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# name

«name» in Mova's school dictionary: **the word we call a person, pet, place or thing** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (name, names); verb (name, names, named, naming)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A name is the word we call a person, pet, place or thing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/name/#m1)

2) To name something is to give it a name. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/name/#m2)

3) To name something is also to say what it is: «Name three colours.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/name/#m3)

4) A name can mean what people think of you: «a good name». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/name/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

a word of the story; also «name the shape» or «write the name»; rarely counted (names on a list); in science every living thing has a name; phrases «first name», «last name», «call someone names» (be rude), «in the name of», «named after»

### examples

- Her name is Lily. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/name/#x1)
- Name the shape with 5 sides. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/name/#x2)
- There are 24 names on the list. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/name/#x3)
- He wrote his name 3 times. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/name/#x4)
- We named our puppy Biscuit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/name/#x5)
- Can you name the planets in order? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/name/#x6)
- The town is named after a river. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/name/#x7)
- It is unkind to call people names. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/name/#x8)

### note

Usually carries no number. Names of people tell who owns which amount. Trap: keep track of which name has which number. Names of people and places start with a capital letter. Safety: do not tell your full name and address to strangers online.

### In the corpora

- [Starting a new job means learning new systems, names and rules all at once, so people come home tired.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/18/)
- [Many children call a step-parent by their first name, and it is fine to ask what to call them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/16-new-partners-and-step-families/12/)
- [Morning sickness is feeling or being sick in early pregnancy, and despite the name it can happen at any time of day.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/18-were-having-a-baby/11/)
- [Parents often make a shortlist of names, and the name must be registered officially within a few weeks of the birth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/18-were-having-a-baby/17/)
- [When an old person gets confused or calls you the wrong name, it is the illness, not a lack of love.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «name» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/name/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.