Definition of name

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  • name is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
  • name is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
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Definition of name

  • assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to (verb)

    Examples

    1. They named their son David
    2. The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader

    Synonyms

    1. be known as
    2. call
    3. know as
  • give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. list
  • give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property (verb)

    Examples

    1. Many senators were named in connection with the scandal

    Synonyms

    1. identify
  • family based on male descent (noun)

    Examples

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

    Synonyms

    1. gens
  • determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. diagnose
  • charge with a function; charge to be (verb)

    Examples

    1. She was named Head of the Committee

    Synonyms

    1. make
    2. nominate
  • identify as in botany or biology, for example (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. describe
    2. discover
    3. distinguish
    4. identify
    5. key
    6. key out
  • a defamatory or abusive word or phrase (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. epithet
  • a well-known or notable person (noun)

    Examples

    1. they studied all the great names in the history of France

    Synonyms

    1. figure
    2. public figure
  • make reference to (verb)

    Examples

    1. His name was mentioned in connection with the invention

    Synonyms

    1. advert
    2. bring up
    3. cite
    4. mention
    5. refer
  • create and charge with a task or function (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. appoint
    2. constitute
    3. nominate
  • a language unit by which a person or thing is known (noun)

    Examples

    1. his name really is George Washington
    2. those are two names for the same thing
  • a person's reputation (noun)

    Examples

    1. he wanted to protect his good name
  • by the sanction or authority of (noun)

    Examples

    1. halt in the name of the law
  • mention and identify by name (verb)

    Examples

    1. name your accomplices!

See definition of name in Merriam Webster