Definitions for name
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

1. namenoun

   a language unit by which a person or thing is known

   "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"

2. namenoun

   a person's reputation

   "he wanted to protect his good name"

3. name, gensnoun

   family based on male descent

   "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"

4. name, figure, public figurenoun

   a well-known or notable person

   "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music"

5. namenoun

   by the sanction or authority of

   "halt in the name of the law"

6. name, epithetverb

   a defamatory or abusive word or phrase

7. name, callverb

   assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

   "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"

8. name, identifyverb

   give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property

   "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"

9. name, nominate, makeverb

   charge with a function; charge to be

   "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"

10. appoint, name, nominate, constituteverb

    create and charge with a task or function

    "nominate a committee"

11. nameverb

    mention and identify by name

    "name your accomplices!"

12. mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, referverb

    make reference to

    "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

13. identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, nameverb

    identify as in botany or biology, for example

14. list, nameverb

    give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

    "List the states west of the Mississippi"

15. diagnose, nameverb

    determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. namenoun

   Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.

2. namenoun

   Reputation.

3. namenoun

   A person (or legal person).

4. namenoun

   A unique identifier, generally a string of characters.

5. namenoun

   An investor in Lloyds of London bearing unlimited liability.

6. nameverb

   To give a name to.

   1904: L. Frank Baum, The Land of Oz I will name the fellow 'Jack Pumpkinhead!'

7. nameverb

   To mention, specify.

8. nameverb

   To identify as relevant or important

   naming the problem

9. nameverb

   To publicly implicate.

   The painter was named as an accomplice.

10. nameverb

    To designate for a role.

    My neighbor was named to the steering committee.

11. Etymology: From nama, from namô, from h₁nḗh₃mn̥.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NAMEnoun

   Etymology: nama; Saxon; naem, Dutch; anam, Erse.

   1. The discriminative appellation of an individual.

   What is thy name?
   Thou’lt be afraid to hear it.
   No: though thou call’st thyself a hotter name
   Than any is in hell.
   My name ’s Macbeth. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   He called their names after the names his father had called them. Gen. xxvi. 18.

   I know thee by name. Ex. xxxiii. 17.

   2. The term by which any kind or species is distinguished.

   What’s in a name? That which we call a rose,
   By any other name would smell as sweet. William Shakespeare.

   If every particular idea that we take in, should have a distinct name, names must be endless. John Locke.

   3. Person.

   They list with women each degen’rate name,
   Who dares not hazard life for future fame. Dryden.

   4. Reputation; character.

   The king’s army was the last enemy the west had been acquainted with, and had left no good name behind. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

   5. Renown; fame; celebrity; eminence; praise; remembrance; memory; distinction; honour.

   What men of name resort to him?
   Sir Walter Herbert, a renowned soldier;
   And Rice ap Thomas with a valiant crew,
   And many others of great name and worth. William Shakespeare.

   Visit eminent persons of great name abroad; to tell how the life agreeth with the fame. Francis Bacon, Essays, №. 19.

   Here rest thy bones in rich Hesperia’s plains,
   Thy name, ’tis all a ghost can have, remains. Dryden.

   A hundred knights
   Approv’d in fight, and men of mighty name. Dryden.

   These shall be towns of mighty fame,
   Tho’ now they lie obscure, and lands without a name. John Dryden, Æn. vi.

   Bartolus is of great name; whose authority is as much valued amongst the modern lawyers, as Papinian’s was among the ancients. Thomas Baker, Reflect. on Learning.

   6. Power delegated; imputed character.

   In the name of the people,
   And in the power of us the tribunes, we
   Banish him. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   7. Fictitious imputation.

   When Ulysses with fallacious arts,
   Had forg’d a treason in my patron’s name,
   My kinsman fell. John Dryden, Æn.

   8. Appearance; not reality; assumed character.

   I’ll to him again, in the name of Brook;
   He’ll tell me all his purpose. William Shakespeare, Mer. W. of Windsor.

   There is a friend which is only a friend in name. Ecclus. xxxvii.

   9. An opprobrious appellation.

   Bids her confess; calls her ten thousand names;
   In vain she kneels. George Granville, Poems.

   Like the watermen of Thames
   I row by, and call them names. Jonathan Swift, Miscel.

2. To Nameverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To discriminate by a particular appellation.

   I mention here a son of the king’s whom Florizel
   I now name to you; and with speed so pace
   To speak of Perdita. William Shakespeare, Win. Tale.

   Thou hast had seven husbands, neither wast thou named after any of them. Tob. iii. 8.

   His name was called Jesus, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived. Luke ii. 21.

   2. To mention by name.

   Accustom not thy mouth to swearing: neither use thyself to the naming of the Holy One. Ecclus. xxiii. 9.

   3. To specify; to nominate.

   Did my father’s godson seek your life?
   He whom my father nam’d? your Edgar. William Shakespeare.

   Bring me him up whom I shall name. 1 Sam. xxviii. 8.

   Let any one name that proposition, whose terms or ideas were either of them innate. John Locke.

   4. To utter; to mention.

   Let my name be named on them. Gen. xlviii. 16.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Name

   A name is a term used for identification by an external observer. They can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. The entity identified by a name is called its referent. A personal name identifies, not necessarily uniquely, a specific individual human. The name of a specific entity is sometimes called a proper name (although that term has a philosophical meaning as well) and is, when consisting of only one word, a proper noun. Other nouns are sometimes called "common names" or (obsolete) "general names". A name can be given to a person, place, or thing; for example, parents can give their child a name or a scientist can give an element a name.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Namenoun

   the title by which any person or thing is known or designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of an individual or a class

2. Namenoun

   a descriptive or qualifying appellation given to a person or thing, on account of a character or acts

3. Namenoun

   reputed character; reputation, good or bad; estimation; fame; especially, illustrious character or fame; honorable estimation; distinction

4. Namenoun

   those of a certain name; a race; a family

5. Namenoun

   a person, an individual

6. Namenoun

   to give a distinctive name or appellation to; to entitle; to denominate; to style; to call

7. Namenoun

   to mention by name; to utter or publish the name of; to refer to by distinctive title; to mention

8. Namenoun

   to designate by name or specifically for any purpose; to nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to name a day for the wedding

9. Namenoun

   to designate (a member) by name, as the Speaker does by way of reprimand

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Name

   A name is a word or term used for identification. Names can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. A personal name identifies a specific unique and identifiable individual person, and may or may not include a middle name. The name of a specific entity is sometimes called a proper name and is a proper noun. Other nouns are sometimes, more loosely, called names; an older term for them, now obsolete, is "general names". Caution must be exercised when translating, for there are ways that one language may prefer one type of name over another. A feudal naming habit is used sometimes in other languages: the French sometimes refer to Aristotle as "le Stagirite" from one spelling of his place of birth, and English speakers often refer to Shakespeare as "The Bard", recognizing him as a paragon writer of the language. Finally, claims to preference or authority can be refuted: the British did not refer to Louis-Napoleon as Napoleon III during his rule.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Name

   nām, n. that by which a person or a thing is known or called: a designation: that which is said of a person: reputed character: reputation: fame: celebrity: remembrance: a race or family: appearance, not reality: authority: behalf: assumed character of another: (gram.) a noun.—v.t. to give a name to: to designate: to speak of or to call by name: to mention for a post or office: to nominate: to mention formally by name a person in the House of Commons as guilty of disorderly conduct.—adjs. Nam′able, Name′able; Name′less, without a name: undistinguished: indescribable; Name′worthy, distinguished.—adv. Name′lessly.—n. Name′lessness.—adv. Name′ly, by name: that is to say.—ns. Name′-plate, a plate of metal having on it the name of a person, usually affixed to a door or a gate; Nam′er; Name′sake, one bearing the same name as another for his sake.—Name the day, to fix a day, esp. for a marriage.—Call names, to nickname; Christian name (see Christian); In name of, on behalf of: by the authority of; Proper name, a name given to a particular person, place, or thing; Take a name in vain, to use a name lightly or profanely. [A.S. nama; Ger. name; L. nomen.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. name

   The name of a merchant ship, as well as the port to which she belongs, must be painted in a conspicuous manner on her stern. If changed, she must be registered de novo, and the old certificate cancelled.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. name

   A word or words an animal, person, place or thing is known.

   We all have a name and it is used to identify us.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020  

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   name

   A descriptive noun.

   The name of a street, town or place is created easily.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 19, 2020  

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   namenoun

   A very descriptive word that describes a person

   Name

   Etymology: N/A

   
   

   Submitted by hsaymar7299 on September 30, 2021  

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   namenoun

   Numerical aperture identifying something or someone after definite examination or a personal examiner. 1.) a word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known, addressed, or referred to. 2.) a famous person. Specifically an amount, time, or place desired, suggested, or decided on.

   My spiritual name is given to me by El Shaddai, but my mother gave me a vessel of flesh to govern it with God's gift of life.

   Etymology: Label

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on April 18, 2024  

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1. NAME

   What does NAME stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the NAME acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Analyze
   • Enumerate
   • Family
   • Important Person
   • Language Unit
   • Refer
   • Repute
   • Sanction
   • Specify

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'name' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #381

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'name' in Written Corpus Frequency: #324

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'name' in Nouns Frequency: #69

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'name' in Verbs Frequency: #337

Anagrams for name »

1. Amen

2. amen

3. mane

4. mean

5. MENA

6. NEMA

7. NMEA

8. enam

How to pronounce name?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say name in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of name in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of name in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of name in a Sentence

1. Michel Foucault:

   Power is not an institution, and not a structure; neither is it a certain strength we are endowed with; it is the name that one attributes to a complex strategical situation in a particular society.

2. Deputy Commissioner Col Blanch:

   One of the officers picked her up into his arms and asked her,' What's your name ?' She said :' My name is Cleo,'.

3. Bernie Sanders:

   Let's not insult the intelligence of the American people. People aren't dumb. Why in God's name does Wall Street make huge campaign contributions?

4. Omar Sy:

   The hardest part for me is the language that I don't speak ... it blocks me a little on certain things, in France, I already have a career and a name that give me access to certain things and here I have to reconstruct all of that. That makes it interesting to work here, to start from zero again.

5. President Ronald Reagan:

   Well-meaning Americans in the name of freedom have taken freedom away. For the sake of religious tolerance, they’ve forbidden religious practice.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=name
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Name
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=name
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/name
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=name
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=name
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=name