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Definition of 'name'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) name
a word or phrase by which a person or thing is designated.

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

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

4.  name
reputation:
a bad name.

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

6.  name
a celebrity:
one of music's great names.

7.  name
a clan; family.

8.  name
a word or symbol in logic that respresents an entity.

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

10. (v.t.) name
to give a name to; call:
to name a baby.

11.  name
to accuse by name:
named the thief.

12.  name
to identify by name.

13.  name
to designate or nominate for duty or office.

14.  name
to specify:
Name your price.

15. (adj.) name
famous; well-known:
a name author.

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

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

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

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

20.  name
in behalf of.

Definition of 'name'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) name
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. (noun) name
a person's reputation
"he wanted to protect his good name"

3. (noun) name, gens
family based on male descent
"he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"

4. (noun) name, figure, public figure
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. (noun) name
by the sanction or authority of
"halt in the name of the law"

6. (verb) name, epithet
a defamatory or abusive word or phrase

7. (verb) name, call
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. (verb) name, identify
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. (verb) name, nominate, make
charge with a function; charge to be
"She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"

10. (verb) appoint, name, nominate, constitute
create and charge with a task or function
"nominate a committee"

11. (verb) name
mention and identify by name
"name your accomplices!"

12. (verb) mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer
make reference to
"His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

13. (verb) identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name
identify as in botany or biology, for example

14. (verb) list, name
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
"List the states west of the Mississippi"

15. (verb) diagnose, name
determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis

Definition of 'name'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) name
the word or words that sb or sth is called
"What's your name?" "David Martin."; I forget the name of the town.; Scientists have not given the new bacteria a name yet.

2.  name
by name
using a name
She called each person by name.

3.  name
in the name of/in sb's name
indicates the name sb uses to buy or obtain sth
an insurance policy in the name of Katherine Hollis; a bank account in my name

4.  name
under the name (of)
using a name which may not be a real name
They made a reservation under the name of "Smith."

5.  name
a well-known or famous person or thing
some of the biggest names in Hollywood

6.  name
a household name
sb or sth well-known by almost everyone
In two years the company has become a household name.

7.  name
the name of the game
the most important aspect
Fun, not winning, is the name of the game in this event.

8. (verb) name
to give sb or sth a name; = call
They named the puppy Polly.

9.  name
to identify sb using their name
He named two top officials as the source of the information.

10.  name
to state specifically what sth is
Name the price, and you can have it!

11.  name
to name a few
used after listing a few specific things, to say there are many more
They have ales, lagers, white beers, just to name a few.

12.  name
to choose sb for a reward or official position; = nominate
The President named him to the Supreme Court.

13.  name
you name it
indicates there are many possibilities
You name it, they sell it.

Definition of 'name'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) name
the title by which any person or thing is known or designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of an individual or a class

2. (noun) name
a descriptive or qualifying appellation given to a person or thing, on account of a character or acts

3. (noun) name
reputed character; reputation, good or bad; estimation; fame; especially, illustrious character or fame; honorable estimation; distinction

4. (noun) name
those of a certain name; a race; a family

5. (noun) name
a person, an individual

6. (noun) name
to give a distinctive name or appellation to; to entitle; to denominate; to style; to call

7. (noun) name
to mention by name; to utter or publish the name of; to refer to by distinctive title; to mention

8. (noun) name
to designate by name or specifically for any purpose; to nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to name a day for the wedding

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

Translation of 'name'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a word by which a person, place or thing is called My name is Rachel; She knows all the flowers by name.
Afrikaans: naam	Arabic: إسْم	Bulgarian: име
Brazilian: nome	Czech: jméno, název	German: der Name
Danish: navn	Greek: όνομα	Spanish: nombre
Estonian: nimi	Farsi: نام	Finnish: nimi
French: nom	Hebrew: שֵׁם, כִּינוּי	Hindi: नाम
Croatian: ime, naziv	Hungarian: név	Indonesian: nama
Icelandic: nafn	Italian: nome	Japanese: 名
Korean: 이름, 성명	Lithuanian: vardas (ir pavardė), pava	Latvian: vārds
Malay: nama	Dutch: naam	Norwegian: navn
Polish: imię, nazwisko, nazwa	Persian: نام	Pashto: نوم
Portuguese: nome	Romanian: nume	Russian: имя; название
Slovak: meno, názov	Slovenian: ime	Serbian: ime
Swedish: namn	Thai: ชื่อ	Turkish: ad, isim
Taiwanese: 名字，名稱	Ukrainian: ім'я	Urdu: نام
Vietnamese: tên	Chinese: 名字，名称
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