Antonyms for names

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : neym

Phonetic Transcription : neɪm

Definition of names

Origin : Old English nama, noma "name, reputation," from Proto-Germanic *namon (cf. Old Saxon namo, Old Frisian nama, Old High German namo, German Name, Middle Dutch name, Dutch naam, Old Norse nafn, Gothic namo "name"), from PIE *nomn- (cf. Sanskrit nama; Avestan nama; Greek onoma, onyma; Latin nomen; Old Church Slavonic ime, genitive imene; Russian imya; Old Irish ainm; Old Welsh anu "name").
Meaning "famous person" is from 1610s. Meaning "one's reputation" is from c.1300. As a modifier meaning "well-known," first attested 1938. Name brand is from 1944; name-calling attested from 1846; name-dropper first recorded 1947. name-tag is from 1903; name-child attested from 1845. The name of the game "the essential thing or quality" is from 1966; to have one's name in lights "be a famous performer" is from 1929.
He who once a good name gets,May piss a bed, and say he sweats.["Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit and Pickpocket Eloquence," London, 1811]

noun title given to something, someone
noun fame, distinction
noun celebrity
verb give a title
verb choose, designate

Example sentences :

Their names often signified some quality of a horse; as Leucippus, a white horse, &c.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

I was rather at a loss for names of reference to these parts.
Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell

And then a history, distinguishing the books by the names of their subjects.
Extract from : « A Theological-Political Treatise [Part II] » by Benedict of Spinoza

I tried to get their names yesterday, but soon saw that they were not in the mood to help me.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

She had just taken the class, and was so unfortunate as not to be acquainted with their names.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

Dear Mr. Ried,—I know the names of all the boys, and inclose you a list.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

I am sure you cannot object to that; and now, if we are to be friends, we should know each other's names.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

There is some suspicion that the names have been interchanged.
Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke

The names of this phallic deity show his connection with the Sun.
Extract from : « The Non-Christian Cross » by John Denham Parsons

The effect of names upon character is not considered as it should be.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

Synonyms for names

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