Main Entry: ¹name

Pronunciation: \ˈnām\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nama; akin to Old High German namo name, Latin nomen, Greek onoma, onyma

Date: before 12th century

1 a : a word or phrase that constitutes the distinctive designation of a person or thing b : a word or symbol used in logic to designate an entity
2 : a descriptive often disparaging epithet <called him names>
3 a : reputation <gave the town a bad name> b : an illustrious record : fame <made a name for himself in golf> c : a person or thing with a reputation
4 : family, clan
5 : appearance as opposed to reality <a friend in name only>
6 : one referred to by a name <praise his holy name>

— in the name of 1 : by authority of <open in the name of the law>
2 : for the reason of : using the excuse of <called for reforms in the name of progress>