name

CEFRA1

/neɪm/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A word used to identify a person, place, or thing.

  2. 02

    verb

    To give someone or something a name.

Examples

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

  • You have only to sign your name here.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /n(j)ɑmeɪ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A reputation.

  2. An abusive or insulting epithet.

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

More examples

In context

  • And David won a name for himself.

  • I've never liked the name my parents gave me so I changed it at the age of twenty.

  • What's your name? Puddintane. Ask me again and I'll tell you the same.

Synonyms

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

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Origin

noun

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”), Lux...