name

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   by the sanction or authority of

   halt in the name of the law

2. 2
   noun

   a language unit by which a person or thing is known

   Their name really is the same as the president.

3. 3
   noun

   family based on male descent

   The family had no sons so there was no one to carry on the family name.

4. 4
   noun

   a well-known or notable person

   they studied all the great names in the history of France

5. 5
   noun

   a person's reputation

   They wanted to protect their good name.

6. 6
   verb

   give or make a list of

   name individually

7. 7
   verb

   mention and identify by name

   name your accomplices!

8. 8
   verb

   make reference to

   The professor named the assistant in connection with the invention.

Etymology

PIE word *h₁nómn̥ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Germanic *namô Proto-West Germanic *namō Old English nama Middle English name English name From Middle English name, nome, from Old English nama, noma, from Proto-West Germanic *namō, from Proto-Germanic *namô (“name”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”). Cognates Germanic Cognates: Yola naame, name, naume (“name”), North Frisian Naam, neem, noome, nööm (“name”), Saterland Frisian Nome, Noome (“name”), West Frisian namme (“name”), Alemannic German Naame, namä, noame, nomu, nàmund (“name”), Cimbrian naamo, name, nåm (“…