How to Pronounce "call by a name"
expression
ˈkɔɫ/ /ˈbaɪ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈneɪm
KAWL-by-uh-NAYM
kˈɔːl/ /bˈaɪ/ /æɪ/ /nˈeɪm
KAWL-by-ay-NAYM
Definition
To address or refer to someone using a particular name or title.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkɔɫ/ /ˈbaɪ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈneɪm
British English
kˈɔːl/ /bˈaɪ/ /æɪ/ /nˈeɪm
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KAWL-by-uh-NAYM
UK
KAWL-by-ay-NAYM
Listen in Context
Please call her by her name and not her nickname.
It's polite to call your teacher by her last name.
My friends call me by my first name.
He prefers if you don't call him by his full name at work.