go by the name (of)

To use the specific name (that is then stated). My daughter Margaret has now decided that she goes by the name Calliope. I'm looking for a man who goes by the name of Whitaker. Do you know him? Around my family, I go by the name of "Poppy" because that was my childhood nickname.

go by the name of...

use a name that may not be your real one: Although she was born Mary Jones, she now goes by the name of Natasha, which she feels is more appropriate to her glamorous image.

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go by the name (of)
go by the name of
go under the name of
go under the name of (something)
God willing
God willing and the creek don't rise
GWATCDR
willing
(the good) Lord willing and the creek don't rise
creek

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