to one's name

Idioms  

1. Owned by one, as in He has not got a nickel to his name, or She has only one pair of shoes to her name. This idiom was first recorded in 1876.

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to one's name

The Doctors Doctor On Demand; whether the trait of clumsiness is tied to one’s name; stopping digital drain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2021

All that has been accomplished is the displacement of the objective point; the desire, the mania for a handle to one’s name is as prevalent as ever. 

From Worldly Ways and Byways by Eliot Gregory

The real flattering thing would be to be made as much of as Philip is, for one's own merits, and not for the handle to one's name.'

From The Heir of Redclyffe by Charlotte Mary Yonge

A title to one's name, a red ribbon, or something else, what are they but baubles, unless there is more?

From The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. by James Milne

There was nothing left for Dolores to do but to sit by in the window-seat, philosophizing on the remarkable effects of a handle to one's name, and feeling cruelly neglected.

From The Two Sides of the Shield by Charlotte Mary Yonge