Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with name in American Collocation
name
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/neɪm/
that is given to you
Christian
first
given
We called each other by our first names.
of your family
family
last
second
The practice of using a surname or family name is relatively recent.
middle
middle
second
‘Have you got a middle name?’ ‘Yes, it’s Elizabeth – Mary Elizabeth Jones.’
that a woman uses before/after she gets married
maiden
married
What was your mother’s maiden name?
that someone uses instead of their own name
assumed
false
pen
He signed the letter using an assumed name.
She wrote the book under the pen name George Eliot.
change your name
change
She didn’t change her name when she got married.
take and use a name
adopt
assume
take
The school adopted its current name in 1954.
have the name
be known by
go by
have
I know there was a family going by the name of Griffin in the area at the time.