Meaning

7 senses

  1. (ditransitive)To give a name to.

    One visitor named Hou Yugang said he was not too concerned about climate change and Baishui’s melting.

    nennen, taufen, bezeichnen

    называ́тьnazyvátʹ, назва́тьnazvátʹ, именова́тьimenovátʹ

    назива́тиnazyváty, назва́тиnazváty, наріка́тиnarikáty

    give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

  2. (transitive)To mention, specify.

    He named his demands.

    You name it!

    nennen

    выбира́тьvybirátʹ, вы́братьvýbratʹ

    назива́тиnazyváty, назва́тиnazváty, зга́дуватиzháduvaty

    mention and identify by name

  3. (transitive)To identify as relevant or important

    naming the problem

    identify as in botany or biology, for example

  4. (transitive)To publicly implicate by name.

    The painter was named as an accomplice.

    nennen, benennen

    определя́тьopredeljátʹ, определи́тьopredelítʹ, назнача́тьnaznačátʹ

    визнача́тиvyznačáty, ви́значитиvýznačyty, звинува́чуватиzvynuváčuvaty

    assign a specified (usually proper) name to

  5. (transitive)To disclose the name of.

    Police are not naming the suspect as he is a minor.

  6. (transitive)To designate for a role.

    My neighbor was named to the steering committee.

    ernennen

    определя́тьopredeljátʹ, определи́тьopredelítʹ, назнача́тьnaznačátʹ

    признача́тиpryznačáty, призна́читиpryznáčyty

  7. (Westminster system, transitive)To initiate a process to temporarily remove a member of parliament who is breaking the rules of conduct.

Examples

8071 sentences

  1. It has my name on it.

    Це явно для мене. — deniko

    ruНа нём моё имя. — sharptoothed

    deEs ist mit meinem Namen gekennzeichnet. — Tamy

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  2. May I have your name, please?

    Можна дізнатися ваше ім'я, будь ласка? — deniko

    deDarf ich bitte Ihren Namen erfahren? — wolfgangth

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  3. I am familiar with your name.

    Твоє ім'я мені знайоме. — deniko

    ruВаше имя мне знакомо. — marafon

    deDein Name ist mir bekannt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. How do you spell your name?

    Як пишеться твоє ім'я? — deniko

    ruКак пишется ваше имя? — Hellerick

    deWie buchstabiert man Ihren Namen? — Kerstin

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  5. Tell me what your name is.

    Скажіть мені ваше ім'я. — shanghainese

    ruСкажи мне, как тебя зовут. — Balamax

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 5
to give a name to:
to mention, specify — see also choose, elect:
to identify, define, specify — see also specify, precise:
to publicly implicate — see also denominate:
to designate for a role — see also denominate:
Русский
By meaning 4
to give a name to:
to mention, specify — see also choose, elect:
to identify, define, specify — see also specify, precise:
to publicly implicate — see also denominate:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to give a name to:
to designate for a role — see also denominate:

Origin

From Middle English namen, from Old English namian (“to name, mention”) and ġenamian (“to

From Middle English namen, from Old English namian (“to name, mention”) and ġenamian (“to name, call, appoint”), from Proto-West Germanic *namōn (“to name”). Cognate with West Frisian neame (“to name; to mention”). Compare also Old English nemnan, nemnian (“to name, give a name to a person or thing”).

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Forms

names, naming, named, named
Base formname · to name
3rd person singularnames
Present participlenaming
Past simplenamed
Past participlenamed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyname
he, she, itnames

Past simpleLesson

all personsnamed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave named
he, she, ithas named

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill name

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

23 synonyms
give a name to:bename
specify:nominate
designatedub
Close in meaning
  • give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property:identify
  • assign a specified (usually proper) name to:callknow asbe known as
  • charge with a function; charge to be:nominatemake
  • determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis:diagnose
  • give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of:list
  • create and charge with a task or function:appointnominateconstitute

Word family

14 related words
Relatedchristenepithetmonikersobriquetnamernaming
Derivedbenamecodenamemisnamename aftername namesoutnamerenameunname

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • the name of
  • his name was
  • name on the
  • real name
  • last name
  • name of the
  • my name is
  • write your name
  • your name is
  • name and address
  • his real name
  • know his name

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
naivetyC1nakbanakedB1naloxonenamelynamesake

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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