Name \Name\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Named; p. pr. & vb. n. Naming.]

[AS. namian. See Name, n.]

1. To give a distinctive name or appellation to; to entitle; to denominate; to style; to call.

She named the child Ichabod. --1 Sam. iv. 21.

Thus was the building left Ridiculous, and the work Confusion named. --Milton.

2. To mention by name; to utter or publish the name of; to refer to by distinctive title; to mention.

None named thee but to praise. --Halleck.

Old Yew, which graspest at the stones That name the underlying dead. --Tennyson.

3. To designate by name or specifically for any purpose; to nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to name a day for the wedding.

Whom late you have named for consul. --Shak.

4. (House of Commons) To designate (a member) by name, as the Speaker does by way of reprimand.

Syn: To denominate; style; term; call; mention; specify; designate; nominate.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)