Definitions for name

(a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing")

(a person's reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name")

(family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name")

(a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music")

(by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law")

(a defamatory or abusive word or phrase)

(assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader")

(give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months")

(charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club")

(create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee")

(mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!")

(make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention")

(identify as in botany or biology, for example)

(give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi")

(determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis)