naming
Giving a designation
Naming is the act of giving something a name or identifying it by name.
Parents spend months naming a baby.
In computing, naming conventions establish consistent patterns: camelCase naming makes code readable.
Naming can also mean publicly identifying someone, often with consequence: The article stopped short of naming the accused.
To name and shame is to expose wrongdoers publicly.
Formal honorific or name
- appellationName or title given
- epithetDescriptive tag for someone
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- aliasAdopted false name
pseudonym · handle · sobriquet · byname · nom de plume · surname · diminutive · cognomen
Company identifying symbol
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- taglineMemorable branding phrase
- rebrandChange commercial identity
- identityWho someone is
moniker · slogan · launch · recognition · awareness · differentiation · positioning · equity
Thing preserving remembrance
- honorificRespectful form of address
- tributeOffering of respect
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- eponymPerson lending their name
legacy · commemoration · monument · patron · founder · benefactor · honoree
Ritual water purification ceremony
- godparentBaptismal ceremony guardian
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
godchild · font · sacrament · rite · infant · church · gown · clergy
Attaching identifying markers
- categorizingAssigning to groups
- classifyingSorting into types
- identifyingDetermining what something is
- designatingFormally identifying or assigning
marking · annotating · coding · indexing · cataloging · denoting · specifying · itemizing
One proposed for position
- candidatePerson seeking selection
- selectionChosen item or items
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- shortlistCulled selection for review
endorsement · recommendation · proposal · candidacy · choice · vote · ballot · slate
title
Formal honorific or name
- appellationName or title given
- epithetDescriptive tag for someone
- nicknameInformal substitute name
alias · pseudonym · handle · sobriquet · byname · nom de plume · surname · diminutive · cognomen · honorific
logo
Company identifying symbol
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- taglineMemorable branding phrase
- rebrandChange commercial identity
identity · moniker · slogan · launch · recognition · awareness · differentiation · positioning · equity · perception
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
- honorificRespectful form of address
- tributeOffering of respect
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
eponym · legacy · commemoration · monument · patron · founder · benefactor · honoree
baptism
Ritual water purification ceremony
- godparentBaptismal ceremony guardian
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
blessing · godchild · font · sacrament · rite · infant · church · gown · clergy · holy water
tagging
Attaching identifying markers
- categorizingAssigning to groups
- classifyingSorting into types
- identifyingDetermining what something is
designating · marking · annotating · coding · indexing · cataloging · denoting · specifying · itemizing · sorting
nominee
One proposed for position
- candidatePerson seeking selection
- selectionChosen item or items
- appointmentScheduled time for something
shortlist · endorsement · recommendation · proposal · candidacy · choice · vote · ballot · slate · contender
- Virtual Pet GamesTamagotchi, Nintendogs, Neopets, feeding, grooming
- assigningassigning, allocating, appointing, attributing, crediting
- personalisingmonogramming, engraving, embroidering, initialing, customizing
- referringciting, mentioning, alluding, indicating, quoting
- Definition wordsdefinition, boundary, limit, meaning, term
- psycholinguisticslanguage processing, language comprehension, word recognition, tip of the tongue, tip-of-the-tongue
naminganonymizing
Removing identifying information
concealing · hiding · unnamed · obscuring · withholding
namingfiring
Terminating employment
dismissing · removing · terminating · sacking · ousting
namingconnotative
Implying beyond literal sense
connoting · suggesting · implying · evoking · hinting
- naming rightsPurchased naming authority
- naming ceremonyRitual bestowing official name
- naming and shamingPublicly identifying wrongdoers
- naming ceremoniesRites conferring official names
- naming scheme
- dead namingUsing someone's former name
misnaming, naming conventions, naming rights, naming convention