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

Watch Peter Rosenberg criticize Ye’s actions at the street renaming for the rapper’s mother below. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026

The city is following the national trend of renaming streets, parks and schools once named after Chavez. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

The Italian flag on the former ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi was replaced with the Indonesian flag on the carrier renamed the KRI Sriwijaya-100 as part of its official transfer at the ceremony held at Tanjung Priok seaport in North Jakarta. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

In 1980, it was renamed the National Museum of American History, but the tension lingered. — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 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