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 last major campaign to remake the Washington bureaucracy was championed by Vice-President Al Gore, during the Clinton Administration, and developed under the name Reinventing Government.
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Prosecutors also presented a reservation at the Trump International Hotel in Columbus Circle which was made under the name Janet Clark, an alias for Ventura seen in text messages.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 16 June 2025
Anderson-Emmons recently celebrated her 18th birthday and is pursuing her dreams of being a singer by taking on the indie-pop world under the name Frances Anderson.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 16 June 2025
That money was first laundered through a bank account under Aloha Financial Investment Inc., according to Pham’s indictment, which did business under the name Perfume River Restaurant & Lounge.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 15 June 2025
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Prosecutors also presented a reservation at the Trump International Hotel in Columbus Circle which was made under the name Janet Clark, an alias for Ventura seen in text messages.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 16 June 2025
Anderson-Emmons recently celebrated her 18th birthday and is pursuing her dreams of being a singer by taking on the indie-pop world under the name Frances Anderson.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 16 June 2025
That money was first laundered through a bank account under Aloha Financial Investment Inc., according to Pham’s indictment, which did business under the name Perfume River Restaurant & Lounge.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 15 June 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 28 Jun. 2025.
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