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Meanings of courtesy name in English

Russian
имя учтивости
Portuguese
nome de cortesia
Spanish
nombre de cortesía
Catalan
nom de cortesia
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Name bestowed upon one at adulthood in addition to one's given name in East Asian cultures.

        имя учтивости
        Synonyms
        Examples for "zi"
        Examples for "zi"
        1
        Azuma-zi hesitated, and then slipped across noiselessly into shadow by the switch.
        The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories
        2
        The next moment Azuma-zi had left him and darted towards the big dynamo.
        The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories
        3
        Nelson A-zi-ki-we?' He took a lot of care with the name.
        The Long War
        4
        Azuma-zi hesitated, and then slipped across noiselessly into the shadow by the switch.
        The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories
        5
        His helper came out of the mysterious East, and his name was Azuma-zi.
        The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories
        1
        All Internet hosts have a numeric address and an English- style name.
        Zen and the Art of the Internet
        2
        There were nuclear tests, tightened sanctions, and now high-school- style name-calling.
        Somewhere inside
        3
        Her Banshee didn't seem to mind that his human- style name was derived from a mythological female harbinger of death.
        War Of Honor
        4
        The style name for this beer used to be Bohemian Pilsner, but was actually changed recently for a few reasons.
        Wired
        5
        Most overseas-born people who wanted to change their names were originally from Asian countries and wanted to adopt a more English- style name, he said.
        Radio NZ
        Usage of courtesy name in English
        1
        Getting out of the stage I went into a house, by courtesy named a hotel, where I obtained a cup of coffee.
        Behind the Scenes; or, Thirty years a slave, and Four Years in t...
        Translations for courtesy name