under the name (of) (someone/something)
idiom
1
—used to say that something officially or legally belongs to a specified person
The car is still under the name of my deceased mother.
2
—used to say that something has or uses the name of a specified person
We have dinner reservations under the name Jones.
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The Puerto Rico Department of Justice believed Milla-Valdes was hiding under the name Luis Aguirre, and additionally had criminal history under that name to include Robbery, and Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon in Monroe County.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2025
Now, 76-year-old Stephen Craig Campbell -- who has been living in New Mexico under the name and assumed identity of Walter Lee Coffman, according to the FBI -- is in custody after a dramatic arrest last week.
—Jack Date, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
According to court docs obtained by Rolling Stone and People, accuser Eric Poff (who also makes adult films under the name Dakota Payne) has filed a civil lawsuit in New York’s Supreme Court to allege that Pierce assaulted him in 2017.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou, who got started under the name RackaRacka, are directing, while Danny co-wrote the script with Bill Hinzman.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2025
Now, 76-year-old Stephen Craig Campbell -- who has been living in New Mexico under the name and assumed identity of Walter Lee Coffman, according to the FBI -- is in custody after a dramatic arrest last week.
—Jack Date, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
According to court docs obtained by Rolling Stone and People, accuser Eric Poff (who also makes adult films under the name Dakota Payne) has filed a civil lawsuit in New York’s Supreme Court to allege that Pierce assaulted him in 2017.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou, who got started under the name RackaRacka, are directing, while Danny co-wrote the script with Bill Hinzman.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for under the name (of) (someone/something)
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“Under the name (of) (someone/something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20the%20name%20%28of%29%20%28someone%2Fsomething%29. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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