named
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
An inflected form of name · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,493 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,243 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to also: call, know as, be known as They named their son DavidThe new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader
- give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property also: identify Many senators were named in connection with the scandalThe almanac identifies the auspicious months
- charge with a function; charge to be also: nominate, make She was named Head of the CommitteeShe was made president of the club
- create and charge with a task or function also: appoint, nominate, constitute nominate a committee
- mention and identify by name name your accomplices!
- make reference to also: mention, advert, bring up, cite, refer His name was mentioned in connection with the invention
named in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The victims of this tragedy were a colored man, named Hamp Biscoe, his wife and a thirteen-year-old son.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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He is named Mr. G. Laurence Gomme, and he is president of a learned body called the Folk Lore Society.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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In one of the houses lived a wise old Hyup named Bini Aru, who used to be a clever Sorcerer.
The Magic of Oz · L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum · Chapter 1
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I named them occasionally out of compassion, and to please my father, who said that they ought to have a turn.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete · George Meredith · Chapter 1
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He named a number of people whom he called his friends, and whose names Mme. Favoral carefully stored away in her memory.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1