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Another word for .name

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Noun

  1. The word or words by which one is called and identified

      1. A personal name or nickname.
      1. A means of understanding or control:
      2. A thing like a handle in appearance or use
      3. An alternate name or nickname, especially one chosen for self-identification on online forums or citizens band radio.
      1. Written material to be read by viewers that is included in a film or television show, typically presenting credits, narration, or dialogue.
      2. A formal appellation attached to the name of a person as a sign of office, rank, profession, or hereditary privilege.
      3. An identifying name given to a book, play, film, musical composition, or other work.
      1. A short, familiar quotation, often, specif., one used as such an ending
      2. A strip of leather, paper, metal, or plastic attached to something or hung from a wearer's neck to identify, classify, or label:
      3. A card, ticket, plastic marker, etc. tied or attached to something as a label or worn as identification, etc.
      1. The way in which something is said, done, expressed, or performed:
      2. A comfortable and elegant mode of existence:
      3. A name or title:
      1. A descriptive name added to or replacing the actual name of a person, place, or thing.
      1. A descriptive name or title (Ex.: Philip the Fair, America the Beautiful)
      2. An adjective, noun, or phrase, often specif. a disparaging one, used to characterize some person or thing (Ex.: “egghead” for an intellectual)
      3. A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person, such as The Great Emancipator for Abraham Lincoln.
      1. Nomination or appointment.
      2. A pointing out; indication
      3. A distinguishing name, title, etc.
      1. A large group of religious congregations united under a common faith and name, usually organized under a single administrative and legal hierarchy.
      2. One of a series of kinds, values, or sizes, as in a system of currency or weights:
      3. A particular religious body, with a specific name, organization, etc.
      1. The third or family name of an ancient Roman (Ex.: Marcus Tullius Cicero)
      2. Any family name; surname; last name
      3. A name, especially a descriptive nickname or epithet acquired through usage over a period of time.
      1. A common noun
      2. A name or title
      1. The act of naming.
      2. A name or title that describes or identifies a person or thing; designation
      3. A protected name under which a wine may be sold, indicating that the grapes used are of a specific kind from a specific district.
    See also:

    words

    specific

  2. Public estimation of someone

      1. A dosage of any ionizing radiation that will produce upon absorption in living tissues a rise in energy equal to that produced by one roentgen of X-ray or gamma-ray radiation
      2. A repetition of a particular movement or action, as in weightlifting.
      3. Reputation:
      1. A good reputation:
      2. Reputation
      3. Reputation:
      1. Estimation in which a person or thing is commonly held, whether favorable or not; character in the view of the public, the community, etc.; repute
      2. The general character of being thought of as specified; name
      3. A widespread ascription of a characteristic or trait to a person or thing:
      1. A spoken or written account of an event, usually presented in detail:
      2. A formal account of the proceedings or transactions of a group:
      3. An explosive noise:
      1. Public estimation of someone; reputation:
      2. Characterization in fiction or drama:
      3. A Chinese character.
    See also:

    respect

  3. A famous person

      1. (Idiomatic) A prominent individual, especially one who is favorably regarded.
      1. The collection of distinctive qualities of a person, especially those distinguishing personal characteristics that make one socially appealing:
      2. A person known for appearances on TV, radio, etc.
      3. The totality of qualities and traits, as of character or behavior, that are peculiar to a specific person.
      1. A character in a literary work.
      2. A person of importance or distinction; notable
      3. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought): A famous or important person.
      1. A person of distinction or great reputation.
      2. One of a council of prominent persons in pre-Revolutionary France called into assembly to deliberate at times of emergency.
      3. A person of distinction; famous or well-known person
      1. An object, such as a celestial body, that gives light.
      2. In astrology, one of the brightest celestial objects, such as the sun, moon, or bright planets.
      3. A person who sheds light on some subject or enlightens mankind; famous intellectual
      1. A person of great courage or strength
      2. A large, powerful cat (Panthera leo), found in Africa and SW Asia, with a tawny coat, a tufted tail, and, in the adult male, a shaggy mane: in folklore and fable the lion is king of beasts
      3. A noted person; a celebrity:
      1. Any person, esp. a man, admired for qualities or achievements and regarded as an ideal or model
      2. A person noted for special achievement in a particular field:
      3. The principal character in a novel, poem, or dramatic presentation.
      1. Fame or popular renown.
      2. A famous or well-publicized person
      3. One who is widely known and of great popular interest.
    See also:

    knowledge

Verb

  1. To give a name or title to

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    words

    specific

  2. To refer to by name

      1. To include as an item in a set of specifications
      2. To determine or bring about (a specific result):
      3. To mention, describe, or define in detail; state definitely
      1. To cite for honor
      2. To refer to or speak about briefly or incidentally; specify, as by name
      3. To speak or write about, especially briefly or incidentally:
      1. To offer as an example; cite:
      2. To use as an example; cite
      3. To show by means of an instance; exemplify
      1. To quote or refer to (a book or author, for example) as an authority or example in making an argument.
      2. To quote (a passage, book, speech, writer, etc.)
      3. To mention in a citation
    See also:

    specific

  3. To describe with a word or term

      1. To designate; call.
      2. To call by a term; name
      1. (Baseball) To touch (a base runner) with the ball or to touch (a base) with the ball or while holding the ball, with the aim of putting the runner out
      2. To apply a descriptive name to; call by an epithet
      3. To choose or select
      1. To make consistent with rules of style:
      2. To arrange (hair) in a certain way, as by cutting, coloring, or curling.
      3. To bring into accord with an accepted style, as of a publisher; normalize spelling, punctuation, etc. of
      1. To incorporate a labeled element into (a molecule, compound, material, etc.)
      2. To differentiate (an element, atom, etc.) by introducing a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass that may be readily traced through a complex process
      3. To identify or designate with a descriptive term; describe or classify:
      1. To point out; mark out; indicate; specify
      2. To give a name or title to; characterize:
      3. To select and set aside for a duty, office, or purpose:
      1. To be the distinctive character of; distinguish
      2. To describe the qualities or peculiarities of:
      3. To describe or portray the particular qualities, features, or traits of
      1. To consider or regard as being of a particular type or kind; characterize:
      2. To force the sale of (a stock or commodity) by exercising a call option.
      3. To indicate or characterize accurately in advance; predict:
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    words

    specific

  4. To select for an office or position

      1. To walk making light clicks.
      2. To draw upon; make use of
      3. To make or do by tapping
      1. (Now Rare) To name, call, or designate
      2. To enter (a horse) in a horse race
      3. To propose as a candidate in an election or as one to be considered for an honor or prize:
      1. To rise or accumulate:
      2. To achieve, produce, or attain:
      3. To compose:
      1. To point out; mark out; indicate; specify
      2. To select and set aside for a duty, office, or purpose:
      3. To give a name or title to; characterize:
      1. (Law) To decide the disposition of (property) by special authority
      2. (Law) To direct the disposition of (property) to a person or persons in exercise of a power granted for this purpose by a preceding deed.
      3. To make appointments to an office, position, etc.
    See also:

    choice

© Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Another word for .name

Noun

  1. A title

      1. A means of understanding or control:
      2. A thing like a handle in appearance or use
      3. An alternate name or nickname, especially one chosen for self-identification on online forums or citizens band radio.
      1. A personal name or nickname.
      1. A real or mythical person from whose name the name of a nation, institution, etc. is derived
      2. A word or name derived from a proper noun. The words atlas, bowdlerize, denim, and Turing machine are eponyms.
      3. One whose name is or is thought to be the source of the name of something:
      1. A name so derived.
      2. A family name; surname
      3. Name acquired from one's father's, grandfather's or earlier male ancestor's first name. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.
      1. A conventional figure or device that stands for a word, phrase, or operation; a symbol, as in mathematics or in musical notation.
      2. A displayed structure bearing lettering or symbols, used to identify or advertise a place of business:
      3. An act or gesture used to convey an idea, a desire, information, or a command:
      1. Manner or mode of expression in language, as distinct from the ideas expressed; way of using words to express thoughts
      2. A quality of imagination and individuality expressed in one's actions and tastes:
      3. A name or title:
      1. A nickname
      2. An additional cognomen given to a Roman citizen, often in honor of military victories.
      3. In ancient Rome, a name added to the cognomen, esp. as an epithet honoring some achievement
      1. A name shared in common to identify the members of a family, as distinguished from each member's given name.
      1. A large group of religious congregations united under a common faith and name, usually organized under a single administrative and legal hierarchy.
      2. One of a series of kinds, values, or sizes, as in a system of currency or weights:
      3. A particular religious body, with a specific name, organization, etc.
      1. Written material to be read by viewers that is included in a film or television show, typically presenting credits, narration, or dialogue.
      2. A formal appellation attached to the name of a person as a sign of office, rank, profession, or hereditary privilege.
      3. An identifying name given to a book, play, film, musical composition, or other work.
      1. (Now Rare) appellation
      2. The act of addressing or designating someone by name.
      1. A surname.
      2. The name of one's family, used after one's given name; surname
      1. A given name or the name that occurs first in a given name.
      1. The act of designating; a marking or pointing out.
      2. A pointing out; indication
      3. A distinguishing name, title, etc.
      1. The act of naming.
      2. A name or title that describes or identifies a person or thing; designation
      3. A protected name under which a wine may be sold, indicating that the grapes used are of a specific kind from a specific district.
      1. A family name; a surname.
      2. The third and usually last name of a citizen of ancient Rome, as Caesar in Gaius Julius Caesar.
      3. A name, especially a descriptive nickname or epithet acquired through usage over a period of time.
      1. (Chiefly Australia, New Zealand, US and Scotland) A forename, a name chosen for a child, usually by the child's parents; a first name.
      2. A name given to a person at birth or at baptism, as distinguished from a surname.
      1. A name that precedes a person's family name, especially the first name.
      1. A proper noun.
      2. A phrase that names a specific object.
    See also:

    signature

  2. Reputation

    See also:

    fame

  3. An epithet

    See also:

    insult

    curse

    alias

  4. A famous person

    See also:

    personage

    celebrity

Verb

  1. To give a name

    See also:

    define

    describe

  2. To indicate by name

    See also:

    refer

    mention

  3. To appoint

      1. To make a selection; choose
      2. To take as a choice from among several; pick out.
      3. To choose or pick out from among others, as for excellence, desirability, etc.
      1. (Now Rare) To name, call, or designate
      2. To enter (a horse) in a horse race
      3. To propose as a candidate in an election or as one to be considered for an honor or prize:
      1. To make a choice; choose
      2. To pick out; select:
      3. To choose; select
    See also:

    delegate

Idioms:

    call-names

    2. in-the-name-of

    3. know only by name

    4. to one's name

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Sentence Examples

  • I had already searched for the name Yancey Giddon, but found nothing.

  • The name wasn't familiar to me.

  • Her name is Allie.

  • Alex had provided the money to remodel the home, but insisted that it stay in her name only.

  • The name doesn't ring a bell.

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