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Meaning of name

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

name

Pronunciation:/neɪm//neɪm/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.

    Example: I've never liked the name my parents gave me so I changed it at the age of twenty.

    Synonyms:proper name
  2. Reputation.

  3. An abusive or insulting epithet.

    Example: Stop calling me names!

  4. A person (or legal person).

name

verb

Definitions

  1. (ditransitive) To give a name to.

    Example: One visitor named Hou Yugang said he was not too concerned about climate change and Baishui’s melting.

  2. To mention, specify.

    Example: He named his demands.

  3. To identify as relevant or important

    Example: naming the problem

  4. To publicly implicate.

    Example: The painter was named as an accomplice.