If in addition to being named SoAndSo it usually is called SoAndSo, it still is ok to refer to it as an item named SoAndSo (and also would be ok to refer to it as an item called SoAndSo). But if, …

Aug 3, 2014 · Named for refers to something other than a person. A French person named Fete Nat is named for the Fete Nationale (14th of July - what English speakers call Bastille Day). A …

None of these seem to be proper, given that eponym and eponymous are used for people or things that are named after a person. Since the Tower Bridge is not a person, these terms …

Aug 1, 2018 · named, on the other hand, is a bit less formal and thus, much less restrictive than termed. The general consensus seems to be: if you want to give a name to a very specific …

Jun 6, 2012 · What is the most suitable way to express that a sentence/word will be "replaced by" another sentence/word, from that point (in a text, for instance)? Henceforth called/named...

Jan 12, 2013 · After 5 decades of speaking American English I'd have to say that "namesake" is the only natural and perfectly correct choice when the referents are all people. But given how …

The discipline 'Computer Science' is aptly named; it is the science of computation. Informally, I see increasing usage of "well" as an obvious connotation: Computer Science is, well, the …

Mar 23, 2015 · Whats the meaning of the phrase; "In the name of"? For example : whatever you ask in my name, Ask in my name. Oxford actually has an entry for the phrase, but it doesn't …

The book Burning Chrome is named after the titular story within. For eponymous, I'm using the this definition: giving one's name to a tribe, place, etc. The short story, Burning Chrome, gives …

Apr 12, 2017 · John Doe is very generic, rolls off the tongue, and in colloquy is not easily mistaken for a known person, like "John Smith" might be (there was at least one very famous …