name

nouns

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"
name
is a type of (narrower)
one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
language unit, linguistic unit
a person's reputation
"he wanted to protect his good name"
name
is a type of (narrower)
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
reputation, repute
family based on male descent
"he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"
gens, 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"
figure, name, public figure
by the sanction or authority of
"halt in the name of the law"
name
is a type of (narrower)
the act of final authorization
"it had the sanction of the church"
sanction
a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
epithet, name

verbs

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
"They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
call, name
is derived from
namer
is derived from
naming
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"
identify, name
is derived from
naming
charge with a function; charge to be
"She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
make, name, nominate
is derived from
naming
create and charge with a task or function
"nominate a committee"
appoint, constitute, name, nominate
is derived from
naming
mention and identify by name
"name your accomplices!"
name
is derived from
naming
is a type of (narrower)
decide upon or fix definitely
"fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
define, determine, fix, limit, set, specify
make reference to
"His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
advert, bring up, cite, mention, name, refer
is derived from
naming
identify as in botany or biology, for example
describe, discover, distinguish, identify, key, key out, name
is derived from
naming
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
"List the states west of the Mississippi"
list, name
determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
diagnose, name