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Definition 2024

calling name ‎(plural calling names)

(communication) The name associated with the telephone number or similar identifier of a caller. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
A name an animal has been trained to respond to. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
A nickname. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
(anthropology, linguistics) The name by which a person is normally identified in conversation. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

communication: the name associated with a telephone number

a name an animal has been trained to respond to

nickname — see nickname

anthropology, linguistics: the name by which a person is normally identified in conversation