noun / verb / adjective
name
NAYM/neɪm/
A word or phrase used to identify someone or something.
This person wears a badge with the name Maya.
Etymology
Old English nama covered both an identifying name and reputation. The selected meaning preserves the identifying side: what people or things are called, rather than what is commonly said about them.
In context
From a literary perspective Marina is the name of a Shakespeare character from his little-known play Pericles, Prince of Tyre,
More examples
- Please write your full name on the form.
- They name their new puppy Pepper.
- Can you name the tallest mountain in the world?
Forms
name · names · named · naming
nameless adjective — Having no name or known identity.
namesake noun — Someone sharing a name with another person.
Similar words
- label
- Often identifies an item or category rather than a person.
- title
- Identifies a work, position, or formal rank in particular.
- designation
- Often serves as an official or technical identifying term.