name
[ neym ]
/ neɪm /
noun
verb (used with object), named, nam·ing.
adjective
Words nearby name
Idioms for name
Origin of name
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
SYNONYMS FOR name
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.
4 repute, character, credit.
5 note, distinction, renown, eminence.
6 personality.
14 nickname, dub, denominate.
16 choose.
17 mention.
OTHER WORDS FROM name
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British Dictionary definitions for naming
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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Idioms and Phrases with naming
name
In addition to the idioms beginning with name
- name after
- name is mud, one's
- name names
- name of the game, the
- name the day
also see:
- call names
- clear one's name
- drop names
- give a bad name
- go by (the name of)
- handle to one's name
- in name only
- in the name of
- make a name for oneself
- on a first-name basis
- take someone's name in vain
- to one's name
- worthy of the name
- you name it
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