Name

Definitions of Name
  1. noun
    a person's reputation
  2. noun
    a language unit by which a person or thing is known
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    Familienname, Nachname, Zuname
    the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
    Eigenname, Vorname
    the name that precedes the surname
    Pseudonym
    a name that has been assumed temporarily
    Benennung, Bezeichnung
    identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
    Geburtsname, Mädchenname
    a woman's surname before marriage
    Taufname
    the first name given to Christians at birth or christening
    Spitzname
    a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
    Künstlername
    the pseudonym of an actor
    Deckname
    an author's pseudonym
    Adelstitel
    an appellation signifying nobility
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    sprachliche Einheit
    one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
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