How do you use the word "name" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "name": My name is Jack. You have only to sign your name here.

Name Meaning

/neɪm/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounAny nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.

nounA reputation.

Sentence Examples

My name is Jack.

You have only to sign your name here.

Please write your full name at the top of the form.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

call make identify

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The parents decided to ____ their newborn baby after a beloved grandparent.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Please write your full ____ and several other personal details at the top of the application form so that we can process your request quickly.

Word Origin & History

PIE word *h₁nómn̥ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Germanic *namô Proto-West Germanic *namō Old English nama Middle English name English name From Middle English name, nome, from Old English nama, noma, from Proto-West Germanic *namō, from Proto-Germanic *namô (“name”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”). Cognates Germanic Cognates: Yola naame, name, naume (“name”), North Frisian Naam, neem, noome, nööm (“name”), Saterland Frisian Nome, Noome (“name”), West Frisian namme (“name”), Alemannic German Naame, namä, noame, nomu, nàmund (“name”), Cimbrian naamo, name, nåm (“name”), Dutch naam, name (“name”), German Nahme, Name (“name”), German Low German Naam (“name”), Luxembourgish Numm (“name”), Mòcheno nu'm (“name”), Vilamovian noma (“name”), Yiddish נאָמען (nomen, “name”), Danish, Faroese and Norwegian Bokmål navn (“name”), Icelandic nafn (“name”), Norwegian Nynorsk nabn, namn (“name”), Swedish namn (“name”), Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉 (namō, “name”). Indo-European Cognates: Latin nōmen (“name”) (whence Spanish nombre (“name”)), Russian имя (imja, “name”), Ashkun nām (“name”), Kamkata-viri nom, num (“name”), Prasuni nom, nëmë (“name”), Waigali nām (“name”), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man, “name”). Possible cognates outside of Indo-European include Finnish nimi (“name”) and Hungarian név (“name”). Doublet of nomen and noun.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." — c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:

"[…] and whatsoeuer Adam called euery liuing creature, that was the name thereof." — 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 2:19:

"So good a man as this must surely have a name." — 1904, L. Frank Baum, The Marvelous Land of Oz:

"Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning vortex, and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work." — 2013 July-August, Lee S. Langston, “The Adaptable Gas Turbine”, in American Scientist:

"Good name in man and woman, dear my lord Is the immediate jewel of their souls." — c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]:

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