The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
named \named\ adj.
1. given or having a specified name; as, an actor named
Harold Lloyd; a building in Cardiff named the Temple of
Peace. Contrasted to unnamed.
Syn: called.
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2. bearing the author's name; as, a named source. Opposite of
anonymous.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Name \Name\ (n[=a]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Named (n[=a]md); 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.
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She named the child Ichabod. --1 Sam. iv.
21.
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Thus was the building left
Ridiculous, and the work Confusion named. --Milton.
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2. To mention by name; to utter or publish the name of; to
refer to by distinctive title; to mention.
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None named thee but to praise. --Halleck.
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Old Yew, which graspest at the stones
That name the underlying dead. --Tennyson.
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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.
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Whom late you have named for consul. --Shak.
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4. (House of Commons) To designate (a member) by name, as the
Speaker does by way of reprimand.
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Syn: To denominate; style; term; call; mention; specify;
designate; nominate.
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Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "named":
accepted, adopted, aforementioned, aforenamed, aforesaid,
appointed, approved, beforementioned, called, carried, chosen,
christened, denominate, denominated, designated, dubbed, elect,
elected, elected by acclamation, embraced, espoused, foregoing,
forementioned, forenamed, former, handpicked, identified as,
known as, nominated, passed, picked, ratified, said, same, select,
selected, styled, termed, titled, unanimously elected, yclept
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
named
Name Daemon.
A Unix background process that converts
hostnames to Internet addresses for the TCP/IP
protocol.
Unix manual page: named(8).
See also DNS.
(1995-03-28)