names
English meaning: Names
Definition
Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
Example
“I've never liked the name my parents gave me so I changed it at the age of twenty.”
Another example: “Several big names in the music industry attended the ceremony.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Plural of 'name': the words by which people, places or things are known. Very high-frequency, neutral register; appears in everyday speech, lists, databases and law ('names and addresses').
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old English 'nama', from Proto-Germanic '*namô', from Proto-Indo-European '*nomn-'; pre-12th century.
Synonyms
- titles
- labels
- designations
- appellations
- monikers
Related Words
Common Collocations
- names and addresses
- call names
- household names
- list of names
- names of
- big names
Word Forms
name (sing); names (pl); name, named, naming (v)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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- English
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- Indo-European
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