Names
/neɪmz/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Names
noun
- Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
"I've never liked the name my parents gave me so I changed it at the age of twenty."
- Reputation.
- An abusive or insulting epithet.
"Stop calling me names!"
- A person (or legal person).
- Those of a certain name; a race; a family.
verb
- (ditransitive) To give a name to.
"One visitor named Hou Yugang said he was not too concerned about climate change and Baishui’s melting."
- To mention, specify.
"He named his demands."
- To identify as relevant or important
"naming the problem"
- To publicly implicate.
"The painter was named as an accomplice."
- To designate for a role.
"My neighbor was named to the steering committee."
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