name
[ neym ]
/ neɪm /
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noun
verb (used with object), named, nam·ing.
adjective
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Origin of name
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English nama; cognate with German Name, Gothic namô; akin to Old Norse nafn, Latin nōmen, Greek ónoma, Old Irish ainm, Polish imię, Czech jméno
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1. Name, title both refer to the label by which a person is known. Name is the simpler and more general word for appellation: The name is John. A title is an official or honorary term bestowed on a person or the specific designation of a book, article, etc.: He now has the title of Doctor. Treasure Island is the title of a book.
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British Dictionary definitions for name
name
/ (neɪm) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of name
namable or nameable, adjectiveWord Origin for name
Old English nama, related to Latin nomen, Greek noma, Old High German namo, German Namen
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