nameneɪm(n.; v.; adj.)named, nam•ing

1. (n.)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. reputation: a reputation of distinction:

   a bad name.

   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.

   Category: Religion

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

   to name a baby.

10. to accuse by name: to identify by name.

    named the thief.

11. to designate or nominate for duty or office.

12. to specify:

    Name your price.

13. (adj.)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 for name:

1. in the name of, with appeal to: by the authority of: in behalf of.

   Stop, in the name of mercy.

   Open, in the name of the law.

   Category: Idiom

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

   Category: Idiom

Origin of name:

bef. 900; OE nama, c. OFris nama, OHG namo; akin to ON nafn, L nōmen, Gk ónoma, OIr ainm, Czech jméno

nam′er(n.)