What is the meaning of name?

noun

• A language unit by which a person or thing is known.
  • usage: "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"
• A person's reputation.
  • usage: "he wanted to protect his good name"
• Family based on male descent.
  • usage: "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"
  • synonyms: gens
• A well-known or notable person.
  • usage: "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music"
  • synonyms: figure, public figure
• By the sanction or authority of.
  • usage: "halt in the name of the law"
• A defamatory or abusive word or phrase.
  • synonyms: epithet

verb

• Assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to.
  • usage: "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
  • synonyms: call
• Give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property.
  • usage: "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"
  • synonyms: identify
• Charge with a function; charge to be.
  • usage: "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
  • synonyms: nominate, make
• Create and charge with a task or function.
  • usage: "nominate a committee"
  • synonyms: appoint, nominate, constitute
• Mention and identify by name.
  • usage: "name your accomplices"
• Make reference to.
  • usage: "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
  • synonyms: mention, advert, bring up, cite, refer
• Identify as in botany or biology, for example.
  • synonyms: identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe
• Give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of.
  • usage: "List the states west of the Mississippi"
  • synonyms: list
• Determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis.
  • synonyms: diagnose