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Defenition of the word name

    • Defenition of the word name

      • Any word or phrase which designates a particular person, place, class or thing.
      • To refer briefly to; to make reference to.
      • To designate for a role.
      • To give a name to.
      • Word or phrase used to designate an object.
      • To identify as in botany or biology, for example.
      • To give the name or identifying characteristics of; to refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property.
      • as of a committee for a temporary task
      • determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
      • as in in botany or biology, for example
      • make reference to: "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
      • by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law"
      • a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"
      • a person's reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name"
      • mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"
      • assign a specified name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"; "Call me Boris"
      • a defamatory or abusive word or phrase; "sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me"
      • a well-known person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"
      • family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"
      • give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"
      • give the names of; "Name the states west of the Mississippi!"
      • charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
      • a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music"
      • a person''s reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name"
      • identify as in botany or biology, for example
      • give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi"
      • make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
      • assign a specified, proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
      • create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"
      • by the sanction or authority of
      • a language unit by which a person or thing is known
      • a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
      • family based on male descent
      • a well-known or notable person
      • a person's reputation
      • give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
      • mention and identify by name
      • make reference to
      • give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
      • assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
      • create and charge with a task or function
      • charge with a function; charge to be

    Synonyms for the word name

      • advert
      • appellation
      • appoint
      • assign
      • baptize
      • big name
      • bigwig
      • brand
      • bring up
      • call
      • celebrity
      • character
      • choose
      • christen
      • christian name
      • cite
      • constitute
      • describe
      • designation
      • diagnose
      • discover
      • distinguish
      • dub
      • entitle
      • epithet
      • fame
      • family name
      • famous person
      • figure
      • first name
      • forename
      • gens
      • given name
      • handle
      • honor
      • identify
      • key
      • key out
      • label
      • last name
      • list
      • luminary
      • maiden name
      • make
      • mention
      • middle name
      • moniker
      • nickname
      • nominate
      • person's name
      • pet name
      • propose
      • public figure
      • refer
      • refer to
      • renown
      • reputation
      • repute
      • respectability
      • specify
      • star
      • suggest
      • surname
      • tag
      • term
      • title
      • vip

    Similar words in the name

      • name
      • name's
      • named
      • named's
      • namely
      • names
      • namesake
      • namesake's
      • namesakes

    Hyponyms for the word name

      • agnomen
      • alias
      • announce
      • anonym
      • appeal
      • appellation
      • appellative
      • assumed name
      • author's name
      • baptise
      • baptize
      • brand
      • brand name
      • bring up
      • christen
      • cite
      • co-opt
      • cognomen
      • commend
      • company name
      • computer file name
      • computer filename
      • cross-refer
      • dba
      • denomination
      • designation
      • doing business as
      • domain name
      • drag up
      • dredge up
      • dub
      • entitle
      • enumerate
      • eponym
      • explore
      • false name
      • family name
      • fictitious name
      • file name
      • filename
      • first name
      • forename
      • given name
      • hypocorism
      • invoke
      • itemise
      • itemize
      • last name
      • list
      • marque
      • matronymic
      • metronymic
      • middle name
      • misnomer
      • namedrop
      • nickname
      • nom de guerre
      • number
      • pack
      • patronym
      • patronymic
      • pet name
      • place name
      • pseudonym
      • quote
      • raise
      • recite
      • refer
      • remember
      • rename
      • signature
      • smear word
      • speak of the devil
      • street name
      • style
      • surname
      • tag
      • term
      • title
      • toponym
      • touch on
      • trade name
      • writer's name

    Hypernyms for the word name

      • analyse
      • analyze
      • appoint
      • authority
      • calumniation
      • calumny
      • canvas
      • canvass
      • charge
      • constitute
      • defamation
      • define
      • denote
      • determine
      • enumerate
      • establish
      • examine
      • family
      • family line
      • fix
      • folk
      • found
      • give
      • hatchet job
      • have in mind
      • important person
      • influential person
      • institute
      • itemise
      • itemize
      • kinfolk
      • kinsfolk
      • label
      • language unit
      • limit
      • linguistic unit
      • mean
      • obloquy
      • personage
      • phratry
      • plant
      • recite
      • refer
      • reputation
      • repute
      • sanction
      • sept
      • set
      • specify
      • study
      • think of
      • traducement

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