name
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
law"
3: a person's reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name"
4: a well-known person; "they studied all the great names in
the history of France" [syn: {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 name to; "They named their son David";
"The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights
leader"; "Call me Boris" [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:
{nominate}, {make}]
4: as of a committee for a temporary task [syn: {appoint}, {nominate},
{constitute}]
5: mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"
6: give the names of; "Name the states west of the
Mississippi!" [syn: {list}]
7: make reference to: "His name was mentioned in connection
with the invention" [syn: {mention}, {advert}, {bring up},
{cite}, {refer}]
8: as in in botany or biology, for example [syn: {identify}, {discover},
{key}, {key out}, {distinguish}, {describe}]
9: determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an
illness through a diagnostic analysis [syn: {diagnose}]