NAME, n.

1. That by which a thing is called; the sound or combination of sounds used to express an idea, or any material substance, quality or act; an appellation attached to a thing by customary use, by which it may be vocally distinguished from other things. A name may be attached to an individual only, and is then proper or appropriate, as John, Thomas, London, Paris; or it may be attached to a species, genus or class of things, as sheep, goat, horse, tree, animal, which are called common names, specific or generic.
2. The letters or characters written or engraved, expressing the sounds by which a person or thing is known and distinguished.
3. A person. They list with women each degenerate name. Dryden.
4. Reputation; character; that which is commonly said of a person; as, a good name; a bad name. Clarendon.
5. Renown; fame; honor; celebrity; eminence; praise; distinction. What men of name resort to him? Shak. But in this sense, the word is often qualified by an epithet; as, a great name; a mighty name.
6. Remembrance; memory. The Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven. Deut. xxix.
7. Appearance only; sound only; not reality; as, a friend in name. Rev. iii.
8. Authority; behalf; part; as, in the name of the people. When a man speaks or acts in the name of another, he does it by their authority or in their behalf, as their representative.
9. Assumed character of another. Had forged a treason in my patron's name. Dryden.
10. In Scripture, the name of God signifies his titles, his attributes, his will or purpose, his honor and glory, his word, his grace, his wisdom, power and goodness, his worship or service, or God himself.
11. Issue; posterity that preserves the name. Deut. xxv.
12. In grammar, a noun. To call names, to apply opprobrious names; to call by reproachful appellations. Swift. To take the name of God in vain, to swear falsely or profanely, or to use the name of God with levity or contempt. Exod. xx. To know by name, to honor by a particular friendship or familiarity. Exod. xxxiii. Christian name, the name a person receives by baptism, as distinguished from surname.

1. To set or give to any person or thing a sound or combination of sounds by which it may be known and distinguished; to call; to give an appellation to. She named the child Ichabod. I Sam. iv. Thus was the building left / Ridiculous, and the work confusion named. Milton.
2. To mention by name; to utter or pronounce the sound or sounds by which a person or thing is known and distinguished. Neither use thyself to the naming of the Holy One. Ecclus.
3. To nominate; to designate for any purpose by name. Thou shalt anoint to me him whom I name to thee. 1 Sam. xvi.
4. To entitle. Milton. To name the name of Christ, to make profession of faith in him. 2 Tim. iv.

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. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. To designate by name or specifically for any purpose; to nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to name a day for the wedding.
   
   

   Whom late you have named for consul. Shak.

7. 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.

8. To designate (a member) by name, as the Speaker does by way of reprimand.
   
   

   Syn. -- To denominate; style; term; call; mention; specify; designate; nominate.

9. A person, an individual.
   
   
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   They list with women each degenerate name. Dryden.

   Christian name. (a) The name a person receives at baptism, as distinguished from surname; baptismal 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. -- 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, 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.