nam

obs. imp. of Nim. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being named. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. namare to take; cf. AS. niman to take. ] (O. Eng. & Scots Law) A distraining or levying of a distress; an impounding. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Indian name. ] (Zool.) A large North American lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush). It is usually spotted with red, and sometimes weighs over forty pounds. Called also name>Mackinaw troutname>, name>lake troutname>, name>lake salmonname>, name>salmon troutname>, name>toguename>, and name>tuladiname>. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Ambrose Phillips, in ridicule of the extreme simplicity of some of his verses. ] Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Affectedly pretty; weakly sentimental; finical; insipid. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

Namby-pamby madrigals of love. W. Gifford. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Indecisive or weak; lacking firmness or resolve; -- of actions and policies. [ PJC ]

n. [ AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G. name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth. namō, L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know), Gr. 'o`mona, Scr. nāman. √267. Cf. Anonymous, Ignominy, Misnomer, Nominal, Noun. ] 1. The title by which any person or thing is known or designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of an individual or a class. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Gen. ii. 19. [ 1913 Webster ]

What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A descriptive or qualifying appellation given to a person or thing, on account of a character or acts. [ 1913 Webster ]

His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Is. ix. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Reputed character; reputation, good or bad; estimation; fame; especially, illustrious character or fame; honorable estimation; distinction. [ 1913 Webster ]

What men of name resort to him? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Far above . . . every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come. Eph. i. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will get me a name and honor in the kingdom. 1 Macc. iii. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

He hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin. Deut. xxii. 19. [ 1913 Webster ]

The king's army . . . had left no good name behind. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Those of a certain name; a race; a family. [ 1913 Webster ]

The ministers of the republic, mortal enemies of his name, came every day to pay their feigned civilities. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A person, an individual. [ Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

They list with women each degenerate name. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Christian name. (a) The name a person receives at baptism, as distinguished from surname; baptismal name; in western countries, it is also called a name>first namename>. (b) A given name, whether received at baptism or not. --
Given name. See under Given. --
In name, in profession, or by title only; not in reality; as, a friend in name. --
In the name of. (a) In behalf of; by the authority of. “ I charge you in the duke's name to obey me.” Shak. (b) In the represented or assumed character of. “I'll to him again in name of Brook.” Shak. --
Name plate, a plate as of metal, glass, etc., having a name upon it, as a sign; a doorplate. --
Pen name, a name assumed by an author; a pseudonym or name>nom de plumename>. Bayard Taylor. --
Proper name (Gram.), a name applied to a particular person, place, or thing. --
To call names, to apply opprobrious epithets to; to call by reproachful appellations. --
To take a name in vain, to use a name lightly or profanely; to use a name in making flippant or dishonest oaths. Ex. xx. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Appellation; title; designation; cognomen; denomination; epithet. -- Name, Appellation, Title, Denomination. Name is generic, denoting that combination of sounds or letters by which a person or thing is known and distinguished. Appellation, although sometimes put for name simply, denotes, more properly, a descriptive term (called also agnomen or cognomen), used by way of marking some individual peculiarity or characteristic; as, Charles the Bold, Philip the Stammerer. A title is a term employed to point out one's rank, office, etc.; as, the Duke of Bedford, Paul the Apostle, etc. Denomination is to particular bodies what appellation is to individuals; thus, the church of Christ is divided into different denominations, as Congregationalists, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Named p. pr. & vb. n. Naming. ] [ AS. namian. See Name, n. ] 1. To give a distinctive name or appellation to; to entitle; to denominate; to style; to call. [ 1913 Webster ]

She named the child Ichabod. 1 Sam. iv. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thus was the building left
Ridiculous, and the work Confusion named. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To mention by name; to utter or publish the name of; to refer to by distinctive title; to mention. [ 1913 Webster ]

None named thee but to praise. Halleck. [ 1913 Webster ]

Old Yew, which graspest at the stones
That name the underlying dead. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To designate by name or specifically for any purpose; to nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to name a day for the wedding; to name someone as ambassador. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whom late you have named for consul. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (House of Commons) To designate (a member) by name, as the Speaker does by way of reprimand. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To denominate; style; term; call; mention; specify; designate; nominate. [ 1913 Webster ]