- name
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 word/words sb/sth is known byADJECTIVE▪ Christian (BrE), first, given (esp. AmE)▪ middle, second (= middle name) (BrE)▪ family, last (see also surname), second (= last name) (BrE)▪ full▪
His full name was William Augustus Grove.
▪ married▪ maiden▪ birth (esp. AmE)▪Muhammad Ali's birth name was Cassius Clay.
▪ original▪St Petersburg has gone back to its original name.
▪ proper, real, true▪ pet▪His pet name for her was ‘Fluff’.
▪ assumed, fake (esp. AmE), false▪ official▪ joint (esp. BrE)▪The account is in joint names.
▪ common▪‘Smith’ is a very common family name.
▪ double-barrelled (BrE), hyphenated (esp. AmE)▪ personal▪The place takes its name from the Old English personal name ‘Catta’.
▪ pen (usually pen-name), professional, stage▪George Eliot was a pen-name; her real name was Mary Ann Evans.
▪ brand, proprietary, trade▪ generic▪ company▪ scientific▪The scientific name for plants in this genus is Asclepias.
▪ code▪ file▪ user▪Please enter your user name.
▪ domain▪You will need to register a domain name (= an individual Internet address).
▪ place, street▪ band▪Their original band name was ‘Cherry Five’
VERB + NAME▪ have▪Do you have a middle name?
▪ bear, carry▪The Julian calendar was introduced by Julius Caesar and hence carries his name.
▪ be known by, go by▪The island is more commonly known by the name ‘Krakatoa’.
▪He goes by the name of Jonno.
▪ use▪She uses a different name in her professional life.
▪ share▪His wife and sister share the same name, Sarah.
▪ acquire, get, obtain▪The Brady bill acquired its name from its best-known sponsor, James Brady.
▪ adopt, assume, take▪He was elected Pope in 1978 and took the name of John Paul II.
▪ keep▪She decided to keep her maiden name for professional purposes.
▪ abandon▪ change▪ carry on▪He wanted an heir to carry on the family name.
▪ immortalize▪His name was immortalized in 1992 when he scored three times in the space of five minutes.
▪ choose, decide on, pick▪ give sb/sth▪She was given the name Maria, after her grandmother.
▪ give sb, name, pass on▪Detectives believe that a hit man was sent to silence the witness before he could name names (= give evidence to the court/police).
▪ reveal▪ call sb/sth by▪Please call me by my first name.
▪ call sb names▪Stop calling me names (= stop saying rude/insulting things about me)!
▪ call, call out▪Somebody called out her name from below.
▪ mention▪We cannot mention the suspect's name for legal reasons.
▪ drop▪All he did was drop names (= mention the names of famous people to impress people).
▪ invoke▪He invoked the name of Freud in support of his argument.
▪ ask (sb)▪I asked him his name.
▪ hear▪I've heard that name mentioned before.
▪ catch▪I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name.
▪ know▪How do you know my name?
▪ forget, remember▪I'm afraid I've forgotten your name.
▪ print, sign, write▪ spell▪ pronounce▪ enter, put down, register▪Have you put your name down for (= applied to take part in) the school play?
▪ list▪ put forward (esp. BrE)▪They put his name forward (= chose him) as one of the five candidates for the post.
NAME + VERB▪ appear▪The name of the artist appears on the vase.
▪ sound …▪His name sounds familiar.
▪ imply sth, suggest sth▪As the name implies, Oxford was the place at which oxen could ford the river.
▪ be synonymous with sth▪His name is synonymous with the worst excesses of sixties architecture.
▪ be associated with sth, be attached (to sth)▪I do not want my name associated with these products.
▪He's been in four movies with Spielberg's name attached.
▪ mean sth▪ come from▪Where does the band name come from?
▪ ring a bell (figurative)▪‘Does that name mean anything to you?’ ‘Yes, it does ring a bell (= it is familiar).’
NAME + NOUN▪ badge, tag▪ plate (usually nameplate)▪She had her nameplate on the door.
▪ recognition▪Coca Cola's global brand name recognition
PREPOSITION▪ by name▪The teacher knows every student by name.
▪ by the name of▪an actor by the name of Tom Rees
▪ in sb/sth's name▪The tickets were booked in the name of McLean.
▪I arrest you in the name (= on the authority) of the law.
▪ under a/the name▪The room was booked under (= using) a false name.
▪ name for, name of▪The common name for the flower is ‘pineapple lily’.
PHRASES▪ a change of name▪ give your name to sth▪The Huron people gave their name to one of the Great Lakes.
▪ a list of names▪ name and address▪ names and faces▪I have a bad memory for names and faces.
▪ put a name to sb/sth▪I couldn't put a name to the face (= didn't know or couldn't remember the person's name).
▪He put his name to the business (= gave it his name).
▪ take sb's name in vain▪to take the Lord's name in vain
▪Have you been taking my name in vain (= showing lack of respect when using my name)?
2 reputationADJECTIVE▪ big▪ good▪ badVERB + NAME▪ have▪ become▪She has become a big name in documentary photography.
▪ make▪He made his name writing travel books.
▪She's made quite a name for herself.
▪ acquire, get▪The area got a bad name after a series of nasty murders.
▪ protect▪They tried to protect the good name of the college.
▪ clear▪Throughout his years in prison, he fought to clear his name.
▪ give sb▪This kind of conduct gives students a bad name.
▪ blacken (esp. BrE), damage (esp. BrE), sully▪These articles have damaged the good name of the newspaper.
PREPOSITION▪ name for▪The company has a name for reliability.
PHRASES▪ sb's name is mud▪If you tell our secret your name will be mud (= you will not be popular) around here.
3 famous person/thingADJECTIVE▪ big, familiar, famous, household, recognizable, well-known▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}He is a big name in the world of rock music.
verb (often be named)1 to give sb/sth a nameADVERB▪ originally▪ appropriately, aptly, suitably, well▪ correctly▪He correctly named the song from the clip played.
▪ curiously, delightfully (esp. BrE), exotically, grandly, improbably, oddly, quaintly (esp. BrE), strangely, wonderfully▪the curiously named Egg Castle
▪ unfortunately▪ confusingly▪ euphemistically▪ ironically▪ officially▪The ship will be officially named by the Queen before setting sail from her home port.
PREPOSITION▪ after▪I named my son after my father.
▪ for (AmE)▪the dead sister for whom she had been named
▪ in honour/honor of▪The hospital was named in honour/honor of its principal benefactor.
2 to choose sb for a job/positionADVERB▪ formally, officially▪The President officially named Kirk as his choice to replace Timms.
PREPOSITION▪ to (AmE)▪She was recently named to the company's board of directors.
PHRASES▪ newly named▪the newly named head coach
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
