Definition for Name (-s)

name (-s), n. [OE.] (webplay: fame, honor, species, star).

  1. Authority; agency; office; representation; honor; sphere of action; power to bless.
  2. Person; personage; [fig.] God; Deity; divine Being.
  3. Moniker; appellation; written identity symbol; letters expressing the set of sounds that one is known by.
  4. Grave inscription.
  5. Toponym; symbol for a place; [fig.] reputation; eminence; distinction; prestige; status.
  6. Memory; image; character; personality; existence; life; specified human being.

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