Synonyms: appellation, appellative, denomination, designation
Definition: identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
Similar words: name
Definition: a language unit by which a person or thing is known
Usage: his name really is George Washington; those are two names for the same thing
Synonyms: naming, appellative
Definition: inclined to or serving for the giving of names
Usage: the appellative faculty of children; the appellative function of some primitive rites
Similar words: denotative, denotive
Definition: having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming