rename

verb

re·​name (ˌ)rē-ˈnām 

renamed; renaming

transitive verb

: to give (someone or something) a new name

renamed the street in honor of the late mayor

… a 16-year-old who left the Orthodox life a year ago. He has renamed himself Adam to cement the break …

—Ron Kampeas

The program was actually a relatively simple … script that renames files on your hard drive …

—Michael J. Miller

Examples of rename in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Since, several council members have suggested renaming the facility in his honor. — Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026

Trump gets Tennessee bridge named after him Later in the day and a few states north, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent went to Dandridge, Tennessee, near Knoxville, for a bridge renaming ceremony. — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Last year, Russian lawmaker Sergey Mironov suggested Svalbard should be renamed the Pomor Islands, in reference to a group of Russian hunters and trappers present on the archipelago centuries ago. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

On May 8, 1781, Spanish forces stormed the fort during the Siege of Pensacola and renamed it Fort San Miguel. — Lane Degregory, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rename

• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame
• disclaim
• doorframe
• exclaim
• inflame
• mainframe

Kids Definition

rename

verb

re·​name

(ˈ)rē-ˈnām

: to give a new name to