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proper name

NOUN

name

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brand flag label nickname sign signature style term

STRONG

agnomen alias appellation autograph cognomen denomination designation epithet eponym handle head heading matronymic moniker monogram namesake patronymic pseudonym rubric sobriquet surname tag

WEAK

agname autonym compellation nom de guerre nom de plume nomen pen name pet name place name prenomen stage name trade name

Antonyms

WEAK

unknown

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proper name

The fate of “Predator: Badlands” rides on Dek, the first iteration of the title creature to have a proper name.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025

Anyone who can weasel that amount of money out of a purported institution of higher learning should now be known by his proper name.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 21, 2023

Here’s what to know about rugby, or rugby union to give it its proper name, and its big event.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

Teslyn Barkman, deputy chair of the territory's Legislative Assembly, urged EU countries to "respect the wishes of the Falkland Islanders and refer to us by our proper name".

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2023

“How silly. How can we expect them to give us any respect or work if we don’t give them a proper name? Common sense.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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