Noun:
1: name a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"
2: name by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law"
3: name a person's reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name"
4: figure, name, public figure a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music"
5: gens, name family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"
6: epithet, name a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
Verb:
1: name, call assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
2: name, identify give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"
3: name, make, nominate charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
4: nominate, constitute, appoint, name create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"
5: name mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"
6: distinguish, key, key out, name, describe, discover, identify identify as in botany or biology, for example
7: refer, advert, mention, cite, name, bring up make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
8: name, list give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi"
9: name, diagnose determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis