名目; 名稱; 名; 名字
1. The title by which any person or thing is known or designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of an individual or a class.
Whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. --Gen. ii. 19.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet. --Shak.
2. A descriptive or qualifying appellation given to a person or thing, on account of a character or acts.
His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. --Is. ix. 6.
3. Reputed character; reputation, good or bad; estimation; fame; especially, illustrious character or fame; honorable estimation; distinction.
What men of name resort to him? --Shak.
Far above . . . every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come. --Eph. i. 21.
I will get me a name and honor in the kingdom. --1 Macc. iii. 14.
He hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin. --Deut. xxii. 19.
The king's army . . . had left no good name behind. --Clarendon.
4. Those of a certain name; a race; a family.
The ministers of the republic, mortal enemies of his name, came every day to pay their feigned civilities. --Motley.
5. A person, an individual. [Poetic]
They list with women each degenerate name. --Dryden.
Christian name. (a) The name a person receives at baptism, as distinguished from surname; baptismal name; in western countries, it is also called a first name. (b) A given name, whether received at baptism or not.
Given name. See under Given.
In name, in profession, or by title only; not in reality; as, a friend in name.
In the name of. (a) In behalf of; by the authority of. “ I charge you in the duke's name to obey me.” --Shak. (b) In the represented or assumed character of. “I'll to him again in name of Brook.” --Shak.
Name plate, a plate as of metal, glass, etc., having a name upon it, as a sign; a doorplate.
Pen name, a name assumed by an author; a pseudonym or nom de plume. --Bayard Taylor.
Proper name Gram., a name applied to a particular person, place, or thing.
To call names, to apply opprobrious epithets to; to call by reproachful appellations.
To take a name in vain, to use a name lightly or profanely; to use a name in making flippant or dishonest oaths. --Ex. xx. 7.
Syn: -- Appellation; title; designation; cognomen; denomination; epithet.
Usage: -- Name, Appellation, Title, Denomination. Name is generic, denoting that combination of sounds or letters by which a person or thing is known and distinguished. Appellation, although sometimes put for name simply, denotes, more properly, a descriptive term (called also agnomen or cognomen), used by way of marking some individual peculiarity or characteristic; as, Charles the Bold, Philip the Stammerer. A title is a term employed to point out one's rank, office, etc.; as, the Duke of Bedford, Paul the Apostle, etc. Denomination is to particular bodies what appellation is to individuals; thus, the church of Christ is divided into different denominations, as Congregationalists, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, etc.
Name v. t. [imp. & p. p. Named p. pr. & vb. n. Naming.]
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; to name someone as ambassador.
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.
n 1: 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: by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the
3: a person's reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name"
4: 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" [syn: figure, public figure]
5: family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was
no one to carry on his name" [syn: gens]
6: a defamatory or abusive word or phrase; "sticks and stones
may break my bones but names can never hurt me" [syn: epithet]
v 1: assign a specified, proper name to; "They named their son
David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil
Rights leader" [syn: call]
2: 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" [syn: identify]
3: charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of
the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" [syn:
4: create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a
committee" [syn: appoint, nominate, constitute]
5: mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"
6: identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn: identify,
discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe]
7: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection
with the invention" [syn: mention, advert, bring up,
8: give or make a list of; name individually; give the names
of; "List the states west of the Mississippi" [syn: list]
9: determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an
illness through a diagnostic analysis [syn: diagnose]