1. (

• name

) a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing" ;

2. (

• name

) a person's reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name" ;

3. (

• name ,
• gens

) family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name" ;

4. (

• name ,
• figure ,
• public_figure

) a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music" ;

5. (

• name

) by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law" ;

6. (

• name ,
• epithet ,

) a defamatory or abusive word or phrase ;

1. (

• name ,
• call ,
• know_as ,
• be_known_as

) assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" ;

2. (

• name ,
• identify

) give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months" ;

3. (

• name ,
• nominate ,
• make ,

) charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" ;

4. (

• appoint ,
• name ,
• nominate ,
• constitute

) create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" ;

5. (

• name ,

) mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!" ;

6. (

• mention ,
• advert ,
• bring_up ,
• cite ,
• name ,
• refer ,

) make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" ;

7. (

• identify ,
• discover ,
• key ,
• key_out ,
• distinguish ,
• describe ,
• name ,

) identify as in botany or biology, for example ;

8. (

• list ,
• name ,

) give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi" ;

9. (

• diagnose ,
• name

) determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis ;