nameplate
noun
name·plate
ˈnām-ˌplāt 
: something (such as a plate or plaque) bearing a name (as of a resident or manufacturer)
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Dog daze This week, Tennessee Tech’s women’s basketball account on X posted of photo of coach Kim Rosamond and her dogs, Dolly and Dean, with their own personalized NCAA nameplates.
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Pete Iacobelli, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
To allay my concerns, Sal grabbed a young officer whose nameplate read lawrence.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Maybach’s first two-seater, the SL Monogram Series, doesn’t look much radically different from other version of the nameplate, but a closer inspection tells a different story.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
Volkswagen has a proud history of hatchbacks, with timeless nameplates like the Golf and Polo popping immediately to mind.
—New Atlas, 8 Mar. 2025
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Pete Iacobelli, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
To allay my concerns, Sal grabbed a young officer whose nameplate read lawrence.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Maybach’s first two-seater, the SL Monogram Series, doesn’t look much radically different from other version of the nameplate, but a closer inspection tells a different story.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
Volkswagen has a proud history of hatchbacks, with timeless nameplates like the Golf and Polo popping immediately to mind.
—New Atlas, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Nameplate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nameplate. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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