name

See also Name, NAmE, nàme, ñame, .name, and näme

English

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Etymology

From Middle English name, nome, from Old English nama, noma (“name; noun; the particular word used to denote any object of thought not considered in a purely individual character; title; reputation; the reputation of some character or attribute; the mere appellation in contrast or opposition to the actual person or thing”), from Proto-Germanic *namô (“name”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nḗh₃mn̥ (“name”). Cognate with Scots name, naim, nem (“name”), North Frisian Neem, Naam, nööm, noome (“name”), Saterland Frisian Noome (“name”), West Frisian namme (“name”), Dutch naam (“name”), Low German Name (“name”), German Name (“name”), Danish navn (“name”), Swedish namn (“name”), Icelandic nafn (“name”), Latin nōmen (“name”). See also neven.

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
    • 1904, L. Frank Baum, The Marvelous Land of Oz
      So good a man as this must surely have a name.
  2. Reputation.
  3. A person (or legal person).
    • p. 2002, second edition of, 2002, Graham Richards, Putting Psychology in its Place, ISBN 1841692336, page 287 [3]:
      Later British psychologists interested in this topic include such major names as Cyril Burt, William McDougall, […] .
    • 2008 edition of, 1998, S. B. Budhiraja and M. B. Athreya, Cases in Strategic Management, ISBN 0074620975 page 79 [4]:
      Would it be able to fight the competition from ITC Agro Tech and Liptons who were ready and able to commit large resources? With such big names as competitors, would this business be viable for Marico?
    • 2009 third edition of, 1998, Martin Mowforth and Ian Munt, Tourism and Sustainability, ISBN 0203891058, page 29 [5]:
      International non-governmental organisations (INGOs), including such household names as Amnesty International, Greenpeace and […] .
  4. (computing) A unique identifier, generally a string of characters.
  5. An investor in Lloyds of London bearing unlimited liability.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Terms derived from name (noun)

Translations

word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class or thing
reputation
person or legal person
computing: unique identifier
investor in Lloyds of London

Verb

name (third-person singular simple present names, present participle naming, simple past and past participle named)

  1. (transitive) To give a name to.
    1904: L. Frank Baum, The Land of Oz — I will name the fellow 'Jack Pumpkinhead!'
  2. (transitive) To mention, specify.
    He named his demands.
    You name it!
  3. (transitive) To identify as relevant or important
    naming the problem
  4. (transitive) To publicly implicate.
    The painter was named as an accomplice.
  5. (transitive) To designate for a role.
    My neighbor was named to the steering committee.

Derived terms

Terms derived from name (verb)

Translations

to give a name to
to mention, specify
to identify, define, specify
to publicly implicate
to designate for a role
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See also

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Anagrams

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Afrikaans

Noun

name

  1. Plural form of naam
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Dutch

Verb

name

  1. singular past subjunctive of nemen

Anagrams

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Kurdish

Noun

name

  1. letter (a document)
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Lithuanian

Noun

name m

  1. locative singular form of namas
  2. vocative singular form of namas
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Middle English

Etymology

From Old English nama.

Noun

name (plural names)

  1. name

Descendants

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Volapük

Noun

name

  1. dative singular form of nam
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