The difference between Name and Style
When used as nouns, name means any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing, whereas style means a manner of doing or presenting things, especially a fashionable one.
When used as verbs, name means to give a name to, whereas style means to create or give a style, fashion or image to.
check bellow for the other definitions of Name and Style
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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."
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Name as a noun:
Reputation.
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Name as a noun:
An abusive or insulting epithet.
Examples:
"Stop calling me names!"
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Name as a noun:
A person (or legal person).
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Name as a noun:
Those of a certain name; a race; a family.
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Name as a noun (computing):
A unique identifier, generally a string of characters.
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Name as a noun (UK, finance):
An investor in Lloyds of London bearing unlimited liability.
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Name as a noun:
Authority.
Examples:
"Halt in the name of the law!"
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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."
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Name as a verb (transitive):
To mention, specify.
Examples:
"He named his demands."
"You name it!"
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Name as a verb (transitive):
To identify as relevant or important
Examples:
"'naming the problem"
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Name as a verb (transitive):
To publicly implicate.
Examples:
"The painter was named as an accomplice."
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Name as a verb (transitive):
To designate for a role.
Examples:
"My neighbor was named to the steering committee."
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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.
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Name as a noun:
Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.
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Style as a noun:
A manner of doing or presenting things, especially a fashionable one.
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Style as a noun:
Flair; grace; fashionable skill.
Examples:
"As a dancer, he has a lot of style."
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Style as a noun (botany):
The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.
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Style as a noun:
A traditional or legal term preceding a reference to a person who holds a title or post.
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Style as a noun:
A traditional or legal term used to address a person who holds a title or post.
Examples:
"the style of Majesty"
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Style as a noun (nonstandard):
A stylus.
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Style as a noun (obsolete):
A pen; an author's pen.
Examples:
"rfquotek Dryden"
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Style as a noun:
A sharp-pointed tool used in engraving; a graver.
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Style as a noun:
A kind of blunt-pointed surgical instrument.
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Style as a noun:
A long, slender, bristle-like process.
Examples:
"the anal styles of insects"
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Style as a noun:
The pin, or gnomon, of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour.
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Style as a noun (computing):
A visual or other modification to text or other elements of a document, such as bold or italic.
Examples:
"applying styles to text in a wordprocessor"
"Cascading Style Sheets"
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Style as a verb (transitive):
To create or give a style, fashion or image to.
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Style as a verb (transitive):
To call or give a name or title to.