name
[ neym ]
/ neɪm /
noun
verb (used with object), named, nam·ing.
adjective
Idioms for name
Origin of name
before 900; Middle English; Old English
nama; cognate with German
Name, Gothic
namô; akin to Old Norse
nafn, Latin
nōmen, Greek
ónoma, Old Irish
ainm, Polish
imię, Czech
jméno
SYNONYMS FOR name
1
Name,
title both refer to the label by which a person is known.
Name is the simpler and more general word for appellation:
The name is John. A
title is an official or honorary term bestowed on a person or the specific designation of a book, article, etc.:
He now has the title of Doctor. Treasure Island
is the title of a book.
4 repute, character, credit.
5 note, distinction, renown, eminence.
6 personality.
14 nickname, dub, denominate.
16 choose.
17 mention.
OTHER WORDS FROM name
Words nearby name
Example sentences from the Web for self-named
"It's what I call a highly exaggerated account of your self-named misdeeds," returned Grace.
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus |Jessie Graham FlowerHer interrogation of the unhappy, self-named guide was as sharp a bit of cross-questioning as one sees out of court.
Castles and Chateaux of Old Navarre and the Basque Provinces |Francis Miltoun
British Dictionary definitions for self-named
name
/ (neɪm) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of name
namable or nameable, adjectiveWord Origin for name
Old English
nama, related to Latin
nomen, Greek
noma, Old High German
namo, German
Namen
Idioms and Phrases with self-named
name