name meaning and definition

NAME noun

Definition of name (noun)

1. 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. a person's reputation
   • "he wanted to protect his good name"
3. family based on male descent
   • "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"
   • synonyms: gens
4. 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"
   • synonyms: figure, public figure
5. by the sanction or authority of
   • "halt in the name of the law"
6. a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
   • synonyms: epithet

NAME verb

Definition of name (verb)

1. assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
   • "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
   • synonyms: call
2. 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"
   • synonyms: identify
3. charge with a function; charge to be
   • "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
   • synonyms: make, nominate
4. create and charge with a task or function
   • "nominate a committee"
   • synonyms: appoint, constitute, nominate
5. mention and identify by name
   • "name your accomplices!"
6. make reference to
   • "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
   • synonyms: advert, bring up, cite, mention, refer
7. identify as in botany or biology, for example
   • synonyms: describe, discover, distinguish, identify, key, key out
8. give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
   • "List the states west of the Mississippi"
   • synonyms: list
9. determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
   • synonyms: diagnose