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name

/neɪm/

noun

Meaning

  • 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.

  • A unique identifier, generally a string of characters.

  • An investor in Lloyds of London bearing unlimited liability.

  • Authority.

    "Halt in the name of the law!"

Synonyms

proper name