The difference between Bename and Name

When used as verbs, bename means to swear on oath, whereas name means to give a name to.


Name is also noun with the meaning: any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.

check bellow for the other definitions of Bename and Name

  1. Bename as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To swear on oath; to solemnly declare; promise; give.

  2. Bename as a verb (transitive):

    To name; give a name (to); mention by name; nominate; denominate; call.

  3. Bename as a verb (transitive):

    To name; call; style; describe as.

  1. Name as a noun:

    Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.

    Examples:

    "I've never liked the name my parents gave me so I changed it at the age of twenty."

  2. Name as a noun:

    Reputation.

  3. Name as a noun:

    An abusive or insulting epithet.

    Examples:

    "Stop calling me names!"

  4. Name as a noun:

    A person (or legal person).

  5. Name as a noun:

    Those of a certain name; a race; a family.

  6. Name as a noun (computing):

    A unique identifier, generally a string of characters.

  7. Name as a noun (UK, finance):

    An investor in Lloyds of London bearing unlimited liability.

  8. Name as a noun:

    Authority.

    Examples:

    "Halt in the name of the law!"

  1. Name as a verb (transitive):

    To give a name to.

    Examples:

    "One visitor named Hou Yugang said he was not too concerned about climate change and Baishui’s melting."

  2. Name as a verb (transitive):

    To mention, specify.

    Examples:

    "He named his demands."

    "You name it!"

  3. Name as a verb (transitive):

    To identify as relevant or important

    Examples:

    "'naming the problem"

  4. Name as a verb (transitive):

    To publicly implicate.

    Examples:

    "The painter was named as an accomplice."

  5. Name as a verb (transitive):

    To designate for a role.

    Examples:

    "My neighbor was named to the steering committee."

  6. Name as a verb (transitive, Westminster system politics):

    To initiate a process to temporarily remove a member of parliament who is breaking the rules of conduct.

  1. Name as a noun:

    Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.