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Commonname
The correct spelling is name.
How to pronounce name
/neɪm/
nounIPA: /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.Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
- 2.Reputation.
- 3.An abusive or insulting epithet.
- 4.A person (or legal person).
- 5.Those of a certain name; a race; a family.
verb
- 1.(ditransitive) To give a name to.
- 2.To mention, specify.
- 3.To identify as relevant or important
- 4.To publicly implicate.
- 5.To designate for a role.
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