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

The school renamed it the Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship, and a portion of the money built a new home, Jabs Hall. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 24 July 2026

At Levi's Stadium in San Francisco, the batwing logo vanished behind a white tarp and the venue was briefly renamed San Francisco Bay Area Stadium. — Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

The Fort Worth City Council approved a $125 million incentive package for the project in June 2025, followed by an October 2025 vote to rename the street in front of the development in its honor. — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026

The district’s only school, Indian Diggings Elementary, also will be renamed Omo Ranch Elementary, according to Superintendent, Principal and sole certified teacher Grant Coffin. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 22 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