brand name

¹ American  

noun

1. a word, name, symbol, etc., especially one legally registered as a trademark, used by a manufacturer or merchant to identify its products distinctively from others of the same type and usually prominently displayed on its goods, in advertising, etc.

2. a product, line of products, or service bearing a widely known brand name.

3. Informal. a person who is notable or famous, especially in a particular field.

   The reception was replete with brand names from politics and the arts.

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brand-name ² American  

[brand-neym] / ˈbrændˌneɪm /

adjective

1. having or being a brand name.

   nationally known brand-name food products.

2. Informal. widely familiar; well-known.

   Several brand-name personalities will be performing at the benefit.

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brand name British  

noun

1. another name for brand

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Etymology

Origin of brand name¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Origin of brand-name²

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

The once-daily pill, sold under the brand name Foundayo, will be available through LillyDirect with shipping starting April 6.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Novo Nordisk pitted CagriSema against Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide, which is sold under the brand name Mounjaro.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

The gloves are weathered and white, their brightness dulled by the decades, with the brand name “reusch” across the knuckles and a big, plum-colored sun on top.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

"We're cooked," one social media user posted on X, "the greatest female tennis player of all time is on Ozempic", referring to the brand name of a different GLP-1 drug.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Rosie is the brand name for a type of chicken raised by Petaluma Poultry.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan