Nouns

(n)namea language unit by which a person or thing is known“his name really is George Washington”, “those are two names for the same thing”
(n)namea person's reputation“he wanted to protect his good name”
(n)name, gensfamily based on male descent“he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name”
(n)name, figure, public figurea well-known or notable person“they studied all the great names in the history of France”, “she is an important figure in modern music”
(n)nameby the sanction or authority of“halt in the name of the law”
(n)name, epitheta defamatory or abusive word or phrase

Verbs

(v)name, call, know as, be known asassign a specified (usually proper) name to“They named their son David”, “The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader”
(v)name, identifygive the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property“Many senators were named in connection with the scandal”, “The almanac identifies the auspicious months”
(v)name, nominate, makecharge with a function; charge to be“She was named Head of the Committee”, “She was made president of the club”
(v)appoint, name, nominate, constitutecreate and charge with a task or function“nominate a committee”
(v)namemention and identify by name“name your accomplices!”
(v)mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refermake reference to“he was named in connection with the invention”
(v)identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, nameidentify as in botany or biology, for example
(v)list, namegive or make a list of; name individually; give the names of“List the states west of the Mississippi”
(v)diagnose, namedetermine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis