yclept
/ɪˈklɛpt
/adjective [predicative] archaic
By the name of: a lady yclept Eleanora...
- Why art thou so oddly yclept, so whimsically named - oh, got it, you play the HARP.
- Taking advantage of the disposition you express to hear from the ‘dear public,’ I beg to submit a few reflections concerning the idiosyncrasies of that part of our city yclept ‘The Street’.
- It also leads to pronouncing two double consonants when you speak the word; cl and pt. Yclept means named as in ‘I have a dog yclept Rover.’
Origin
Old English gecleopod, past participle of cleopian 'call', of Germanic origin.