Fame \Fame\, n. [OF. fame, L. fama, fr. fari to speak, akin to Gr. ???? a saying, report, ????? to speak. See Ban, and cf. Fable, Fate, Euphony, Blame.]

1. Public report or rumor.

The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house. --Gen. xlv. 16.

2. Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington.

I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited. --Shak.

Syn: Notoriety; celebrity; renown; reputation.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Fame \Fame\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Famed,; p. pr. & vb. n. Faming.]

1. To report widely or honorably.

The field where thou art famed To have wrought such wonders. --Milton.

2. To make famous or renowned.

Those Hesperian gardens famed of old. --Milton.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)