| Meaning | A language unit by which a person or thing is known. |
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| Examples | - "his name really is George Washington"
- "those are two names for the same thing"
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| Narrower | agnomen | An additional name or an epithet appended to a name (as in 'Ferdinand the Great') |
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| alias, assumed name, false name | A name that has been assumed temporarily |
| appellation, denomination, designation, appellative | identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others |
| assumed name, fictitious name, Doing Business As, DBA | (law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of incorporation |
| company name | The name by which a corporation is identified |
| domain name | strings of letters and numbers (separated by periods) that are used to name organizations and computers and addresses on the internet |
| eponym | The name derived from a person (real or imaginary) |
| eponym | The person for whom something is named |
| filename, file name, computer filename, computer file name | (computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files |
| first name, given name, forename | The name that precedes the surname |
| geographical indication, GI | (law) a name or sign used on certain products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin |
| matronymic, metronymic | A name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor |
| middle name | A name between your first name and your surname |
| misnomer | An incorrect or unsuitable name |
| nickname | A descriptive name for a place or thing |
| patronymic, patronym | A family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor) |
| pet name, hypocorism | A name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix) |
| place name, toponym | The name by which a geographical place is known |
| pseudonym, anonym, nom de guerre | A fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role |
| signature | Your name written in your own handwriting |
| street name | The name of a street |
| street name | The name of a brokerage firm in which stock is held on behalf of a customer |
| street name | slang for something (especially for an illegal drug) |
| surname, family name, cognomen, last name | The name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) |
| title | The name of a work of art or literary composition etc. |
| trade name, brand name, brand, marque | A name given to a product or service |
| writer's name, author's name | The name that appears on the by-line to identify the author of a work |
| Broader | language unit, linguistic unit | One of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed |
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| Spanish | denominación, nombre, nombre propio |
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| Catalan | nom, nom propi |
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| Adjectives | nominal | relating to or constituting / constituting or bearing or giving a name |
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| Verbs | name | identify as in botany or biology, for example |
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| name | assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to |
| name | make reference to |
| name | mention and identify by name |
