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

In 2024, Piaget was given the go-ahead by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to rename its Black Tie watch (itself a reinvention of the iconic Ref. — Nicole Hoey For Robb Report, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

The eight-lane highway later was renamed the Kennedy Expressway. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026

Two years after the merger of Blumhouse and Atomic Monster, horror maestros Jason Blum are James Wan are renaming their company. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026

Originally from Mississippi, the identical triplets began making music together in 2010 under the name Red Roots before renaming their band Taylor Red eight years later, eventually moving to Nashville, Tennessee. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 3 Nov. 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