Names

thumb|Names of the 2002 Bali bombings victims in [[Indonesia]] A name is a term used for identification by an external observer. A name can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. The entity identified by a name is called its referent. A personal name identifies, not necessarily uniquely, a specific individual human. The name of a specific entity is sometimes called a proper name (although that term has a philosophical meaning as well) and is, when consisting of only one word, a proper noun. Other nouns are sometimes called "common

word class(es) designating numbers, considered as a part of speech in some grammars while coinciding with other parts of speech in others

A nickname, in some circumstances also known as a sobriquet, or informally a "moniker", is an informal substitute for the proper name of a person, place, or thing. It is distinct from a pseudonym, pen name, stage name, or title, although the concepts can overlap. A nickname may be a descriptive and based on characteristics, or it be a variant form of a proper name. Nicknames may be used for convenience by shortening a name, or they may be used to express affection, playfulness, contempt, or to reflect a particular character trait.

thumb|300px| John Hancock's signature is the most prominent on the [[United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. The name "John Hancock" or just "Hancock" has become a synonym for "signature" in the United States.]]

suffix to the name of a computer file

set of names by which an individual is known

word or name used, sometimes clandestinely, to refer to another name, word, project or person

official generic and nonproprietary name given to a pharmaceutical drug or active ingredient

list & origins of name of days of the week

title of a book, or any other published text or work of art

thumb|A butcher's shop in Leerdam owned by "C. van der Ham" An aptronym, aptonym, or euonym is a personal name aptly or peculiarly suited to its owner (e.g. their occupation). The word "euonym" (eu- + -onym), dated to late 1800, is defined as "a name well suited to the person, place, or thing named".

A namesake is a person, place, or thing bearing the name of another. Most commonly, it refers to an individual who is purposely named after another (e.g. John F. Kennedy Jr. would be the namesake of John F. Kennedy). In common parlance, it may mean vice-versa (i.e. referring to the entity for which the second entity is named); in such a case, however, the proper term would be "eponym."

name embedding the name of a god

word with a pejorative meaning that should insult a person

Name-dropping (or name-checking) is the practice of naming or alluding to important people or institutions in order to indicate one's association with them. The term often connotes an attempt to impress others; it is usually regarded negatively, and under certain circumstances may constitute a breach of professional ethics. It may be done within a conversation, a story, a song, an online identity, or other communication.

thumb|Image showing Egosurfing Egosurfing (also vanity searching, egosearching, egogoogling, autogoogling, self-googling) is the practice of searching for one's own name, or pseudonym on a popular search engine in order to review the results. Similarly, an egosurfer is one who surfs the Internet for their own name to see what information appears. It has become increasingly popular with the rise of Internet search engines, as well as free blogging and web-hosting services. Though Google is the search engine most commonly mentioned when referring to egosurfing, other widely known search engines

A theonym (from Greek (), 'god', attached to (), ) is a proper name of a deity.

names used to refer to the American Civil War

often the second part of the title of a work

name that identifies a person for legal, administrative and other official purposes

unique non-proprietary names assigned to pharmaceuticals marketed in the United States

identifier which is unique and permanent within a subset of space and time

hypothesis that people tend to gravitate towards areas of work that fit their name

theory in philosophy of language

name of a thing or being that expresses its true nature

Confucian and Mencian political concept

Theory that terms acquire referents via a chain of usage events