name for meaning

  "name for" in a sentence
(or N American name for)
  To give (a child) the same name as another person, in honour of that person

Examples

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  1. he has earned a bad name for himself there ..
  2. i've chosen the names for all of them.
  3. she first made a name for herself as an actress.
  4. she carved out a name for herself as a reporter.
  5. the boy is named for [after] his grandfather.

Related Words

        by-name:     or byˈname noun1. A nickname2. Anothe ...
        in name:    Adverb: in nameBy title or repute thou ...
        in the name of:    1. On behalf of2. For the sake of3. By ...
        name:    Noun: name  neymA language u ...
        to-name:     /tooˈnām/   noun1. A byname ...
        a household name:    [American slang]Fig. well known by eve ...
        assumed name:    Noun: assumed name  u's(y)oo ...
        author's name:    Noun: author's nameThe name that appea ...
        baptismal name:    Noun: baptismal name  bap'ti ...
        big name:     noun (informal)  A celebrit ...
        big-name:    Adjective: big-nameWidely known and es ...
        brand name:    Noun: brand nameA name given to a prod ...
        business name:    [Law]The name, other than its own, und ...
        call-by-name:    [Computer]<reduction> (CBN) (Nor ...
        canonical name:    [Computer](CNAME) A host's official na ...

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