under the name (of) (someone/something)

idiom

1
used to say that something officially or legally belongs to a specified person
The car is still under the name of my deceased mother.
2
used to say that something has or uses the name of a specified person
We have dinner reservations under the name Jones.

Examples of under the name (of) (someone/something) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Odetari’s labelmate 6arelyhuman puts remixes on Spotify under the name Sassy Scene. Elias Leight, Billboard, 14 May 2024 Posting under the name Roaring Kitty, Keith Patrick Gill is known for igniting GameStop’s massive meme stock short squeeze in 2021, then disappearing from the internet. Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 13 May 2024 The project follows her 2022 breakout, Remember Your North Star—and, crucially, the death of her father, musician Ayub Bey, who rapped under the name Grand Daddy I.U. as part of the ‘80s collective Juice Crew. Margaret Farrell, SPIN, 10 May 2024 Working under the name of his cat, Fluss, Albini helped give this Bay Area punk trio a muscular bottom end that perfectly balanced singer Blake Schwarzenbach’s desperate rasp. 8. Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024 Both filings were under the name Pennsylvania Fashions. Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2024 In 2013, before the creation of Blippi, John released a video under the name Steezy Grossman that was anything but kid-friendly. Kristi Pahr, Parents, 7 May 2024 The business, according to state records, is registered under the name of Aguasvivas’ mother. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024 The chain previously filed Chapter 11 in 2017 and 2002 under the name Pennsylvania Fashions. Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 2 May 2024

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“Under the name (of) (someone/something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20the%20name%20%28of%29%20%28someone%2Fsomething%29. Accessed 19 May. 2024.

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