The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fame \Fame\ (f[=a]m), n. [OF. fame, L. fama, fr. fari to speak,
   akin to Gr. ???? a saying, report, fa`nai to speak. See
   Ban, and cf. Fable, Fate, Euphony, Blame.]
   1. Public report or rumor.
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            The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house.
                                                  --Gen. xlv.
                                                  16.
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   2. Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public
      estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable;
      as, the fame of Washington.
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            I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited.
                                                  --Shak.

   Syn: Notoriety; celebrity; renown; reputation.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fame \Fame\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Famed,; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Faming.]
   1. To report widely or honorably.
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            The field where thou art famed
            To have wrought such wonders.         --Milton.
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   2. To make famous or renowned.
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            Those Hesperian gardens famed of old. --Milton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fame
    n 1: the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
         [syn: fame, celebrity, renown] [ant: infamy,
         opprobrium]
    2: favorable public reputation [ant: infamy]