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name

The correct spelling is name.

How to pronounce name

/neɪm/
noun

IPA: /neɪm/

Say it like: Nam-e

The correct spelling is name. Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing. For example: "I've never liked the name my parents gave me so I changed it at the age of twenty."

Usage Examples

I've never liked the name my parents gave me so I changed it at the age of twenty.

Stop calling me names!

Halt in the name of the law!

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
  2. 2.Reputation.
  3. 3.An abusive or insulting epithet.
  4. 4.A person (or legal person).
  5. 5.Those of a certain name; a race; a family.

verb

  1. 1.(ditransitive) To give a name to.
  2. 2.To mention, specify.
  3. 3.To identify as relevant or important
  4. 4.To publicly implicate.
  5. 5.To designate for a role.

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