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name-giving

name-giving noun: the act of assigning a proper name or title to a person, place, object, or concept.

Noun

name-giving (plural name-givings)

  1. The act of assigning a proper name or title to a person, place, object, or concept.

Forms of name-giving

pluralname-givings
alternative formnamegiving

Questions about name-giving

What does name-giving mean?
Name-giving means the act of assigning a proper name or title to a person, place, object, or concept.
What part of speech is name-giving?
Name-giving is a noun.
What is the plural of name-giving?
The plural of name-giving is name-givings.

Words near name-giving in the dictionary

  1. name-dropper
  2. name-droppers
  3. name-dropping
  4. name-droppings
  5. name-drops
  6. name-giving
  7. name-givings
  8. name-letter effect
  9. name-letter effects
  10. name-sake
  11. name-sakes

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