Definition of "name"

That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.

c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act II, scene ii]

[…] and whatsoeuer Adam called euery liuing creature, that was the name thereof.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Genesis 2:19

So good a man as this must surely have a name.

1904, L. Frank Baum, The Marvelous Land of Oz

Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning vortex, and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work.

2013 July-August, Lee S. Langston, “The Adaptable Gas Turbine”, in American Scientist

Good name in man and woman, dear my lord Is the immediate jewel of their souls.

c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act III, scene iii]

The parish stank of idolatry, abominable rites were practiced in secret, and in all the bounds there was no one had a more evil name for the black traffic than one Alison Sempill, who bode at the Skerburnfoot.

1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide

And David won a name for himself.

1952, Old Testament, Revised Standard Version, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 2 Samuel 8:13

They list with women each degenerate name.

1697, Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […]

Later British psychologists interested in this topic include such major names as Cyril Burt, William McDougall, […] .

p. 2002, second edition of, 2002, Graham Richards, Putting Psychology in its Place, page 287

Would it be able to fight the competition from ITC Agro Tech and Liptons who were ready and able to commit large resources? With such big names as competitors, would this business be viable for Marico?

2008 edition of, 1998, S. B. Budhiraja and M. B. Athreya, Cases in Strategic Management, page 79

International non-governmental organisations (INGOs), including such household names as Amnesty International, Greenpeace and […] .

2009 third edition of, 1998, Martin Mowforth and Ian Munt, Tourism and Sustainability, page 29

The ministers of the republic, mortal enemies of his name, came every day to pay their feigned civilities.

1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter 7, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volumes (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans

We may be quite sure, therefore, that in some shape, if we, the people of England, tolerate the bloody and sanguinary crimes which are committed in our name, if they are so committed, and we do not remonstrate and condemn, we shall have no acquittal at that tribunal by which the actions, not of individuals only, but of nations and peoples, are finally judged.

1881, George Barnett Smith, chapter XVI, in The Life and Speeches of the Right Hon. John Bright, M.P.‎, volume II, London: Hodder and Stroughton, page 541

I will name the fellow 'Jack Pumpkinhead!'

1904, L. Frank Baum, The Land of Oz

A chap named Eleazir Kendrick and I had chummed in together the summer afore and built a fish-weir and shanty at Setuckit Point, down Orham way. For a spell we done pretty well.

1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 1, in Mr. Pratt's Patients

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2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America‎, archived from the original on 7 February 2019:The three countries were named in a new study from the UN’s World Intellectual Property Organization, or WIPO.

I must warn the Right Honourable gentleman, that if he persists in his refusal to comply with my order to withdraw [the words "deliberately deceptive"], I shall be compelled to name him.

2013 July 10, John (Speaker of the House of Commons) Bercow, (Please provide the book title or journal name), to MP Nigel Dodds