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 entity2: 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 reputation4: family, clan5: 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>

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