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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After receiving an official diagnosis, Elway felt a sense of relief to be able to put a name to his condition.
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
The couple’s first son, Mike, was born in 1976, and three years later the family officially put a name to their business: Highview Farms.
—Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
The couple’s first son, Mike, was born in 1976, and three years later the family officially put a name to their business: Highview Farms.
—Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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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 13 Mar. 2025.
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