naming : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: naming	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
naming adj inclined to or serving for the giving of names; "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites" Synonym(s): appellative, naming(a) n the verbal act of naming; "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals" the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" Synonym(s): appointment, assignment, designation, naming
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.