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# name

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

«name» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A name is the word we call a person, pet, place or thing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/name/#m1)
2. To name something is to give it a name. [tree →](https://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/name/#m4)

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

Parents and places are named for events, as when Marah is named for bitter water, and the name fits the story.

**Interpretation.** Tradition holds that a name shows a person's nature, and out of respect Jews say "HaShem," meaning "the Name," for God's holy name.

### Examples

- And she called his name Issachar. (Torah GEN.30.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/name/#x1)
- And he called the name of it Sitnah. (Torah GEN.26.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/name/#x2)
- Therefore the name of it was called Marah. (Torah EXO.15.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/name/#x3)
- Shall the enemy blaspheme Thy name for ever? (Writings PSA.74.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/name/#x4)
- And the name of the city was called Hormah. (Prophets JDG.1.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/name/#x5)
- And ye say: 'Wherein have we despised Thy name?' (Prophets MAL.1.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/name/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «name» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/name/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«name» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/name.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «name» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/name/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«name» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/name.html) on Mova free.