1. (

• naming

) the verbal act of naming; "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals" ;

2. (

• appointment ,
• assignment ,
• designation ,
• naming

) the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" ;

1. (

• name ,
• call ,
• know_as ,
• be_known_as

) assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" ;

2. (

• name ,
• identify

) give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months" ;

3. (

• name ,
• nominate ,
• make ,

) charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" ;

4. (

• appoint ,
• name ,
• nominate ,
• constitute

) create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" ;

5. (

• name ,

) mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!" ;

6. (

• mention ,
• advert ,
• bring_up ,
• cite ,
• name ,
• refer ,

) make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" ;

7. (

• identify ,
• discover ,
• key ,
• key_out ,
• distinguish ,
• describe ,
• name ,

) identify as in botany or biology, for example ;

8. (

• list ,
• name ,

) give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi" ;

9. (

• diagnose ,
• name

) determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis ;

1. (

• appellative ,
• naming

) inclined to or serving for the giving of names; "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites" ;