Name

nām, n. that by which a person or a thing is known or called: a designation: that which is said of a person: reputed character: reputation: fame: celebrity: remembrance: a race or family: appearance, not reality: authority: behalf: a umed character of another: ( gram. ) a noun.— v.t. to give a name to: to designate: to speak of or to call by name: to mention for a post or office: to nominate: to mention formally by name a person in the House of Commons as guilty of disorderly conduct.— adjs. Nam′able , Name′able ; Name′le , without a name: undistinguished: indescribable; Name′worthy , distinguished.— adv. Name′le ly .— n. Name′le ne .— adv. Name′ly , by name: that is to say.— ns. Name′-plate , a plate of metal having on it the name of a person, usually affixed to a door or a gate; Nam′er ; Name′sake , one bearing the same name as another for his sake.— Name the day , to fix a day, esp. for a marriage.— Call names , to nickname; Christian name (see Christian ); In name of , on behalf of: by the authority of; Proper name , a name given to a particular person, place, or thing; Take a name in vain , to use a name lightly or profanely. [A.S. nam a ; Ger. name ; L. nomen .]