popularly
adv.by many people or by most people. You use this when you want to say that an idea or name is common, even if it is not technically correct.
adv.in a manner that is widely liked, accepted, or believed by the general public. Often used to introduce a common name or belief that may differ from a formal or scientific one.
“The plant is popularly known as 'Money Tree'.”
“Although the theory was popularly accepted for decades, new evidence has recently proven it wrong.”
“While historians debate the exact causes of the war, it is popularly attributed to a single event that captured the public imagination at the time.”
Typically placed before a past participle or an adjective.
“A 21-year-old student in India’s Madhya Pradesh, popularly known as ‘Bittu Tabahi’, has single-handedly cleaned up a trash-filled river.”
From popular + -ly.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.