names

names · noun/verb

imported

Definitions

noun/verb

  1. 1.

    Words or sets of words by which people, places, or things are known or identified.

  2. 2.

    Gives a name to; identifies by a name.

  3. 3.

    A person's reputation.

  4. 4.

    Specifies or mentions by name.

  5. 5.

    Appoints to a position.

Phrases & expressions

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    name names — to identify specific people, especially those guilty of wrongdoing
  • •
    big names — famous or important people
  • •
    household names — people or things known by everyone
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    names and faces — people one knows personally
  • •
    call names — to insult with offensive words
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    in all but name — in reality, though not officially

Related words

See also: identity, name, naming, title
Synonyms: designations, identifies, labels, titles

Etymology

From Old English nama, from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ ("name"). Cognate with Dutch naam, German Name, Latin nōmen, and Greek ónoma.