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{{11}}name (n.) O.E. nama, noma "name, reputation," from P.Gmc. *namon (Cf. O.S. namo, O.Fris. nama, O.H.G. namo, Ger. Name, M.Du. name, Du. naam, O.N. nafn, Goth. namo "name"), from PIE *nomn- (Cf. Skt. nama, Avestan nama, Gk. onoma, onyma, L. nomen, O.C.S. ime, gen. imene, Rus. imya, O.Ir. ainm, O.Welsh anu "name").
Meaning "famous person" is from 1610s. Meaning "one's reputation" is from c.1300. As a modifier meaning "well-known," first attested 1938. Name brand is from 1944; name-calling attested from 1846; name-dropper first recorded 1947. name-tag is from 1903; name-child attested from 1845. The name of the game "the essential thing or quality" is from 1966; to have one's name in lights "be a famous performer" is from 1929.
{{12}}name (v.) O.E. namian "to name, call; nominate, appoint," from source of NAME (Cf. name) (n.). Related: Named; naming.

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