name 
the husband, or, still later, wan (riven to them, as in the 
case of boys, in infancy. 
Ye AldirniHll Hrhlil elepcne vpe ij. men lie' num.'. 
.(K. 1.. 'I. *.), p. 276. 
r.ut, Kodc si'', nenenes rne thi name? York Flay*, p. 474. 
If I may lie no fortunate to deserve 
I In ,I:I',H,' of iricnd from ym, I have enough. 
/;, pic, <n/<i l-'L, Law of dimly, li. 1. 
r.y the Tyranny of Tarqtiinlus Superbus (the last Ro- 
man KinK) the vi y Kainf of King became liateful to the 
r <>i>ii Comjreve, tr. of Juvenal's Satires, xi., note. 
There is a fault which, though conitnon, wants a name. 
It is the very contrary to procrastination. 
Steele, Spectator, No. S74. 
2. Figuratively, an imliviiliiiil as represented 
by liis name ; a person as existing in the mem- 
ory or thoughts of others. 
Neither Is there salvation in any uther ; for there is none 
other name under heaven given among men whereby we 
must be saved. Acts Iv. 12. 
3. That which is commonly said of a person ; 
reputation; character: as, a good name; a bad 
mi mi- ; \\ name for benevolence. 
A good name many folde ys more worthe then golde. 
Babees Soak (K. E. T. S.), p. 42. 
I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou If vert, 
and art dead. ev. ill. 1. 
4. Renown; fame; honor ; eminence; distinc- 
tion. 
Than this son o( chosdroas 
In his lu-it euill angerd was 
That this cristen king had name 
More than he or his sire at hame. 
Holy Rood (E. E. T. 8.1, p. 124. 
What men of name resort to him ? 
Shak., Rich. III., Iv. 5. 8. 
Why mount the pillory of a book, 
Or barter comfort for a name? 
WhMur, To J. T. F. 
6. The mere word by which anything is called, 
as distinguished from the thing itself; appear- 
ance only, not reality: as, a friend in name, a 
rival in reality. 
Religion becomes but a moer name, and righteousness 
but an art to live by. StiUingfleet, Sermons, I. 11. 
And what is friendship but a name ! 
Goldsmith, The Hermit. 
6. Persons bearing a particular name or patro- 
nymic ; a family ; a connection. 
The able and experienced ministers of the republic, 
mortal enemies of his name, came every day to pay their 
feigned civilities. Motley. 
7. A person or thing to be remembered. 
I died a Queen. The Roman soldier found 
Me lying dead, my crown about my brows, 
A name for ever ! Tennyson, Fair Women. 
8f. In gram., a noun. 9. Right, ownership, 
or legal possession, as represented by one's 
name : as, to hold property in one's own name, 
or in the name of another, in this use the word 
usually Implies that where there is a recorded title it 
stands in the name referred to, but not necessarily that 
there is any record of title. A handle to one's name. 
See handle. Baptismal, binary, Christian name. 
See the adjectives. By the name Of, called ; known as : 
as, a man by the name of Strong : familiar as a legend on 
heraldic bearings. 
A Wyveni part-per-pale addressed 
Upon a helmet barred ; below 
The scroll reads By the name of Howe." 
Ldivifdluw, Wayside Inn, lYelmle. 
Generic name. See generic. Given name. Same as 
Christian name. In the name Of, or In (such a one's) 
name, (a) In behalf of; on the part of ; by the authority 
of : used often in Invocation, adjuration, or the like : as, it 
was done in the name of the people ; i/i the naint of com- 
mon sense, what do you mean? in God's name, spare us. 
You are to bid any man stand, in the prince's name. 
Slink., Much Ado, iii. 3. 27. 
A letter has been sent to these \olunteers [sixty eight 
English astronomers]. Inviting them, in the name of the 
Ainorienii i xpnl it ionary parties, to accept this much-need- 
ed assistance [that is, to sail with those inviting them]. 
R. A. Proctor, Light Science, p. 103. 
(M In the capacity or character of. 
He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet 
Bhall receive a prophet s reward ; and he that receiveth a 
righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall re- 
ceive a righteous man's reward. Mat. x. 41. 
Being thus crammed in the basket, a couple of Ford's 
knaves . . . were called forth ... to carry me in the 
name of foul clothes to Datchet-lane. 
Shak., M. W. of W., iii. 5. 101. 
Maiden name. See maiden. Name of Christ, in Scrip., 
all those tilings we are commanded to recognize in .lesus 
and tu profess of his Messianic dignity, divine authority, 
memorable sufferings; the peeulinr services and blessings 
roufci i eil by him on m:m. si. far as these are believed, con- 
tVssrd ,.r rommrmleil. (Mat. x. -Ji! ; John i. 12; Acts v. 41.) 
com parr /,<ii/i<- ui '<;<><!. Name of God, in Scrip., nl! thosr 
qualities liy \vhieh (iotl makes himself known to men : the 
divine majesty and perfections, so far as these are ap- 
prehended or named, as his titles, his attributes, his will 
or purpose, his authority, his honor ami >:loi\, hi* \\nnl. 
his grare, his wisdom, jwiwer, atul goodness his worship 
or service, or (.'od himself. (I's. xx. 1, l\viii. 4, e\xiv. .-. ; 
John xvii. ii.) Specific name. See specific. To call 
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names, see ca. To have one's name In the Gazette. 
.-, . ..,, n, . xo keep one s name on the boards, ta 
board. To take a name In vain, to use a name pro- 
fanely or lightly. 
Thou shall not takr the name of the I/ml thy God in mix. 
K.x. xx. 7. 
Who, never naming (>od except for gain, 
So never took that useful iutine in < 
Tennyson, Sea- Dreams. 
= 8yn. 1. Xmne. Appellation, Title, Deaf/nation, Itenomi- 
natwn, N////, . \nine. is the simplest and most general 
word for that by which any person or thing Is called : as, 
"His name is John," Luke I. 63. An appellation is a de- 
scriptive and therefore specific term, as plaint Louis; John's 
appellation was the Baptist ; George Washington has the 
appellation of Father of his Country. A title it an official 
or Honorary appellation, as reverend, bishop, doctor, colonel, 
duke. A designation is a distinctive appellation or title, 
marking the Individual, as Charles the Simple, James the 
Lea. Denomination is to a class what designation it to 
an individual : as, coin of various denomination*; a com 
mon use of the word is in application to a separate or in- 
dependent Christian body or organization. Style may be 
essentially the same as appellation, but it is now gener- 
ally limited to a name assumed or assigned for public use : 
as, the style of his most Christian Majesty ; they transacted 
business under the firm style of Smith 4 Co. 4. Repute, 
credit, note. 
name '(uani), ('.(.; pret. andpp. named, ppr. <- 
iny. [< ME. namen, < AS. gcnamian = OS. namon= 
O Fries, iwmia, nama, from the noun : see name 1 , 
it. The usual verb in older use was early mod. E. 
neven, nemne, < ME. nernen, nemnen, nemmen, < 
AS. nemnan, nemnian : see neven.'] 1. To dis- 
tinguish by bestowing a particular appellation 
upon; denominate; entitle; designate by a par- 
ticular appellation or epithet. 
She named the child Ichabod. 1 Sam. IT. 21. 
But the poet names the thing because he sees it, or 
comes one step nearer to it than any other. 
Emerson, The Poet. 
2. To mention by name ; pronounce or record 
the name of: as, the person named in a docu- 
ment ; also, to mention in general ; speak of. 
GentUl sir, cometh |come| forth, for I can not yet vow 
namen, and resceive here my doughter to be youre wif. 
Merlin (E. E. T. 8.), 11. 319. 
Wherever I am nam'd, 
The very word shall raise a general sadness. 
Fletcher, Wlldgoose Chase, iii. 1. 
If I should begin but to name the several sorts of strange 
fish that are usually taken In many of those rivers that run 
into the sea, I might beget wonder in you, or unbelief, 
or both. /. Walton, Complete Angler, p. 197. 
Good friend, forbear ! you deal in dangerous things, 
I'd never name queens, ministers, or kings. 
Pope, ProL to Satires, 1. 70. 
And far and near her name was named with love 
And reverence. Bryant, Sells. 
3. To nominate; designate for any purpose by 
name; specify; prescribe. 
Thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee. 
1 Sam. xvL 3. 
He [a gossip] names the price for every office paid. 
Pope, Satires of Donne, IT. 162. 
Mr. Kadcliffe, the last Derwentwater's brother, is actu- 
ally named to the gallows for Monday. 
Walpole, Letters, II. 68. 
4. In the British House of Commons, to men- 
tion formally by name as guilty of a breach of 
the rules or of disorderly conduct calling for 
suspension or some other disciplinary measure. 
5. To pronounce to be ; speak of as; call. 
Celestial, whether among th- thrones, or named 
Of them the highest Milton, P. 1... xi. 296. 
To name a day or the day, to fix a day for anything ; 
specifically, to fix the marriage-day. 
I can't charge my memory with ever having once at- 
tempted to deceive my little wonmn on my own account 
since she named the day. Dickens, Bleak House, xlvli. 
= 8yn. 1. To call, term, style, dub. 
name'-'t, Woe <inft. 
nameable, a. See namable. 
name-board (nam'bord), . \aitt., the board 
on which the name of a ship is painted ; or, in 
the absence of such a board, the place on the 
hull where the name is painted. 
name-COUtht, a. [ME., also nomecutlte, nome- 
kmrtJie, < AS. iiitmi'ulli, well known, < nuiim, 
name, + rutli, known: see name and couth.] 
Known by name ; renowned ; well known. 
A ! nobill kyng A nomekotrtJie ! notes In your hert, 
And suffers me to say, Symple thof I be. 
Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. 8.X 1. 2G30. 
name-day (nam'da), n. The day sacred to the 
-aint whose name a person bears, 
name-father (nam'fa'<raer), M. 1. An inventor 
of names. [Rare.] 
I have changed his name by virtue of my own single au- 
thority. Knowest thou not that I am a great name-father? 
Kichardson, Clarissa Harlowe, IV. 45. (Dames.) 
2. Out- after whom a child is named. [Scotch.] 
nameless (nam'U-s), . [< MK. nami-li* (= I). 
ntinmlutix = MI,(i. itiimrloii = OHG. nanti>ln<. 
Mllii. IIIIHII In--, li. mi mi ii lug = Sw. namultix = 
l)an. mi ruin-.)-. ' muni + -ltxx.\ 1. Without a 
name ; not distinguished by an appellation: as, 
a nameless star. 
Thy Issue blurr'd with nameless bastardy. 
Skat., Lucrece, 1. 622. 
!>> hold a reverend sire, whom want of grace 
Has made the father of a nameless race. 
Pope, Moral Essays, 1. 233. 
2. Not known to fame ; obscure; ignoble; with- 
out pedigree or repute. 
To be nameless In worthy deeds exceeds sn Infamous 
history. Sir T. Broirne, Urn burial, v. 
AameJMt and hirthlms villains tread on the necks of the 
brave and long-descended. ."''' 
3. That cannot or should not be named: an, 
iKtnifliHs crimes. 4. Inexpressible; indescrib- 
able ; that cannot be specified or denned. 
For nothing hath begot my something grief : 
... 'tis nameless woe, I wot. 
Shak., Rich. II., II. 2. 40. 
From a certain nameles* awe with which the mad as- 
sumptions of the mummer had inspired the whole party, 
there were found none who put forth hand to seize him. 
I'M. Masque of the Red Death. 
He brought the gentle courtesies. 
The namtieu grace of France. 
n'hiltirr, The Countess. 
6. Anonymous: as, a nameless poet ; a nameletm 
artist. 
The other two were soniwhat greter parsonages, and 
natheles of their humilite content to be nameles. 
Sir T. More, Works, p. 57. 
Nameless creek, the place where anglers catch the larg- 
est fish, the locality of which is not divulged ; any or no 
place ; a kind of no-man's-land. [Slang. ] 
namelessly (nam'les-li), adv. In a nameless 
manner. 
namelessness (nam'les-nes), . The state of 
being nameless or without a name ; the state of 
being undistinguished. 
namelichet, nameliket, ''< Middle English 
forms of namely. 
namely (nam'h), adr. [< ME. namely, name- 
liche, namelike (= D. namelijk MLG. name- 
liken, nemeliken, nemelink = G. namentlich = Sw. 
ii(tineligen = Dtin. narnlig) ; < name + -ty 2 .] If. 
Expressly; especially; in particular. 
And sitte nallht to longe 
At noon, ne at no time ; and nameliche at soper. 
Piers Plowman (C), ix. 276. 
Hi the and namely woode lande best is hold 
For pastyning. 
rallnilim, Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 48. 
2. To wit; that is to say; videlicet. 
A vice near akin to cupidity, namely envy, I believe to 
be equally prevalent among the modern Egyptians, in 
common with the whole Arab race. 
E. W. Lane, Modern Egyptians, I. 398. 
The object of aversion Is realised at a definite point, 
namely when the pain ceases. 
J. Sully, outlines of Psychol., p. 582. 
name-plate (nam'plat), n. A plate bearing a 
person's name; specifically, a plate of metal, 
as silver-plate or polished brass, upon which 
a person's name is engraved, placed upon the 
door or the door-jamb of a residence or a place 
of business. 
namer (na'mer), n. [< name + -er 1 .] One who 
gives a name to anything, or who calls by name. 
Skilful Merlin, namer of that town [Caerraarthen]. 
Drayton, Battle of Aglncourt. 
name-saint (naru'sant), n. The saint after 
whom one is named ; a saint whose name one 
has as his baptismal name or as part of it. 
namesake (nam'sak), n. One who is named 
after or for the sake of another; hence, one 
who has the same name as another. 
I find Charles Lillle to be the darling of your affections; 
that you have . . . taken no small pains to establish him 
in the world : and, at the same time, have passed by his 
name-sake at this end of the town. Steele, Tatler, No. 142. 
It was supposed that, on her death-bed, Mrs. Egerton 
had recommended her Impoverished namesakes and kin- 
dred to the care of her husband. Bultrrr, My Novel, II. 5. 
name-son (nam'sun), . One who is named 
after another; a namesake. 
I am your name-son, sure enough. 
Smollett, Sir L. Greaves, ill. 
naming (na'miiig), n. [< ME. naming, verbal 
n. of name 1 , r.] The act of giving a name to any- 
thing: as, the nfl'nin;/ and description of shells. 
nammad, . Same as numml. 
nan't, . and proii. A Middle English form of 
iiinii '. 
nan 2 (nan), H. [A familiar use of the fern, 
name Xan, var. of Ann.] A small earthen jar. 
Hiillitcrll. [Prov. Eng.] 
nan 3 (nan), inferj. [By apheresis from .] 
Same as <i>iiin. [Prov. Eng. and U. S.] 
