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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Name \Name\ (n[=a]m), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Named} (n[=a]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Naming}.] [AS. namian. See {Name}, noun]
1. To give a distinctive name or appellation to; to entitle; to denominate; to style; to call.
She named the child Ichabod. --1 Sam. iv. 21.
Thus was the building left Ridiculous, and the work Confusion named. --Milton.
2. To mention by name; to utter or publish the name of; to refer to by distinctive title; to mention.
None named thee but to praise. --Halleck.
Old Yew, which graspest at the stones That name the underlying dead. --Tennyson.
3. To designate by name or specifically for any purpose; to nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to name a day for the wedding; to name someone as ambassador.
Whom late you have named for consul. --Shak.
4. (House of Commons) To designate (a member) by name, as the Speaker does by way of reprimand.
Syn: To denominate; style; term; call; mention; specify; designate; nominate.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
named \named\ adjective
1. given or having a specified name; as, an actor named Harold Lloyd; a building in Cardiff named the Temple of Peace. Contrasted to {unnamed}.
Syn: called. [WordNet 1.5]
2. bearing the author's name; as, a named source. Opposite of {anonymous}. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
named
adjective
1: given or having a specified name; "they called his name Jesus"; "forces...which Empedocles called 'love' and 'hate'"; "an actor named Harold Lloyd"; "a building in Cardiff named the Temple of Peace" [syn: {called}]
2: bearing the author's name; "a named source"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "named": accepted, adopted, aforementioned, aforenamed, aforesaid, appointed, approved, beforementioned, called, carried, chosen, christened, denominate, denominated, designated, dubbed, elect, elected, elected by acclamation, embraced, espoused, foregoing, forementioned, forenamed, former, handpicked, identified as, known as, nominated, passed, picked, ratified, said, same, select, selected, styled, termed, titled, unanimously elected, yclept
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
named Name Daemon. A {Unix} {background} process that converts {hostnames} to {Internet addresses} for the {TCP/IP} {protocol}. {Unix manual page}: named(8). See also {DNS}. (1995-03-28)
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