name

Noun

• a defamatory or abusive word or phrase

• by the sanction or authority of
  • halt in the name of the law
    

• 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
    

• family based on male descent
  • he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name
    

• a person's reputation
  • he wanted to protect his good 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
    

Verb

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

• give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
  • List the states west of the Mississippi
    

• identify as in botany or biology, for example

• make reference to
  • His name was mentioned in connection with the invention
    

• mention and identify by name
  • name your accomplices!
    

• create and charge with a task or function
  • nominate a committee
    

• charge with a function; charge to be
  • She was named Head of the Committee
    
  • She was made president of the club
    

• 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
    

• assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
  • They named their son David
    
  • The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  epithet , figure , public figure , gens , diagnose , list , identify , discover , key , key out , distinguish , describe , mention , advert , bring up , cite , refer , appoint , nominate , constitute , make , call