name: [OE] Name is an ancient word, which traces its history back to Indo-European *-nomen-. This has produced Latin nōmen (source of English nominate, noun, etc), Greek ónoma (source of English anonymous [17] – etymologically ‘nameless’ – and synonym [16]), Welsh enw, and Russian imja, among many others. Its prehistoric Germanic descendant was *namōn, which has evolved to German and English name, Dutch naam, Swedish namn, and Danish navn. => anonymous, nominate, noun, synonym
name (n.)
Old English nama, noma "name, reputation," from Proto-Germanic *namon (cognates: Old Saxon namo, Old Frisian nama, Old High German namo, German Name, Middle Dutch name, Dutch naam, Old Norse nafn, Gothic namo "name"), from PIE *nomn- (cognates: Sanskrit nama; Avestan nama; Greek onoma, onyma; Latin nomen; Old Church Slavonic ime, genitive imene; Russian imya; Old Irish ainm; Old 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.
He who once a good name gets,
May piss a bed, and say he sweats.
["Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit and Pickpocket Eloquence," London, 1811]
name (v.)
Old English namian "to name, call; nominate, appoint," from source of name (n.). Related: Named; naming.
雙語例句
1. She has had many credits and name-checks in American Vogue.
美國版《時尚》多次對她進行讚揚或是提到她的名字。
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2. They also left a card, imprinted with the name Sean Lynch.
他們還留下了一張名片，上麵印著肖恩·林奇的名字。
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3. This guy, Jack Smith, does he go by the name of Jackal?
這個叫傑克·史密斯的家夥是不是還有個名字叫傑凱爾？
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4. Family values are suddenly the name of the game.
家庭價值觀突然變得重要起來。
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5. Once he knew his father's name, finding his whereabouts proved surprisingly easy.