Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥
Proto-Germanic *namô
Proto-West Germanic *namō
Old English nama
Middle English name
English name
English rename
From re- + name.
Meanings
An instance of renaming.
warning: detected divergent renames of foo to:
bar
quux 2009, Bryan O'Sullivan, Mercurial: The Definitive Guide, page 70:
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥
Proto-Germanic *namô
Proto-West Germanic *namō
Old English nama
Middle English name
English name
English rename
From re- + name.
Meanings
(transitive) To give a new name to.
The order temporarily renames the United States Digital Service as the United States DOGE Service for 18 months and directs the entity to overhaul the software used at federal agencies as part of a “Software Modernization Initiative” in order to “maximize governmental efficiency and productivity.” 2025 January 20, Michael Williams, “Executive actions Trump has taken so far”, in CNN:
[…] And then, finally, we got to Vietnam. Given the dishonesty surrounding that war, I guess it's not surprising that, at the time, the very same condition was renamed post-traumatic stress disorder. 2004, George Carlin, “EUPHEMISMS: Shell Shock to PTSD”, in When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, pages 39, 40:
On Monday, Trump signed an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico. 2025 January 21, Louis Casiano, “Coast Guard surging assets to Gulf of America, other waterways to support Trump’s executive orders”, in Fox News:
However, in 1844, saner counsels prevailed, and Edgeley became the principal station—the directors eating their words once more by retaining the older station, which was renamed Heaton Norris. 1957 September 14, M. D. Greville and G. O. Holt, “Railway Development in Manchester—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 618:
MERIDIAN (HNS) - Habitat 7 Renamed Ryder-I
In honor of his achievements in the Heleus Cluster, the planet formerly known as Habitat 7 has been renamed after the human Pathfinder. The Pathfinder's father, former Pathfinder Alec Ryder, was killed exploring the planet. Now it will bear his son's name. 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020, PC, scene: Nexus:
Taipei County was upgraded to the status as a special municipality in 2010 and renamed New Taipei. 2018 November 24, Huang Tzu-ti, “Taiwan elections: KMT candidate wins race for New Taipei mayor”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 24 Nov 2018:
When Google announced it was complying with US President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, many Mexicans responded with a laugh and a long, exhausted sigh. 2025 January 28, Michael Rios, Verónica Calderón and Fidel Gutierrez, “‘It’s absurd’: Mexicans mock and shrug off Trump’s order to rename Gulf of Mexico”, in CNN:
ms namakan semula (to give a new name to) · eo renomi (to give a new name to) · hu átkeresztel (to give a new name to) · uk перейменува́ти (to give a new name to) · cs přejmenovat (to give a new name to) · ga athainmnigh (to give a new name to) · es renombrar (to give a new name to) · gd ath-ainmich (to give a new name to) · it rinominare (to give a new name to) · ca reanomenar (to give a new name to) · ru переименова́ть (to give a new name to) · no omnavne (to give a new name to) · hy վերանվանել (to give a new name to) · ja 改名する (to give a new name to) · it ribattezzare (to give a new name to) · ru переимено́вывать (to give a new name to) · bg преименувам (to give a new name to) · pt alterar nome (to give a new name to) · fi nimetä uudelleen (to give a new name to) · fr renommer (to give a new name to) · nl hernoemen (to give a new name to) · be пераймяно́ўваць (to give a new name to) · pl przemianować (to give a new name to) · pt renomear (to give a new name to) · cmn 重新命名 (to give a new name to) · ca rebatejar (to give a new name to) · cmn 改名 (to give a new name to) · tr yeniden adlandırmak (to give a new name to) · ja 改称する (to give a new name to) · de umbenennen (to give a new name to) · cmn 重命名 (to give a new name to) · no gi nytt navn (to give a new name to) · ko 개명하다 (to give a new name to) · fi uudelleennimetä (to give a new name to) · pl przemianowywać (to give a new name to) · la trānsnōminō (to give a new name to) · cmn 改稱 /改称 (to give a new name to) · de umtaufen (to give a new name to) · uk переймено́вувати (to give a new name to) · be перайменава́ць (to give a new name to) · hu átnevez (to give a new name to) · ml പേരുമാറ്റുക (to give a new name to)