Name

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Transitive verb 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Related terms 2 German 2.4 Noun 2.4.4 Related terms

English

Noun

1. Any word or phrase which signifies a particular person, place, thing, or class.

   Wiktionary is a better name for this project than Fred would have been

2. L. Frank Baum The Land of Oz "So good a man as this must surely have a name."
3. Reputation.

   William Shakespeare Othello, Act III. Scene III.
   Iago: Good name in man and woman, dear my lord
   Is the immediate jewel of their souls: [1]

4. (Computing) A unique identifier, generally a string.
5. An investor in Lloyds of London bearing unlimited liability

• Basque: izen
• Breton: anv m -ioù pl (1)
• Catalan: nom
• Chinese: 名, 名字
• Dutch: naam m (1,2), roep m (2)
• Ekspreso: nomino
• Esperanto: nomo
• Estonian: nimi (1)
• Finnish: nimi (1), maine, kunnia (2)
• German: Name (1, 2), Ruf (2)
• Greek: όνομα n (onoma) (1)
• Hindi: naam m
• Hungarian: név
• Indonesian: nama (1)
• Interlingua: nomine (1); fama, reputation (2)
• Italian: nome (1)
• Japanese: 名前 (なまえ, namae) (1)
• Latin: nomen, nominis
• Korean: 이름 (ireum)
• Norwegian: navn (1)
• Polish: imię n, godność f, nazwa f
• Portuguese: nome (1); fama, reputação (2)
• Spanish: nombre (1); fama, reputación (2)
• Urdu: naam m
• Vietnamese: tên (1)
• Volapük: nem
• Yiddish: nomen

1. To give a name to

   From The Land of Oz\ by L. Frank Baum'' ... "I will name the fellow 'Jack Pumpkinhead!'"

2. Mention, specify

   He named his demands.

3. You name it
4. Identify:

   naming the problem

5. To publicly implicate

   The painter was named as an accomplice

6. To designate for a role

   My neighbor was named to the steering committee

• Breton: envel radical anv-
• Chinese: 命名
• Dutch: noemen (1, ~ after: ~ naar), kiezen (2), vermelden, opnoemen (3), benoemen (4)
• Ekspreso: nominer
• Esperanto: nomi
• Finnish: nimetä (1), valita (2), ilmoittaa (3), tunnistaa (4)
• German: nennen (1,3), wählen (2), benennen (4)
• Indonesian: menamai (1), sebut (2,3)
• Interlingua: nominar, denominar (1); seliger, eliger (2); specificar (3), identificar (4)
• Italian: nomare
• Japanese: 名付ける (なづける, natzukeru) (1)
• Korean: 이름 (ireum)
• Norwegian: kalle (1), velge (2), nevne (3), navngi (4)
• Polish: nazywać
• Portuguese: nomear, denominar, chamar (1); escolher (2); especificar (3); identificar (4)
• Spanish: nombrar, nominar, denominar
• Vietnamese: đặt tên, cho tên (1); chọn (2); nhận (4)
• Volapük: nemön
• Yiddish: onrufn

• nameplate
• namesake
• surname
• name after
• name day
• Christian name
• family name
• given name

1. name, forename, Christian name, given name
2. surname, family name