What does “name” mean?
- 1
nounthe word or words that a person, place or thing is called
What’s the name of this street?
- 2
verbto give someone or something a name
They named their daughter Lily.
- 3
verbto say who or what someone or something is
Can you name three rivers in Africa?
Name at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & verb
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /neɪm/ · NAME
How to use “name” correctly
“Name sb after sb” means give a child the same name as another person: “He was named after his grandfather.”
Common phrases with “name”
- first name
- last name
- name sb after sb
- make a name for yourself
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- namely
- nameless
- surname
- nickname
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- boy nounA1a male child or young man
- brother nounA1a boy or man with the same parents as you
- child nounA1a young person who is not yet an adult
- daughter nounA1a person’s female child
- family nounA1a group of people who are related, especially parents and their children
- father nounA1a male parent