name

Meanings

• 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"
• a person's reputation
  • "he wanted to protect his good name"
• family based on male descent
  • "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"
• a well-known or notable person
  • "they studied all the great names in the history of France"
• by the sanction or authority of
  • "halt in the name of the law"
• a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
• assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
  • "They named their son David"
  • "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
• 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"
• charge with a function; charge to be
  • "She was named Head of the Committee"
• create and charge with a task or function
• mention and identify by name
  • "name your accomplices!"
• make reference to
  • "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
• identify as in botany or biology, for example
• give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
• determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis

Synonyms

advert, appoint, bring up, call, cite, constitute, describe, diagnose, discover, distinguish, epithet, figure, gens, identify, key, key out, list, make, mention, nominate, public figure, refer