put a name to (someone or something)
idiom
: to think of and say the name of (someone or something)
Can you put a name to the face in this photograph?
I couldn't put a name to the emotion I was feeling.
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The act of exploring your identity and being affirmed by others’ experiences, as well as being able to put a name to lifelong feelings, are shared by both communities.
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Orion Rummler, Them, 12 Aug. 2024
Her parents took her to doctor after doctor in New York City before one specialist finally put a name to it: limb-girdle muscular dystrophy.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 5 June 2024
Over 49 years, detectives developed numerous leads but were never able to put a name to the victim, who became known as Munsingwear Doe for the Munsingwear brand jacket found with the remains.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 9 May 2024
After years of combing through military records and making some key deductions, a team of U.S. government historians and researchers has finally put a name to case file X-3212, identifying a 20-year-old Army private from eastern New Mexico named Homer Mitchell who died during World War II.
—CBS News, 21 Dec. 2023
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Orion Rummler, Them, 12 Aug. 2024
Her parents took her to doctor after doctor in New York City before one specialist finally put a name to it: limb-girdle muscular dystrophy.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 5 June 2024
Over 49 years, detectives developed numerous leads but were never able to put a name to the victim, who became known as Munsingwear Doe for the Munsingwear brand jacket found with the remains.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 9 May 2024
After years of combing through military records and making some key deductions, a team of U.S. government historians and researchers has finally put a name to case file X-3212, identifying a 20-year-old Army private from eastern New Mexico named Homer Mitchell who died during World War II.
—CBS News, 21 Dec. 2023
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“Put a name to (someone or something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20a%20name%20to%20%28someone%20or%20something%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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