naming

Pluralnamings (some meanings)

1. 1
   noununcountable

   The process by which people, places, or things are given names.

   The naming of newly discovered species follows internationally agreed conventions.

   Marketing teams treat the naming of a product as a careful, deliberate task.

   Similardesignation, christening

2. 2
   verb

   Present participle of name.

   The committee is naming a new chairperson today.

   Naming the stars one by one, she traced the whole constellation.

   Note

   One spelling doing two jobs. It is the participle of progressive tenses (is naming a chairperson) and the gerund, a verbal noun that still takes a direct object (naming the stars). That object separates it from the noun for the process, which needs of: the naming of species. When it means giving a name, the verb takes two objects, so the gerund can carry both: naming the baby Rose.

3. 3
   nouncountable

   A ritual or ceremony at which a person is formally given or has their name announced.

   The grandparents traveled across the country to attend the naming.

   Each clan marks a child's naming with songs passed down for generations.

   Similarchristening

4. 4
   adjective

   Serving to give a name to a person or thing.

   The naming authority decides what each newly classified species is called.

   A naming committee chose the title for the city's newest park.

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