Definition of Names. Meaning of Names. Synonyms of Names

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Definition of Names

Name
Name Name, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Named; p. pr. & vb. n. Naming.] [AS. namian. See Name, n.] 1. To give a distinctive name or appellation to; to entitle; to denominate; to style; to call. She named the child Ichabod. --1 Sam. iv. 21. Thus was the building left Ridiculous, and the work Confusion named. --Milton. 2. To mention by name; to utter or publish the name of; to refer to by distinctive title; to mention. None named thee but to praise. --Halleck. Old Yew, which graspest at the stones That name the underlying dead. --Tennyson. 3. To designate by name or specifically for any purpose; to nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to name a day for the wedding. Whom late you have named for consul. --Shak. 4. (House of Commons) To designate (a member) by name, as the Speaker does by way of reprimand. Syn: To denominate; style; term; call; mention; specify; designate; nominate.

Meaning of Names from wikipedia

- "common names" or (obsolete) "general names". A name can be given to a person, place, or thing; for example, parents can give their child a name or a scientist...
- one's immediate family. Regnal names and religious or monastic names are special given names bestowed upon someone receiving a crown or entering a religious...
- status of a person. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names. Using names has been do****ented in even the oldest historical records. Examples...
- succinct, relatively stable and verifiable names that could be used and understood internationally, unlike common names which are usually different in every...
- A personal name, full name or prosoponym (from Ancient Gr**** prósōpon – person, and onomaname) is the set of names by which an individual person or...
- The most po****r given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon...
- Zoroastrianism, there are 101 names and titles used to refer to Ahura Mazda. The list is preserved in Persian, Pazend, and Gujarati. The names are often taken during...
- Paper No. 54 : UNGEGN list of country names (Prepared by the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names)" (PDF). unstats.un.org. Vienna. May...
- life or until marriage. Some reasons for changes of a person's name include middle names, diminutive forms, changes relating to parental status (due to...
- common U.S. place names (cities, towns, villages, boroughs and census-designated places [CDP]), with the number of times that name occurs (in parentheses)...