The difference between Brand and Name

When used as nouns, brand means a conflagration, whereas name means any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.

When used as verbs, brand means to burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound, whereas name means to give a name to.


check bellow for the other definitions of Brand and Name

  1. Brand as a noun (obsolete, rare):

    A conflagration; a flame.

  2. Brand as a noun (archaic, or, poetic):

    A piece of burning wood or peat, or a glowing cinder.

    Examples:

    "To burn something to brands and ashes."

  3. Brand as a noun (Scotland, Northern England):

    A torch used for signaling.

  4. Brand as a noun (archaic):

    A sword.

  5. Brand as a noun:

    A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.

  6. Brand as a noun:

    A branding iron.

  7. Brand as a noun:

    The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public.

  8. Brand as a noun:

    A specific product, service, or provider so distinguished.

    Examples:

    "Some brands of breakfast cereal contain a lot of sugar."

  9. Brand as a noun (by extension):

    Any specific type or variety of something; a distinct style or manner.

    Examples:

    "I didn't appreciate his particular brand of flattery."

    "New Orleans brand sausage"

  10. Brand as a noun:

    The public image or reputation and recognized, typical style of an individual or group.

  11. Brand as a noun:

    A mark of infamy; stigma.

  12. Brand as a noun:

    Any minute fungus producing a burnt appearance in plants.

  1. Brand as a verb (transitive):

    To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound.

    Examples:

    "When they caught him, he was branded and then locked up."

  2. Brand as a verb (transitive):

    To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership.

    Examples:

    "The ranch hands had to brand every new calf by lunchtime."

  3. Brand as a verb (transitive):

    To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses.

    Examples:

    "Her face is branded upon my memory."

  4. Brand as a verb (transitive):

    To stigmatize, label (someone).

    Examples:

    "He was branded a fool by everyone that heard his story."

  5. Brand as a verb (transitive, marketing):

    To associate a product or service with a trademark or other name and related images.

    Examples:

    "They branded the new detergent "Suds-O", with a nature scene inside a green O on the muted-colored recycled-cardboard box."

  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.