noun
name
naym
noun
1
A word or phrase used to identify a specific person, place, or thing.
"Her name is written on the certificate."
"What name did they give the new puppy?"
2
A person's reputation.
"He has built a good name for himself in the industry."
verb
1
To give something or someone a name.
"They named the baby after her grandmother."
2
To identify or specify something explicitly.
"Can you name three benefits of the new system?"
"The report named the company responsible for the leak."
How to Use Name
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe word that identifies a person, place, or thing — or, as a verb, the act of giving or stating that word.
Common pairings
first name
in the name of
name and shame
household name
Word Forms
named past tense, names plural, names plural, names singular
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Etymology
From Old English nama, going back through Proto-Germanic to a very old Indo-European root for "name" — the same root that gives Latin nomen and, ultimately, English "noun."