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newname

newname verb: to give a new name to; name anew; rename.

Verb

newname (third-person singular simple present newnames, present participle newnaming, simple past and past participle newnamed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To give a new name to; name anew; rename.

Forms of newname

third-person singular presentnewnames
present participlenewnaming
past participlenewnamed
pastnewnamed
alternative formnew-name
alternative formnew name

Origin of newname

From new- + name.

Questions about newname

What does newname mean?
Newname means to give a new name to; name anew; rename.
What part of speech is newname?
Newname is a verb.
What is the past tense of newname?
The past tense of newname is newnamed.

Words near newname in the dictionary

  1. newmodelling
  2. newmodels
  3. newmould
  4. newmown
  5. Newnam
  6. newname
  7. newnamed
  8. newnames
  9. newnaming
  10. Newnams
  11. Newnan

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