noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
A name used by the general public, as opposed to an official or technical term. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to call something by its common name'.
この植物の俗称は「猫じゃらし」です。
The common name for this plant is 'cat teaser'.
地元で
Locals commonly call that mountain 'Rice-ball Mountain'.
noun
secular name (of a Buddhist monk)
Specifically the name a Buddhist monk used before ordination, as opposed to their religious name (法名). Compare 俗名.
See also: 俗名
彼の俗称は田中太郎だが、僧名は空海だ。
His secular name is Tanaka Taro, but his Buddhist name is Kukai.