
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