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A name (etymology: from OE nama; akin to OHG namo , Latin nomen , and Greek ΟΞ½ΞΏΞΌΞ± , ultimately from PIE: *nomn- ) is a label for a human or animal, thing, place, product (as in a brand name) and even an idea or concept, normally used to distinguish one from another. Names can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. A personal name identifies a specific unique and identifiable individual person. The name of a specific entity is sometimes called a proper name (although that term has a philosophical meaning also) and is a proper noun. Other nouns are sometimes, more loosely, called names; an older term for them, now obsolete, is " general name ".
The use of personal names is not unique to humans. Dolphins also use symbolic names, as has been shown by recent research. Individual dolphins have individual whistles, to which they will respond even when there is no other information to clarify which dolphin is being referred to.
Naming is the process of assigning a particular word or phrase to a particular object or property. This can be quite deliberate or a natural process that occurs in the flow of life as some phenomenon comes to the attention of the users of a language. Many new words or phrases come into existence during translation as attempts are made to express concepts from one language in another.
Either as a part of the naming process, or later as usage is observed and studied by lexicographers, the word can be defined by a description of the pattern to which it refers.
Besides their grammatical function , names can have additional or pure honorary and memorial values. For example, the posthumous name's primary function is commemorative.
Care must be taken in translation, for there are ways that one language may prefer one type of name over another. For example, there are "merchants' and sailors' terms" for their own convenience: the spellings Leghorn, Genoa, and Rome do not appear on Italian maps. Also, a feudal naming habit is used sometimes in other languages: the French often refer to Aristotle as "le Stagirite" from one spelling of his place of birth. Finally, claims to preference or authority can be refuted: the British did not refer to Louis-Napoleon as Napoleon III during his rule.
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ELECTION 2008: Desperate for victory, Pas leaders resort to name-calling: Muhyiddin (The New Straits Times)
Knowing the party's chances of winning Kelantan and other states were slim, Pas leaders, including spiritual head and Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat, had resorted to name-calling of Umno leaders and members.
Name The Zoo Baby (WESH 2 Orlando)
WESH.com and the Central Florida Zoo have teamed up to name the newest addition to the zoo.
Police name pot suspect (Westerly Sun)
Marijuana plants from a bust on South County Trail on Friday. JOSHUA LEBOVITZ / THE SUN CHARLESTOWN β The name of a local man charged with operating a βsignificant marijuana hydroponics systemβ in his basement has been released by Charlestown police.
NEW NAME for NASCARβS βCUPβ Series (Speed TV)
I've been a NASCAR Fan since they were known as 'GRAND NATIONAL' Drivers. With a name like mine, I was really pulled in when R.J.Reynolds entered NASCAR. For the next 25 Years the series became 'WINSTON CUP'.
It's like that TV show - everyone knows your name (BizJournals)
Every community needs a "Cheers" -- a watering hole where everyone really does know your name. Tom Mullen has given East Aurora one of their own with his restaurant, the East End Grill.