sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me.
Examples of names
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It means that it's time for nameberry's annual round-up of spring-related names.
From the sacbee.com
It was unclear where they spoke from and Al-Jazeera did not provide their names.
From the sacbee.com
They have been called gadflies and kooks and names not suitable for publication.
From the sacbee.com
He cited residents who did not want their names published for fear of reprisals.
From the thenewstribune.com
On the other hand, 29 percent say it's better for women to keep their own names.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Bishop receives a file from time to time, which names a target he's to take out.
From the heraldtribune.com
Two men appeared in court to support him Friday, but would not give their names.
From the timesunion.com
The names of those who signed the Referendum 71 petitions haven't been released.
From the kansas.com
They both simultaneously burst through one hoop that had both their names on it.
From the kentucky.com
More examples
A language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"
Assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
A person's reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name"
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"
Charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
Family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"
A name is a label for a noun, normally used to distinguish one from another. Names can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. ...
The domain name "name" is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is intended for use by individuals for representation of their personal names, nicknames, screen names, pseudonyms, or other types of identification labels.
Yam is the common name for some species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae). These are perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania. There are many cultivars of yam.