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

Botulinum toxin - commonly known by the brand name Botox - is more widely known for its use as a cosmetic treatment which works by blocking signals from the nerves that control the facial muscles.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

The pill would have included semaglutide, the key ingredient in the weight-loss medication which Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk markets under the brand name Wegovy.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Gabapentin was approved by the FDA in 1993 under the brand name Neurontin to help treat partial seizures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

It’s a wonder we didn’t come to think of Not To Be Sold as a brand name.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey