Definition of name | What does name mean?
What is the definition of the word NAME?
Here is a list of definitions for name.
- 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"
- family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"
- 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"
- by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law"
- a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
What are the verbs of the word NAME?
Here is a list of definitions for name.
- assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
- 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"
- charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
- create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"
- mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"
- make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
- 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"
- determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
What are the synonyms of the word NAME?
What is another word for NAME?. Here is a list of synonyms for NAME
Words beginning with NAME?
We only list the first 50 results for words beginning with NAME.
In which dictionaries does the word name exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes