fame

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Something said or reported; gossip, rumour.

   There went a fame in Heav'n that he ere long / Intended to create, and therein plant / A generation, whom his choice regard / Should favour […].

2. 2
   noun

   The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of, especially for something positive.

   I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited.

3. 3
   noun

   the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

4. 4
   noun

   favorable public reputation

5. 5
   noun

   One's reputation.

6. 6
   verb

   to make (someone or something) famous

Etymology

From Middle English fame, from Old French fame (“celebrity, renown”), itself borrowed from Latin fāma (“talk, rumor, report, reputation”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂-meh₂, from *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, say, tell”). Cognate with Ancient Greek φήμη (phḗmē, “talk”). Related also to Latin for (“speak, say”, verb), Old English bōian (“to boast”), Old English bēn (“prayer, request”), Old English bannan (“to summon, command, proclaim”). More at ban. Displaced native Old English hlīsa.