Name vs. Naming

Namenoun

Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.

Namingnoun

The process of giving names to things.

Namenoun

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.’; ‘What's in a name? That which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet.’;

Namingnoun

A ritual or ceremony in which a person's name is given or announced.

Namenoun

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.’;

Namingadjective

Giving a name to a person or thing. en

Namenoun

Reputed character; reputation, good or bad; estimation; fame; especially, illustrious character or fame; honorable estimation; distinction.

‘What men of name resort to him?’; ‘Far above . . . every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come.’; ‘I will get me a name and honor in the kingdom.’; ‘He hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin.’; ‘The king's army . . . had left no good name behind.’;

Namingnoun

the verbal act of naming;

‘the part he failed was the naming of state capitals’;

Namenoun

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.’;

Namingnoun

the act of putting a person into a non-elective position;

‘the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee’;

Namenoun

A person, an individual.

‘They list with women each degenerate name.’;

Namingadjective

inclined to or serving for the giving of names;

‘the appellative faculty of children’; ‘the appellative function of some primitive rites’;

Nameverb

To give a distinctive name or appellation to; to entitle; to denominate; to style; to call.

‘She named the child Ichabod.’; ‘Thus was the building leftRidiculous, and the work Confusion named.’;

Nameverb

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.’; ‘Old Yew, which graspest at the stonesThat name the underlying dead.’;

Nameverb

To designate by name or specifically for any purpose; to nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to name a day for the wedding; to name someone as ambassador.

‘Whom late you have named for consul.’;

Nameverb

To designate (a member) by name, as the Speaker does by way of reprimand.

Namenoun

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’;

Namenoun

by the sanction or authority of;

‘halt in the name of the law’;

Namenoun

a person's reputation;

‘he wanted to protect his good name’;

Namenoun

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’;

Namenoun

family based on male descent;

‘he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name’;

Namenoun

a defamatory or abusive word or phrase;

‘sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me’;

Nameverb

assign a specified, proper name to;

‘They named their son David’; ‘The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader’;

Nameverb

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’;

Nameverb

charge with a function; charge to be;

‘She was named Head of the Committee’; ‘She was made president of the club’;

Nameverb

create and charge with a task or function;

‘nominate a committee’;

Nameverb

mention and identify by name;

‘name your accomplices!’;

Nameverb

identify as in botany or biology, for example

Nameverb

make reference to;

‘His name was mentioned in connection with the invention’;

Nameverb

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of;

‘List the states west of the Mississippi’;

Nameverb

determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis

Namenoun

a word or set of words by which a person or thing is known, addressed, or referred to

‘my name is John Parsons’; ‘Köln is the German name for Cologne’;

Namenoun

a famous person

‘the big race will lure the top names’;

Namenoun

a reputation, especially a good one

‘the school has gained a name for excellence’;

Namenoun

(in the UK) an insurance underwriter belonging to a Lloyd's syndicate.

Nameverb

give a name to

‘hundreds of diseases had not yet been isolated or named’; ‘she decided to name the child Edward’;

Nameverb

identify correctly by name

‘the dead man has been named as John Mackintosh’;

Nameverb

give a particular title or epithet to

‘she was named as Student of the Year’;

Nameverb

mention by name

‘the sea is as crystal clear as any spot in the Caribbean you might care to name’;

Nameverb

appoint (someone) to a particular position or task

‘he was named to head a joint UN–OAS diplomatic effort’;

Nameverb

(of the Speaker) mention (a Member of Parliament) by name as disobedient to the chair and thereby subject to a ban from the House.

Nameverb

specify (a sum, time, or place) as something desired, suggested, or decided on

‘the club have asked United to name their price for the striker’;

Nameadjective

(of a person or product) having a well-known name

‘specialized name brands geared to niche markets’;

Name

A name is a term used for identification by an external observer. They can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context.