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bename

American  
[bih-neym] / bɪˈneɪm /

verb (used with object)

Obsolete.
benamed, benamed, benempt, benempted, benaming

  1. to name; call by name.

bename British  
/ bɪˈneɪm /

verb

  1. an archaic word for name

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Etymology

Origin of bename

before 1000; Middle English; be-, name; replacing Old English benemnan; akin to German benennen, Swedish benämna

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