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English Dictionary: name by the DICT Development Group
3 results for name
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
name
n
  1. 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"
  2. a person's reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name"
  3. family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"
    Synonym(s): name, gens
  4. 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"
    Synonym(s): name, figure, public figure
  5. by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law"
  6. a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
    Synonym(s): name, epithet
v
  1. assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
    Synonym(s): name, call
  2. 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"
    Synonym(s): name, identify
  3. charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
    Synonym(s): name, nominate, make
  4. create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"
    Synonym(s): appoint, name, nominate, constitute
  5. mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"
  6. make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
    Synonym(s): mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer
  7. identify as in botany or biology, for example
    Synonym(s): identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name
  8. give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi"
    Synonym(s): list, name
  9. determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
    Synonym(s): diagnose, name
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Name \Name\, n. [AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G.
      name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth.
      nam[omac], L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere,
      to learn to know), Gr. 'o`mona, Scr. n[be]man. [root]267. Cf.
      {Anonymous}, {Ignominy}, {Misnomer}, {Nominal}, {Noun}.]
      1. The title by which any person or thing is known or
            designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of
            an individual or a class.
  
                     Whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that
                     was the name thereof.                        --Gen. ii. 19.
  
                     What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any
                     other name would smell as sweet.         --Shak.
  
      2. A descriptive or qualifying appellation given to a person
            or thing, on account of a character or acts.
  
                     His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The
                     mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of
                     Peace.                                                --Is. ix. 6.
  
      3. Reputed character; reputation, good or bad; estimation;
            fame; especially, illustrious character or fame; honorable
            estimation; distinction.
  
                     What men of name resort to him?         --Shak.
  
                     Far above . . . every name that is named, not only
                     in this world, but also in that which is to come.
                                                                              --Eph. i. 21.
  
                     I will get me a name and honor in the kingdom. --1
                                                                              Macc. iii. 14.
  
                     He hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin.
                                                                              --Deut. xxii.
                                                                              19.
  
                     The king's army . . . had left no good name behind.
                                                                              --Clarendon.
  
      4. Those of a certain name; a race; a family.
  
                     The ministers of the republic, mortal enemies of his
                     name, came every day to pay their feigned
                     civilities.                                       --Motley.
  
      5. A person, an individual. [Poetic]
  
                     They list with women each degenerate name. --Dryden.
  
      {Christian name}.
            (a) The name a person receives at baptism, as
                  distinguished from {surname}; baptismal name.
            (b) A given name, whether received at baptism or not.
  
      {Given name}. See under {Given}.
  
      {In name}, in profession, or by title only; not in reality;
            as, a friend in name.
  
      {In the name of}.
            (a) In behalf of; by the authority of. [bd] I charge you
                  in the duke's name to obey me.[b8]         --Shak.
            (b) In the represented or assumed character of. [bd]I'll
                  to him again in name of Brook.[b8]         --Shak.
  
      {Name plate}, a plate as of metal, glass, etc., having a name
            upon it, as a sign; a doorplate.
  
      {Pen name}, a name assumed by an author; a pseudonym or nom
            de plume. --Bayard Taylor.
  
      {Proper name} (Gram.), a name applied to a particular person,
            place, or thing.
  
      {To call names}, to apply opprobrious epithets to; to call by
            reproachful appellations.
  
      {To take a name in vain}, to use a name lightly or profanely;
            to use a name in making flippant or dishonest oaths. --Ex.
            xx. 7.
  
      Syn: Appellation; title; designation; cognomen; denomination;
               epithet.
  
      Usage: {Name}, {Appellation}, {Title}, {Denomination}. Name
                  is generic, denoting that combination of sounds or
                  letters by which a person or thing is known and
                  distinguished. Appellation, although sometimes put for
                  name simply, denotes, more properly, a descriptive
                  term, used by way of marking some individual
                  peculiarity or characteristic; as, Charles the Bold,
                  Philip the Stammerer. A title is a term employed to
                  point out one's rank, office, etc.; as, the Duke of
                  Bedford, Paul the Apostle, etc. Denomination is to
                  particular bodies what appellation is to individuals;
                  thus, the church of Christ is divided into different
                  denominations, as Congregationalists, Episcopalians,
                  Presbyterians, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Name \Name\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Named}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Naming}.] [AS. namian. See {Name}, n.]
      1. To give a distinctive name or appellation to; to entitle;
            to denominate; to style; to call.
  
                     She named the child Ichabod.               --1 Sam. iv.
                                                                              21.
  
                     Thus was the building left Ridiculous, and the work
                     Confusion named.                                 --Milton.
  
      2. To mention by name; to utter or publish the name of; to
            refer to by distinctive title; to mention.
  
                     None named thee but to praise.            --Halleck.
  
                     Old Yew, which graspest at the stones That name the
                     underlying dead.                                 --Tennyson.
  
      3. To designate by name or specifically for any purpose; to
            nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to name a day for
            the wedding.
  
                     Whom late you have named for consul.   --Shak.
  
      4. (House of Commons) To designate (a member) by name, as the
            Speaker does by way of reprimand.
  
      Syn: To denominate; style; term; call; mention; specify;
               designate; nominate.
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