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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One of the secrets to Birbiglia’s ability to resist the siren song of stardom may be his wife Jen Stein, who, under the name J. Hope Stein, is a poet, an occupation whose practitioners have taken a vow of non-celeb-acy for decades.
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Belinda Luscombe, Time, 23 May 2025
The profile was first created under the name Sean Combs in December 2006 but went under other names, including Jackie Star, Frank White, Frank Black and Ryan Lopez.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
That discovery, along with the discovery of a form that said John Prevost immigrated to the United States under the name Riggitano, led the group to further believe that Salvatore Riggitano and John Prevost were the same person.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Guerrero won the Best of the Super Juniors tournament in NJPW under the name Black Tiger II.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Belinda Luscombe, Time, 23 May 2025
The profile was first created under the name Sean Combs in December 2006 but went under other names, including Jackie Star, Frank White, Frank Black and Ryan Lopez.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
That discovery, along with the discovery of a form that said John Prevost immigrated to the United States under the name Riggitano, led the group to further believe that Salvatore Riggitano and John Prevost were the same person.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Guerrero won the Best of the Super Juniors tournament in NJPW under the name Black Tiger II.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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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 7 Jun. 2025.
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