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noun

a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.

mere designation, as distinguished from fact: He was a king in name only.

an appellation, title, or epithet, applied descriptively, in honor, abuse, etc.

a reputation of a particular kind given by common opinion: to protect one’s good name.

a distinguished, famous, or great reputation; fame: to make a name for oneself.

a widely known or famous person; celebrity: She’s a name in show business.

an unpleasant or derogatory appellation or expression: Don’t call your brother names! Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me.

a personal or family name as exercising influence or bringing distinction: With that name they can get a loan at any bank in town.

a body of persons grouped under one name, as a family or clan.

the verbal or other symbolic representation of a thing, event, property, relation, or concept.

(initial capital letter) a symbol or vehicle of divinity: to take the Name in vain; the power of the Name.

verb (used with object), named, nam·ing.

to give a name to: to name a baby.

to accuse: He was named as the thief.

to call by an epithet: They named her speedy.

to identify, specify, or mention by name: Three persons were named in the report.

to designate for some duty or office; nominate or appoint: I have named you for the position.

to give the name of: Can you name the capital of Ohio?

to speak of.

British. (in the House of Commons) to cite (a member) for contempt.

adjective

famous; widely known: a name author.

designed for or carrying a name.

giving its name or title to a collection or anthology containing it: the name piece.

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Idioms about name

    by name,

    1. personally; individually: She was always careful to address every employee by name.
    2. not personally; by repute: I know him by name only.

    call names, to scold or speak abusively of or to a person: Better not to call names unless one is larger and considerably stronger than one’s adversary.

    in the name of,

    1. with appeal to: In the name of mercy, stop that screaming!
    2. by the authority of: Open, in the name of the law!
    3. on behalf of: to purchase something in the name of another.
    4. under the name or possession of: money deposited in the name of a son.
    5. under the designation or excuse of: murder in the name of justice.

    name names, to specify people by name, especially those who have been accomplices in a misdeed: The witness in the bribery investigation threatened to name names.

    to one’s name, in one’s possession: I haven’t a penny to my name.

Origin of name

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English nama; cognate with German Name, Gothic namô; akin to Old Norse nafn, Latin nōmen, Greek ónoma, Old Irish ainm, Polish imię, Czech jméno

synonym study for name

1. Name, title both refer to the label by which a person is known. Name is the simpler and more general word for appellation: The name is John. A title is an official or honorary term bestowed on a person or the specific designation of a book, article, etc.: He now has the title of Doctor. Treasure Island is the title of a book.

OTHER WORDS FROM name

namer, nounre·name, verb (used with object), re·named, re·nam·ing.self-named, adjectiveun·der·name, noun

un·der·named, adjectivewell-named, adjective

Words nearby name

namas kar, namaste, namaycush, namby-pamby, Nam Co, name, nameable, name after, nameboard, name-brand, name-caller

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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Words related to name

brand, flag, label, nickname, sign, signature, style, term, character, note, reputation, personality, star, call, designate, dub, identify, announce, appoint, cite

How to use name in a sentence

  • The CDA was passed not in the name of censorship but in the name of protecting children from stumbling across sexual material.

  • “Gronkowski” itself never manages to sound more erotic than the name of a hearty Polish stew or a D-list WWE performer.

  • Yet, for god knows what reason, his name is never brought up in the “Great American Filmmaker” conversation.

  • A sad-faced orange Star of David flashed across the iPhone screen as we swiped left on “James” (not his real name).

  • What they believe impacts economic policy, foreign policy, education policy, environmental policy, you name it.

  • In pursuing his alchemical researches, he discovered Prussian blue, and the animal oil which bears his name.

  • Elyon is the name of an ancient Phœnician god, slain by his son El, no doubt the “first-born of death” in Job xviii.

  • «It is ill-fated;» and Alessandro blamed himself for having forgotten her only association with the name.

  • «Garnache,» came the other’s crisp, metallic voice, and the name had a sound as of an oath on his lips.

  • Children, and the building of a city shall establish a name, but a blameless wife shall be counted above them both.

British Dictionary definitions for name


noun

a word or term by which a person or thing is commonly and distinctively knownRelated adjective: nominal

mere outward appearance or form as opposed to fact (esp in the phrase in name)he was a ruler in name only

a word, title, or phrase descriptive of character, usually abusive or derogatoryto call a person names

reputation, esp, if unspecified, good reputationhe’s made quite a name for himself

  1. a famous person or thinga name in the advertising world
  2. mainly US and Canadian (as modifier)a name product

a member of Lloyd’s who provides part of the capital of a syndicate and shares in its profits or losses but does not arrange its business

in the name of or under the name of using as a name

in the name of

  1. for the sake of
  2. by the sanction or authority of

know by name to have heard of without having met

name of the game

  1. anything that is essential, significant, or important
  2. expected or normal conditions, circumstances, etcin gambling, losing money’s the name of the game

to one’s name belonging to oneI haven’t a penny to my name

verb (tr)

to give a name to; call by a nameshe named the child Edward

to refer to by name; citehe named three French poets

to determine, fix, or specifythey have named a date for the meeting

to appoint to or cite for a particular title, honour, or duty; nominatehe was named Journalist of the Year

to ban (an MP) from the House of Commons by mentioning him formally by name as being guilty of disorderly conduct

name and shame to reveal the identity of a person or organization guilty of illegal or unacceptable behaviour in order to embarrass them into not repeating the offence

name names to cite people, esp in order to blame or accuse them

name the day to choose the day for one’s wedding

you name it whatever you need, mention, etc

Derived forms of name

namable or nameable, adjective

Word Origin for name

Old English nama, related to Latin nomen, Greek noma, Old High German namo, German Namen

Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Other Idioms and Phrases with name


In addition to the idioms beginning with name

  • name after
  • name is mud, one’s
  • name names
  • name of the game, the
  • name the day

also see:

  • call names
  • clear one’s name
  • drop names
  • give a bad name
  • go by (the name of)
  • handle to one’s name
  • in name only
  • in the name of
  • make a name for oneself
  • on a first-name basis
  • take someone’s name in vain
  • to one’s name
  • worthy of the name
  • you name it

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Noun



Please write your name on this line.



State your name and occupation.



I refused to give them my name.



Mark Twain’s real name was Samuel Clemens.



She registered at the hotel under a false name.



My full name is Susan Elaine Smith.



We had to memorize the names of all the countries in Africa.



“What’s your dog’s name?” “His name is Sandy.”



This is his song “Loving You” from the album of the same name.



The ship’s name was “Titanic.”

Verb



“What are you going to name your new dog?” “I think I’ll name him Sandy.”



The aptly named HMS “Victorious” helped the British Royal Navy win an important victory.



A man named James Smith is on the phone.



We named our daughter “Mary” in honor of her grandmother.



Can you name the person who attacked you?



All of the authors named above were influenced by his work.



She was named to replace him as the company’s vice president.

Adjective



the university’s physics department boasts a number of name physicists

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These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word ‘name.’ Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

  • Abkhaz: ахьʒ (axʲʒ)
  • Adyghe: цӏэ (cʼe)
  • Afar: migaq
  • Afrikaans: naam (af) m
  • Aghul: тур (tur)
  • Ainu: (re)
  • Akan: edin
  • Aklanon: ngaean
  • Albanian: emër (sq) m
  • American Sign Language: H@RadialFinger-H@CenterChesthigh Contact Contact
  • Amharic: ስም (səm)
  • Andi: цӏцӏер (ccʼer)
  • Arabic: اِسْم (ar) m (ism), أَسْمَاء‎ m pl (ʔasmāʔ)
    Cypriot Arabic: ism m
    Egyptian Arabic: اسم‎ m (esm)
    Hijazi Arabic: اسم‎ m (isim)
    Moroccan Arabic: اسمية‎ f (smiyya), اسم‎ m (sem)
    Tunisian Arabic: اِسْمْ‎ m (ʾism)
  • Aragonese: nome (an), nombre (an) m
  • Aramaic:
    Classical Syriac: ܫܡܐ‎ m (šəmā)
    Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: שְׁמָא‎ m (šəmā)
  • Archi: цӏор (cʼor)
  • Argobba: ስም (səm)
  • Armenian: անուն (hy) (anun)
  • Aromanian: numã f, numi n
  • Ashkun: nām
  • Assamese: নাম (nam)
  • Asturian: nome (ast) m, ñome m
  • Atong (India): bimung
  • Avar: цӏар (cʼar)
  • Azerbaijani: ad (az), isim (az)
  • Baluchi: نام(nám)
  • Bashkir: исем (isem), ат (at)
  • Basque: izen
  • Beja: sim
  • Belarusian: імя́ n (imjá), (of a place, class, etc.) назо́ў m (nazóŭ), на́зва f (názva)
  • Bengali: নাম (bn) (nam)
  • Bikol Central: ngaran (bcl), pangaran (bcl)
  • Blin: suuŋ
  • Borôro: ije
  • Breton: ano (br) m, anv (br) m
  • Budukh: тур (tur)
  • Buginese: aseng
  • Bulgarian: и́ме (bg) n (íme), назва́ние (bg) n (nazvánie), наименова́ние (bg) n (naimenovánie)
  • Burmese: အမည် (my) (a.many), နာမည် (my) (namany)
  • Buryat: нэрэ (nere)
  • Catalan: nom (ca) m
  • Cebuano: ngalan, pangalan
  • Central Sierra Miwok: ˀoja·še-
  • Chechen: цӏе (cʼe)
  • Chepang: मेङ् (meng)
  • Chichewa: dzina
  • Chickasaw: holhchifo
  • Chinese:
    Cantonese: (meng4-2), 名字 (ming4 zi6), 名稱名称 (ming4 cing1)
    Dungan: минзы (minzɨ)
    Gan: 名字 (‘miang4 ci5)
    Hakka: 名仔 (miàng-é), 名字 (miàng-sṳ) (formal)
    Mandarin:  (zh) (míng), 名字 (zh) (míngzi), 名稱名称 (zh) (míngchēng) (thing or organisation)
    Min Dong: (miàng)
    Min Nan:  (zh-min-nan) (miâ), 名字 (zh-min-nan) (miâ-jī, miâ-lī), 名稱名称 (zh-min-nan) (miâ-chheng) (thing or organisation)
    Wu: (min)
  • Chiricahua: -́zhii
  • Chukchi: нынны (nynny)
  • Chuukese: it
  • Chuvash: ят (jat)
  • Coptic: ⲣⲁⲛ (ran)
  • Cornish: hanow m
  • Corsican: nomu (co) m
  • Crimean Tatar: ad, isim
  • Czech: jméno (cs) n, název (cs) m
  • Dalmatian: naun m, naum m
  • Danish: navn (da) n
  • Dhivehi: ނަން(nan̊)
  • Dolgan: аат
  • Dutch: naam (nl) m
  • Dzongkha: མིང (ming)
  • Eastern Mari: лӱм (lüm)
  • Egyptian: (rn)
  • Elfdalian: nammen n
  • Erzya: лем (ľem)
  • Eshtehardi: نومَ(nōma)
  • Esperanto: nomo (eo)
  • Estonian: nimi (et)
  • Even: гэрбэ (gərʙə)
  • Evenki: гэрби (gərbi)
  • Extremaduran: nombri
  • Farefare: yʋ’ʋrɛ
  • Faroese: navn (fo) n
  • Fataluku: nee
  • Finnish: nimi (fi) (especially a person), nimitys (fi) (object)
  • French: nom (fr) m
    Middle French: nom m
    Old French: nom m
  • Friulian: non
  • Galician: nome (gl) m
  • Garo: বিমুং (bimuŋ)
  • Georgian: სახელი (saxeli), სახელწოდება (saxelc̣odeba), დასახელება (dasaxeleba)
  • German: Name (de) m
  • Gothic: 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉 n (namō)
  • Greek: όνομα (el) n (ónoma)
    Ancient: ὄνομα n (ónoma)
  • Guaraní: téra
  • Gujarati: નામ (gu) m (nām)
  • Haitian Creole: non
  • Hausa: suna (ha)
  • Hawaiian: inoa
  • Hebrew: שֵׁם (he) m (shem)
  • Higaonon: ngadan
  • Hiligaynon: ngalan
  • Hindi: नाम (hi) m (nām), इस्म (hi) m (ism) (rare or Muslim context)
  • Hittite: 𒆷𒀀𒈠𒀭 n (lāman)
  • Hungarian: név (hu)
  • Ibanag: ngagan
  • Icelandic: nafn (is) n
  • Ido: nomo (io)
  • Ilocano: nagan
  • Indonesian: nama (id)
  • Ingrian: nimi
  • Ingush: цӏи (cʼi)
  • Interlingua: nomine
  • Iranun: ngaran
  • Irish: ainm (ga) m
    Old Irish: ainmm n
    Primitive Irish: ᚐᚅᚋ n (anm)
  • Isan: ซื่อ
  • Isnag: ngaxan
  • Istriot: non, nom
  • Istro-Romanian: nome
  • Italian: nome (it) m
  • Japanese: 名前 (ja) (なまえ, namae),  (ja) (な, na), (honorific) お名前 (ja) (おなまえ, o-namae), (honorific) ご芳名 (ごほうめい, go-hōmei), 名称 (ja) (めいしょう, meishō) (thing or organisation)
  • Javanese: aran, jeneng (jv)
  • Kabardian: цӏэ (cʼe)
  • Kalasha: نوم(Latin: nom)
  • Kalmyk: нерн (nern)
  • Kamkata-viri: nom
  • Kannada: ಹೆಸರು (kn) (hesaru)
  • Kapampangan: lagyu, lagiu
  • Karachay-Balkar: ат (at)
  • Karakhanid: ااتْ(āt)
  • Karelian: nimi
  • Kashmiri: ناو(nāv)
  • Kashubian: miono n
  • Kazakh: есім (esım), ат (kk) (at), аты-жөні (aty-jönı)
  • Khmer: ឈ្មោះ (km) (chhmŏăh), នាម (km) (néam)
  • Kikai: (なー, nā)
  • Kikuyu: rĩĩtwa class 5, rĩtwa class 5
  • Komi-Permyak: ним (ňim)
  • Komi-Zyrian: ним (ňim)
  • Korean: 이름 (ko) (ireum), 성함(姓銜) (ko) (seongham) (honorific), 명칭(名稱) (ko) (myeongching) (thing or organisation)
  • Kunigami: (なー, nā)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: ناو (ckb) (naw)
    Northern Kurdish: nav (ku)
  • Kyrgyz: ат (ky) (at), ысым (ky) (ısım)
  • Ladin: inom, inuem
  • Ladino: nombre m
  • Lao: ຊື່ (sư̄), ນາມ (nām)
  • Latgalian: vuords m
  • Latin: nōmen (la) n
  • Latvian: vārds (lv) m
  • Lezgi: тӏвар (ṭvar)
  • Ligurian: nómme m, nomme
  • Lithuanian: vardas (lt) m
  • Lombard: nomm (lmo)
  • Luhya: lisina
  • Luxembourgish: Numm
  • Lü: ᦋᦹᧈ (tsue¹)
  • Maasai: enkarna f
  • Macedonian: име n (ime), назив m (naziv)
  • Maguindanao: ngala
  • Makasae: nai
  • Makasar: areng
  • Malay: nama (ms) n
  • Malayalam: പേര് (ml) (pērŭ), നാമം (ml) (nāmaṃ)
  • Maltese: isem m
  • Manchu: ᡤᡝᠪᡠ (gebu)
  • Mansaka: aran
  • Mansi: нам (nam)
  • Manx: ennym m
  • Maori: ingoa (mi)
  • Maranao: ngaran
  • Marathi: नाव (nāv)
  • Mauritian Creole: non
  • Middle English: name
  • Middle Korean: 일홈〮 (ìlhwóm)
  • Miyako: (なー, nā)
  • Mizo: hming
  • Moksha: лем (ľem)
  • Mongolian:
    Cyrillic: нэр (mn) (ner)
    Mongolian: ᠨᠡᠷ᠎ᠡ (ner’e)
  • Mwani: zina
  • Mòcheno: nu’m m
  • Nanai: гэрбу
  • Navajo: -́zhiʼ, yízhí
  • Naxi: miq
  • Neapolitan: nomme
  • Nepali: नाम (ne) (nām)
  • Ngarrindjeri: mitji
  • Ngazidja Comorian: dzina class 5/6
  • Nivkh: ӄʼа (qʼa)
  • North Frisian: (Mooring) noome m; (Föhr-Amrum) nööm m
  • Northern Amami-Oshima: (なー, nā, なみん, namin)
  • Northern Sami: namma
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: navn (no) n
    Nynorsk: namn n
  • Occitan: nom (oc) m
  • Ojibwe: wiinzowin
  • Okinawan: (なー, nā)
  • Oki-no-Erabu: (なー, nā)
  • Old Church Slavonic:
    Cyrillic: имѧ n (imę)
    Glagolitic: ⰹⰿⱔ n (imę)
  • Old East Slavic: имѧ n (imę)
  • Old English: nama m
  • Old French: num m
  • Old Javanese: ngaran
  • Old Persian: nāman
  • Oriya: ନାମ (or) (namô)
  • Oromo: maqaa (om)
  • Ossetian: ном (nom)
  • Ottoman Turkish: آد(ad)
  • Paiwan: ngadan
  • Pali: nāma
  • Pangasinan: ngaran
  • Papiamentu: nòmber
  • Pashto: نوم (ps) (nūm), اسم (ps) m (esm)
  • Persian: نام (fa) (nâm), اسم (fa) (esm)
  • Piedmontese: nòm m
  • Pipil: -tukay, -tucay
  • Pitjantjatjara: ini
  • Plains Apache: -zhííh
  • Polish: imię (pl) n (for people or animals), nazwa (pl) f (for objects)
  • Portuguese: nome (pt) m
  • Prasuni: nom
  • Punjabi: ਨਾਂ m (nā̃)
  • Quechua: suti (qu), huti
  • Rohingya: nam
  • Romagnol: nóm m
  • Romani: nav m
  • Romanian: nume (ro) n
  • Romansch: num m, nom m
  • Russian: и́мя (ru) n (ímja), (of a place, class, etc.) назва́ние (ru) n (nazvánije)
  • Rusyn: имня́ n (ymnjá), ме́но n (méno), име́но n (yméno) (poetic)
  • Saho: migac
  • Samoan: igoa
  • Sanskrit: नामन् (sa) n (nā́man)
  • Sardinian: nomene, nomini, numen, numene
  • Saterland Frisian: Noome
  • Scots: name
  • Scottish Gaelic: ainm m
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: и̏ме n
    Roman: ȉme (sh) n
  • Shan: ၸိုဝ်ႈ (shn) (tsūe)
  • Sherpa: མིང (ming)
  • Sicilian: nomu (scn) m
  • Sidamo: suʼma
  • Silesian: miano n
  • Sindhi: نالو (sd) (nālō)
  • Sinhalese: නම (nama)
  • Skolt Sami: nõmm
  • Slovak: meno (sk) n
  • Slovene: ime (sl) n
  • Slovincian: mjuono n
  • Somali: magac
  • Sorbian:
    Lower Sorbian:  n
    Upper Sorbian: mjeno (hsb) n, imje n, mje n
  • Sotho: lebitso (st)
  • Southern Amami-Oshima: (なー, nā)
  • Southern Sami: nomme
  • Spanish: nombre (es) m
  • Sranan Tongo: nen
  • Sundanese: jenengan, nami
  • Swahili: jina (sw) sg, majina (sw) pl
  • Swedish: namn (sv) n
  • Tabaru: ronga
  • Tabasaran: ччвур (č̄vur)
  • Tagalog: ngalan (tl), pangalan (tl)
  • Tahitian: iʻoa
  • Tajik: ном (tg) (nom), исм (tg) (ism)
  • Tamil: பெயர் (ta) (peyar)
  • Tatar: исем (tt) (isem), ат (tt) (at)
  • Tausug: ngan
  • Telugu: పేరు (te) (pēru), నామము (te) (nāmamu)
  • Ternate: ronga
  • Tetum: naran
  • Thai: ชื่อ (th) (chʉ̂ʉ), นาม (th) (naam)
  • Tibetan: མིང (ming), མཚན (mtshan) (honorific)
  • Tidore: ronga
  • Tigrinya: ስም (səm)
  • Tocharian A: ñom
  • Tocharian B: ñem
  • Tok Pisin: nem (tpi)
  • Toku-No-Shima: (なー, nā)
  • Tongan: hingoa
  • Turkish: ad (tr), isim (tr)
  • Turkmen: at (tk)
  • Tuvaluan: igoa
  • Tzotzil: biil
  • Udi: цӏи (c̣i)
  • Udmurt: ним (ňim)
  • Ugaritic: 𐎌𐎎 (šm)
  • Ukrainian: ім’я́ (uk) n (imʺjá), (of a place, class, etc.) на́зва (uk) f (názva)
  • Umbrian: 𐌍𐌖𐌌𐌄𐌌 (numem), 𐌍𐌏𐌌𐌄 (nome)
  • Urdu: نام (ur) m (nām), اسم (ur) m (ism)
  • Uyghur: ئات (ug) (at), ئىسىم (ug) (isim)
  • Uzbek: ism (uz), nom (uz), ot (uz)
  • Venetian: nome
  • Vietnamese: tên (vi)
  • Volapük: nem (vo)
  • Votic: nimi
  • Waigali: nām
  • Wakhi: nung
  • Walloon: no (wa) m
  • Welsh: enw (cy)
  • West Frisian: namme (fy) c
  • Western Apache: -̨́-̨́zhi’, -́zhi’
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: ngazan
  • White Hmong: lub npe
  • Wutunhua: minze
  • Xhosa: ifani
  • Yaeyama: (なー, nā)
  • Yagnobi: нум (num)
  • Yakut: аат (aat)
  • Yiddish: נאָמען‎ m (nomen)
  • Yogad: ngagan
  • Yonaguni: (なー, nā)
  • Yoron: (なー, nā)
  • Yoruba: orukọ
  • Yucatec Maya: kʼaabaʼ
  • Yup’ik: ateq
  • Yámana: wapus
  • Zazaki: name (diq), nom
  • Zealandic: naem m
  • Zhuang: mingzcih, mingzcoh, coh
  • Zulu: igama (zu) class 5/6, ibizo (zu) class 5/6


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name

 (nām)

n.

1.

a. A word or words by which an entity is designated and distinguished from others.

b. A word or group of words used to describe or evaluate, often disparagingly: Don’t call me names.

2. Representation or repute, as opposed to reality: a democracy in name, a police state in fact.

3.

a. A reputation: has a bad name.

b. A distinguished reputation: made a name for himself as a drummer.

4. An illustrious or outstanding person: joined several famous names for a photograph. See Synonyms at celebrity.

tr.v. named, nam·ing, names

1. To give a name to: named the child after both grandparents.

2. To mention, specify, or cite by name: named the primary colors.

3. To call by an epithet: named them all cowards.

4. To nominate for or appoint to a duty, office, or honor. See Synonyms at appoint.

5. To specify or fix: We need to name the time for our meeting.

adj. Informal

Well-known by a name: a name performer.

Idioms:

in the name of

1. By the authority of: Open up in the name of the law!

2. For the reason of; using as a reason: grisly experiments performed in the name of science.

to (one’s) name

Belonging to one: I don’t have a hat to my name.



nam′a·ble, name′a·ble adj.

nam′er n.

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name

(neɪm)

n

1. a word or term by which a person or thing is commonly and distinctively known.

2. mere outward appearance or form as opposed to fact (esp in the phrase in name): he was a ruler in name only.

3. a word, title, or phrase descriptive of character, usually abusive or derogatory: to call a person names.

4. reputation, esp, if unspecified, good reputation: he’s made quite a name for himself.

5.

a. a famous person or thing: a name in the advertising world.

b. chiefly US and Canadian (as modifier): a name product.

6. (Stock Exchange) a member of Lloyd’s who provides part of the capital of a syndicate and shares in its profits or losses but does not arrange its business

7. in the name of under the name of using as a name

8. in the name of

a. for the sake of

b. by the sanction or authority of

9. know by name to have heard of without having met

10. name of the game

a. anything that is essential, significant, or important

b. expected or normal conditions, circumstances, etc: in gambling, losing money’s the name of the game.

11. to one’s name belonging to one: I haven’t a penny to my name.

vb (tr)

12. to give a name to; call by a name: she named the child Edward.

13. to refer to by name; cite: he named three French poets.

14. to determine, fix, or specify: they have named a date for the meeting.

15. to appoint to or cite for a particular title, honour, or duty; nominate: he was named Journalist of the Year.

16. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to ban (an MP) from the House of Commons by mentioning him or her formally by name as being guilty of disorderly conduct

17. name and shame to reveal the identity of a person or organization guilty of illegal or unacceptable behaviour in order to embarrass them into not repeating the offence

18. name names to cite people, esp in order to blame or accuse them

19. name the day to choose the day for one’s wedding

20. you name it whatever you need, mention, etc

[Old English nama, related to Latin nomen, Greek noma, Old High German namo, German Namen]

ˈnamable, ˈnameable adj

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name

(neɪm)

n., v. named, nam•ing,
adj. n.

1. a word or phrase by which a person or thing is designated.

2. mere designation rather than fact: a king in name only.

3. an often abusive descriptive epithet: calling people names.

4.

a. reputation: a bad name.

b. a reputation of distinction: making a name for oneself.

5. a celebrity: one of music’s great names.

6. a clan; family.

7. a word or symbol in logic that respresents an entity.

8. (cap.) a symbol or vehicle of divinity: Holy Name.

v.t.

9. to give a name to; call: to name a baby.

10.

a. to accuse by name: named the thief.

b. to identify by name.

11. to designate or nominate for duty or office.

12. to specify: Name your price.

adj.

13. famous; well-known: a name author.

14. designed for or bearing a name: name tags.

15. being used as the title of a collection or production: the name piece in the anthology.

Idioms:

1. in the name of,

a. with appeal to: Stop, in the name of mercy.

b. by the authority of: Open, in the name of the law.

c. in behalf of.

2. name names, to specify or accuse people by name.

[before 900; Old English nama, c. Old Frisian nama, Old High German namo; akin to Old Norse nafn, Latin nōmen, Greek ónoma, Old Irish ainm, Czech jméno]

name′a•ble, nam′a•ble, adj.

nam′er, n.

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name

1. ‘name’

If you name someone or something, you give them a name.

She wanted to name the baby Colleen.

He named his horse Circuit.

2. ‘name after’

In British English, if you intentionally give someone or something the same name as a particular person or thing, you say that you name them after that person or thing.

She was named after her mother.

I was very surprised when I was asked if I would have a rose named after me.

3. ‘name for’

American speakers also say that you name someone or something for a person or thing.

They had a son, James, named for me.

They also named a locomotive for him.

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name

Past participle: named
Gerund: naming

Imperative
name
name
Present
I name
you name
he/she/it names
we name
you name
they name
Preterite
I named
you named
he/she/it named
we named
you named
they named
Present Continuous
I am naming
you are naming
he/she/it is naming
we are naming
you are naming
they are naming
Present Perfect
I have named
you have named
he/she/it has named
we have named
you have named
they have named
Past Continuous
I was naming
you were naming
he/she/it was naming
we were naming
you were naming
they were naming
Past Perfect
I had named
you had named
he/she/it had named
we had named
you had named
they had named
Future
I will name
you will name
he/she/it will name
we will name
you will name
they will name
Future Perfect
I will have named
you will have named
he/she/it will have named
we will have named
you will have named
they will have named
Future Continuous
I will be naming
you will be naming
he/she/it will be naming
we will be naming
you will be naming
they will be naming
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been naming
you have been naming
he/she/it has been naming
we have been naming
you have been naming
they have been naming
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been naming
you will have been naming
he/she/it will have been naming
we will have been naming
you will have been naming
they will have been naming
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been naming
you had been naming
he/she/it had been naming
we had been naming
you had been naming
they had been naming
Conditional
I would name
you would name
he/she/it would name
we would name
you would name
they would name
Past Conditional
I would have named
you would have named
he/she/it would have named
we would have named
you would have named
they would have named

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun 1. name - a language unit by which a person or thing is knownname — 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»

language unit, linguistic unit — one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed

agnomen — an additional name or an epithet appended to a name (as in `Ferdinand the Great’)

DBA, Doing Business As, fictitious name, assumed name — (law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of incorporation

eponym — the name derived from a person (real or imaginary); «Down’s syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down»

eponym — the person for whom something is named; «Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople»

computer file name, computer filename, file name, filename — (computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files; may contain an extension that indicates the type of file

patronym, patronymic — a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O’- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)

matronymic, metronymic — a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor

street name — the name of a street

street name — the name of a brokerage firm in which stock is held on behalf of a customer; «all my stocks are held in street name»

street name — slang for something (especially for an illegal drug); «`smack’ is a street name for heroin»

family name, last name, surname, cognomen — the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member’s given name)

middle name — a name between your first name and your surname

first name, forename, given name — the name that precedes the surname

nickname — a descriptive name for a place or thing; «the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'»

alias, assumed name, false name — a name that has been assumed temporarily

anonym, nom de guerre, pseudonym — a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role

misnomer — an incorrect or unsuitable name

author’s name, writer’s name — the name that appears on the by-line to identify the author of a work

appellation, appellative, designation, denomination — identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

hypocorism, pet name — a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix); «`Billy’ is a hypocorism for `William'»

title — the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.; «he looked for books with the word `jazz’ in the title»; «he refused to give titles to his paintings»; «I can never remember movie titles»

place name, toponym — the name by which a geographical place is known

signature — your name written in your own handwriting

company name — the name by which a corporation is identified

domain name — strings of letters and numbers (separated by periods) that are used to name organizations and computers and addresses on the internet; «domain names are organized hierarchically with the more generic parts to the right»

brand, brand name, marque, trade name — a name given to a product or service

2. name — a person’s reputation; «he wanted to protect his good name»

reputation, repute — the state of being held in high esteem and honor

3. name — family based on male descent; «he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name»

gens

kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, family line, sept, folk, family — people descended from a common ancestor; «his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower»

4. name — 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»

public figure, figure

important person, influential person, personage — a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events

5. name — by the sanction or authority of; «halt in the name of the law»

sanction — the act of final authorization; «it had the sanction of the church»

6. name — a defamatory or abusive word or phrase

epithet

calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, traducement, obloquy — a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone’s words or actions

smear word — an epithet that can be used to smear someone’s reputation; «he used the smear word `communist’ for everyone who disagreed with him»

Verb 1. name — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; «They named their son David»; «The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader»

call

call — ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality; «He called me a bastard»; «She called her children lazy and ungrateful»

baptise, baptize, christen — administer baptism to; «The parents had the child baptized»

refer — use a name to designate; «Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary»

style, title — designate by an identifying term; «They styled their nation `The Confederate States'»

dub, nickname — give a nickname to

rename — assign a new name to; «Many streets in the former East Germany were renamed in 1990»

title, entitle — give a title to

term — name formally or designate with a term

tag — provide with a name or nickname

label — assign a label to; designate with a label; «These students were labelled `learning disabled'»

address, call — greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name; «He always addresses me with `Sir'»; «Call me Mister»; «She calls him by first name»

2. name — 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»

identify

denote, refer — have as a meaning; «`multi-‘ denotes `many’ «

enumerate, itemize, itemise, recite — specify individually; «She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered»; «The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug»

number, list — enumerate; «We must number the names of the great mathematicians»

announce — give the names of; «He announced the winners of the spelling bee»

3. name — charge with a function; charge to be; «She was named Head of the Committee»; «She was made president of the club»

nominate, make

rename — name again or anew; «He was renamed Minister of the Interior»

appoint, charge — assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; «He was appointed deputy manager»; «She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance»

4. name — create and charge with a task or function; «nominate a committee»

appoint, constitute, nominate

institute, establish, found, plant, constitute — set up or lay the groundwork for; «establish a new department»

pack — set up a committee or legislative body with one’s own supporters so as to influence the outcome; «pack a jury»

co-opt — appoint summarily or commandeer; «The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups»

5. name — mention and identify by name; «name your accomplices!»

specify, fix, limit, set, determine, define — decide upon or fix definitely; «fix the variables»; «specify the parameters»

6. name — make reference to; «His name was mentioned in connection with the invention»

cite, mention, refer, advert, bring up

have in mind, think of, mean — intend to refer to; «I’m thinking of good food when I talk about France»; «Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!»

commend, remember — mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; «Remember me to your wife»

speak of the devil — mention someone’s name who just then appears

remember — mention favorably, as in prayer; «remember me in your prayers»

quote, cite — refer to for illustration or proof; «He said he could quote several instances of this behavior»

touch on — refer to or discuss briefly

invoke, appeal — cite as an authority; resort to; «He invoked the law that would save him»; «I appealed to the law of 1900»; «She invoked an ancient law»

namedrop — refer to people that one assumes one’s interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them

bring up, raise — put forward for consideration or discussion; «raise the question of promotions»; «bring up an unpleasant topic»

drag up, dredge up — mention something unpleasant from the past; «Drag up old stories»

cross-refer — refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books, and lists

7. name — identify as in botany or biology, for example

key, key out, describe, distinguish, identify, discover

8. name — give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; «List the states west of the Mississippi»

list

enumerate, itemize, itemise, recite — specify individually; «She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered»; «The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug»

9. name — determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis

diagnose

analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; «analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare»; «analyze the evidence in a criminal trial»; «analyze your real motives»

explore — examine minutely

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name

noun

1. title, nickname, designation, appellation, term, handle (slang), denomination, epithet, sobriquet, cognomen, moniker or monicker (slang) I don’t even know if Sullivan is his real name.

Related words
adjective nominal

Quotations
«What’s in a name? That which we call a rose»
«By any other name would smell as sweet» [William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet]

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

name

noun

1. The word or words by which one is called and identified:

2. Public estimation of someone:

Informal: rep.

verb

1. To give a name or title to:

3. To describe with a word or term:

4. To select for an office or position:

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Translations

إسْماسمٌاشتهارشُهْرَه، سُمْعَه، إسْم مَشْهوريُسَمّي

избирамимеименувамназовавамобвинявам

jménovyjmenovatpojmenovatslávavážnost

navnnavngiveomdømmedøbegive navn

nominomo

nimi

نامنامیدن

niminimittäätunnistaavalitailmoittaa

imeugled

névemlíthírnévkinevezmeghatároz

nama

nafnnefna; gefa nafnorî, orîstírtelja upp

名前

이름

denotarefacerenominare

vardasvardubendravardisbevardisbūtent

dot vārdulabā slavanosauktreputācijaslava

numerenumereputaţie

menopomenovať

imeimenovatinaštetizmerjatidoločiti

namnnämnautnämnadöpa

jina

ชื่อ

نام

têntiếng tămchọnnhận

name

[neɪm]

A. N

2. names (= insults) to call sb namesinsultar a algn

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name

[ˈneɪm]

n

in the name of sb (= on behalf of) → au nom de qn

vt

(= identify by name) [+ victim, suspect] → nommer; [+ source] → citer
to name names → donner des noms
to name sb as sb → identifier qn comme étant qn
The victim was named as John Smith → La victime a été identifiée comme étant John Smith.
to name and shame sb → vouer qn aux gémonies

(= nominate) [+ captain, chairman] → nommer
to name sb as sth → nommer qn qch
He was named as the new chairman → Il a été nommé président.

(= mention) → citer
to name but a few → pour n’en citer que quelques uns(quelques unes)
Dior, Hartnell and Fendi to name but a few → Dior, Hartnell et Fendi, pour n’en citer que quelques uns
… you name it (following a list)… et j’en passe

(= fix) [+ price, date] → fixer; [+ place] → fixer
Name the place, we’ll be there → Fixez le lieu, nous y serons.name day nfête fname-drop [ˈneɪmdrɒp] vifaire du name-dropping, se targuer de connaître des célébrités
I must stop saying everyone famous is a good friend. It sounds as if I’m name-dropping → Il faut que j’arrête de dire que toutes les célébrités sont mes amis. On va dire que fais du name-dropping.name-dropper [ˈneɪmdrɒpər] nadepte mf du name-droppingname-dropping [ˈneɪmdrɒpɪŋ] nname-dropping m
He thinks all that name-dropping will make him seem more interesting
BUT Il pense qu’en se targuant à tout bout champ de connaître des célébrités, il paraîtra plus intéressant.Il pense que tout ce name-dropping le rendra plus intéressant.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

name

n

Name m; what’s your name?wie heißen Sie?, wie ist Ihr Name? (form); my name is …ich heiße …, mein Name ist … (form); what’s the name of this street?wie heißt diese Straße?; this man, Smith by namedieser Mann namens Smith; a man (going) by the name of Gunnein Mann namens or mit Namen Gunn; I know him only by nameich kenne ihn nur dem Namen nach; he knows all his customers by nameer kennt alle seine Kunden bei Namen; to refer to somebody/something by namejdn/etw namentlich or mit Namen nennen; in name alone or onlynur dem Namen nach; a marriage in name onlyeine nur auf dem Papier bestehende Ehe; I won’t mention any namesich möchte keine Namen nennen; he writes under the name of Xer schreibt unter dem Namen X; fill in your name(s) and address(es)Namen und Adresse eintragen; they married to give the child a namesie haben geheiratet, damit das Kind einen Namen hatte; what name shall I say?wie ist Ihr Name, bitte?; (on telephone) → wer ist am Apparat?; (before showing sb in) → wen darf ich melden?; to have one’s name taken (Ftbl, Police etc) → aufgeschrieben werden; in the name ofim Namen (+gen); stop in the name of the lawhalt, im Namen des Gesetzes; in the name of goodness/Godum Himmels/Gottes willen; what in God’s namewas in Gottes Namen …; all the big names were therealle großen Namen waren da; I’ll put my/your name down (on list, in register etc) → ich trage mich/dich ein; (for school, class, excursion, competition etc) → ich melde mich/dich an (for zu, for a school in einer Schule); (for tickets, goods etc) → ich lasse mich/dich vormerken; (on waiting list) → ich lasse mich or meinen Namen/dich or deinen Namen auf die Warteliste setzen; I’ll put your name down, Sir/Madamich werde Sie vormerken; to call somebody namesjdn beschimpfen; you can call me all the names you like …du kannst mich nennen, was du willst …; not to have a penny/cent to one’s namevöllig pleite sein (inf), → keinen roten Heller haben (dated); what’s in a name?was ist or bedeutet schon ein Name?, Name ist Schall und Rauch (Prov); in all but namepraktisch; that’s the name of the game (inf)darum geht es; for these people survival is the name of the gamediesen Leuten geht es ums Überleben; I’ll do it or my name’s not Bob Brownich mache das, so wahr ich Bob Brown heiße

(Brit: = Lloyd’s investor) → Lloyd’s-Gesellschafter(in) m(f)

vt

(= describe, designate) to name somebody (as) somethingjdn als etw bezeichnen


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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

name

(neim) noun

1. a word by which a person, place or thing is called. My name is Rachel; She knows all the flowers by name.

2. reputation; fame. He has a name for honesty.

verb

1. to give a name to. They named the child Thomas.

2. to speak of or list by name. He could name all the kings of England.

ˈnameless adjective

1. not having a name. a nameless fear.

2. not spoken of by name. The author of the book shall be nameless.

ˈnamely adverb

that is. Only one student passed the exam, namely John.

ˈnameplate noun

a piece of metal, plastic etc with a name on it. You will know his office by the nameplate on the door.

ˈnamesake noun

a person with the same name as oneself.

call (someone) names

to insult (someone) by applying rude names to him.

in the name of

by the authority of. I arrest you in the name of the Queen.

make a name for oneself

to become famous, get a (usually good) reputation etc. He made a name for himself as a concert pianist.

name after , (American) name for

to give (a child or a thing) the name of (another person). Peter was named after his father.

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

name

اسمٌ jméno navn Name όνομα nombre nimi nom ime nome 名前 이름 naam navn imię nome имя namn ชื่อ ad tên 名字

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

name

n. nombre; [first name and surname] nombre completo, nombre y apellido;

What is your ___ ?¿Cómo se llama usted?, ¿Cómo te llamas tú?, ¿Cuál es su, tu nombre?

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

  • What’s your name?
  • My name is …
  • I reserved a room in the name of … (US)
    I booked a room in the name of … (UK)
  • We’ve reserved an apartment in the name of … (US)
    We’ve booked an apartment in the name of … (UK)
  • What’s the name of the managing director? (US)
    What is the name of the managing director? (UK)

Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

name

n nombre m; first — nombre, nombre de pila; last — apellido; middle — segundo nombre; [Note: Native Spanish speakers may or may not have a middle name. Almost all have two last names, a paternal surname followed by a maternal surname. See also surname.]

English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Inflections of ‘name‘ (v): (⇒ conjugate)
names
v 3rd person singular
naming
v pres p
named
v past
named
v past p

WordReference English-Russian Dictionary © 2023:

Главные переводы
английский русский
name n (full name) (полное имя:) имя ср
    ФИО аббр
  My name is Peter Smith.
  Моё имя – Питер Смит. * Меня зовут Питер Смит.
name n (first name, given name) (личное (первое)) имя ср
  What’s your name?
  Как твоё имя? *Как тебя зовут?
name n (last name, surname, family name) фамилия ж
  My professor’s name is Smith.
  Фамилия моего профессора – Смит.
name⇒ vtr ([sb]: give the name of) называть несов + вин
    давать имя несов + ср вин
    назвать сов + вин
  They are going to name the baby Michael.
  Они собираются назвать ребёнка Майклом.
name vtr (sthg: give name to) назвать сов + вин
  Let’s name the song «Furtive Mission».
  Давайте назовём песню “Тайная Миссия»!
name vtr (mention names of) называть, упоминать несов + вин
  The police report named three witnesses.
  В полицейском отчёте упоминаются три свидетеля.

Collins Russian Dictionary 2nd Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2000, 1997:

name [neɪm]
n (of person) и́мя*nt
(of place, object, species) назва́ние; (of pet) кли́чка#
vt называ́ть (назва́ть*perf)

what’s your name? как Вас зову́т?
my name is Peter меня́ зову́т Пи́тер
what’s the name of this place? как называ́ется э́то ме́сто?
by name по и́мени
in the name of во и́мя +gen

to give one’s name and address (to police etc) дава́ть*(дать*perf) своё и́мя и а́дрес

to make a name for o.s. создава́ть*(созда́ть*perf) себе́ и́мя

to get (o.s.) a bad name зараба́тывать (зарабо́тать (perf)) себе́ дурну́ю репута́цию

to call sb names обзыва́ть (обозва́ть*perf) кого́-н

* is used to mark translations which have irregular inflections. The Russian-English side of the dictionary gives inflectional information.

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