name

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 See also 1.6 Anagrams 2 Kurdish 2.1 Noun 3 Lithuanian 3.1 Noun 4 Mandarin 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Adverb 4.3 Conjunction 4.4 See also

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Old English nama, from Proto-Germanic *namon, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nḗh₃mn̥ (“‘name’”).

Germanic cognates: Old High German namo (Modern German Name), Old Saxon namo (Dutch naam), Old Frisian noma, Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉, Old Norse nafn (Swedish namn).

Indo-European cognates: Latin nōmen (French nom), Greek ὄνομα (onoma), Persian نام (nâm), Old Irish ainm (Cornish hanow), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬨𐬀 (nama), Old Church Slavonic имѧ (imę) (Russian имя (ímja)), Tocharian A ñom and Tocharian B ñem.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /neɪm/, SAMPA: /neIm/
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  Rhymes: -eɪm

[edit] Noun

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name (plural names)

1. Any word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
   • 1904, L. Frank Baum, The Marvelous Land of Oz

     So good a man as this must surely have a name.

2. Reputation.
   • 1604, William Shakespeare, Othello, III-iii ,

     Good name in man and woman, dear my lord / Is the immediate jewel of their souls.[1]

   • 1952, Old Testament, Revised Standard Version, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 2 Samuel 8:13,

     And David won a name for himself.[2]

3. (computing): A unique identifier, generally a string of characters.
4. An investor in Lloyds of London bearing unlimited liability.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:name

[edit] Derived terms

binomial name botanical name byname Christian name common name confirmation name family name first name forename given name last name maiden name middle name name day nameplate

namesake nickname on first name terms pen name personal name prename stage name scientific name surname systematic name true name zoological name

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[edit] Verb

to name (third-person singular simple present names, present participle naming, simple past and past participle named)

1. (transitive) To give a name to.

   1904: L. Frank Baum, The Land of Oz — I will name the fellow 'Jack Pumpkinhead!'

2. (transitive) To mention, specify.

   He named his demands.

   You name it!

3. (transitive) To identify as relevant or important

   naming the problem

4. (transitive) To publicly implicate.

   The painter was named as an accomplice.

5. (transitive) To designate for a role.

   My neighbor was named to the steering committee.

[edit] Derived terms

• misname
• name after

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

christen cognomen epithet moniker nom de guerre

nom de plume pseudonym sobriquet Appendix:Names

[edit] Anagrams

• amen
• mane
• mean
• NEMA

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[edit] Kurdish

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name

1. letter (a document)

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[edit] Lithuanian

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name m.

1. Locative singular form of namas.
2. Vocative singular form of namas.

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[edit] Mandarin

simplified	那么
traditional	那麼

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ na˥˩mə ]

[edit] Adverb

name (Pinyin nàme, traditional 那麼, simplified 那么)

1. so; that
   • 2006: anon. zh:w:桌面出版 (w:Desktop publishing)

     Apple gōngsī yǐjīng cóng Mac OS 9 shēngjí dào Mac OS X, dànshì zài yìnshuā/chūbǎnjiè de shēngjí yuǎn yuǎn méiyǒu nàme kuài。

     Apple has already upgraded from Mac OS 9 to Mac OS X, but the upgrade to the printing and publishing industry is by no means that fast.

[edit] Conjunction

name (Pinyin nàme, traditional 那麼, simplified 那么)

1. in that case; then
   • 2006: anon. zh:w:BCH码 (w:BCH code)

     nàme wǒmén jiù kěyǐ zhǎodào zhège jǔzhèn de nì

     then we can actually, find an inverse of this matrix

[edit] See also

• (Min Nan): trad. 許爾, simpl. 许尔 (hiah-ni) so, that
• (Min Nan): trad. 安爾, simpl. 安尔 (an-ne or an-ni) then