Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

name-giving

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.02 in modern English

Syllables: name--giv-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of assigning a proper name or title to a person, place, object, or concept.

Inflected Forms

name-givings (plural) namegiving (alternative)

Questions

What does name-giving mean?: The act of assigning a proper name or title to a person, place, object, or concept.

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