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naming convention

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A collection of rules followed by a set of names which allow users to deduce useful information, based on the names' character sequence and knowledge of the rules followed; such as Manhattan's East-West streets being called "Streets" and its North-South streets being called "Avenues".

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 改名習慣 /改名习惯 (ming6 ming4 zaap6 gwaan3) — collection of rules for names
  • Chinese Cantonese: 命名法 (ming6 ming4 faat3) — collection of rules for names
  • Chinese Mandarin: 命名規則 /命名规则 (mìngmíngguīzé) — collection of rules for names
  • Chinese Mandarin: 命名法 (mìngmíngfǎ) — collection of rules for names
  • Dutch: naamgevingsconventie — collection of rules for names
  • German: Namenskonvention — collection of rules for names
  • German: Benennungsregel — collection of rules for names
  • Japanese: 命名法 (meimeihō) — collection of rules for names
  • Korean: 명명법 (myeongmyeongbeop) — collection of rules for names
  • Polish: konwencja nazewnictwa — collection of rules for names
  • Swedish: namnkonvention — collection of rules for names