Collocations for "naming"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "naming" in context.
WordReference English Collocations © 2026
name
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- your [first, middle, maiden, last, Christian] name
- that's a [nice, beautiful, strange] name
- [choose, pick] a name for your [dog, cat, child, baby]
- my [dog's] name is [Ben]
- [took, kept] her [husband's, father's, stepfather's, wife's] name
- a difficult name to [say, pronounce, spell]
- don't [recall, remember, know] the name of the [song, movie, book]
- your name and [address, telephone number, email, contact details]
- [state, write, type, fill in] your (full) name (and address)
- the [boss, teacher] never calls me by my first name
- I [don't, can't, can never] remember her name
- I know that name from somewhere!
- goes [by, under] the name of
- answers to the name of
- wrote it under [another, a pen] name
- [writes, authors] under the name (of)
- [fans, locals, critics] gave him the name [Little Pea]
- names will never hurt me
- don't use [mean, rude] names
- stop calling me names!
- my [brother, sister] is always calling me names
- they [swore, promised] not to give names
- [persuade, urge, ask] them to name names
- that name doesn't suit her
- made a name for himself in [sport, politics, entertainment]
- is a [king, leader, president] in name only
- come in the name of [peace, love, harmony, goodwill]
- the meaning of [the, your, a person's] name
- a name [card, badge, tag, label]
- am on a first-name basis with
- we are on first-name terms
- name your [child, daughter]
- name him after his [dad, uncle, grandfather]
- was named [after, for] his [dad]
- name [his successor, a beneficiary]
- named (him) in his will
- named the [suspect, criminal]
- name a [product, company]
- name your [dog, pet]
- named in his [honor, memory]
- named by [proclamation, declaration]
- [was, has been] named as a [possible, potential] [suspect]
- named as a [potential] [suspect, candidate]
- name a [king, new CEO]
- was named [king]
- [originally, actually, appropriately] named
- name your [price, conditions]
- [refused, declined] to name names
- you name it
- law: named [herein, hereafter]
'naming' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):