noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ɹiːˈneɪm/
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rhymes with -eɪm
CMU ARPABET:R IY0 N EY1 M
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An instance of renaming.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To give a new name to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
assign a new name to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Many streets in the former East Germany were renamed in 1990
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: name, call
4
verb
Meaning 4
name again or anew
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
He was renamed Minister of the Interior
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: name, nominate, make
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *h1nómn̥ Proto-Germanic *namô Proto-West Germanic *namō Old English nama Middle English name English name English rename From re- + name.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
վերանվանել
(veranvanel)
— to give a new name to
Belarusian:
пераймяно́ўваць
(pjerajmjanówvacʹ)
— to give a new name to
Belarusian:
перайменава́ць
(pjerajmjenavácʹ)
— to give a new name to
Bulgarian:
преименувам
(preimenuvam)
— to give a new name to
Catalan:
reanomenar
— to give a new name to
Catalan:
rebatejar
— to give a new name to
Chinese Mandarin:
重命名
(chóngmìngmíng)
— to give a new name to
Chinese Mandarin:
重新命名
(chóngxīn mìngmíng)
— to give a new name to
Chinese Mandarin:
改名
(gǎimíng)
— to give a new name to
Chinese Mandarin:
改稱 /改称
(gǎichēng)
— to give a new name to
Czech:
přejmenovat
— to give a new name to
Dutch:
hernoemen
— to give a new name to
Esperanto:
renomi
— to give a new name to
Finnish:
nimetä uudelleen
— to give a new name to
Finnish:
uudelleennimetä
— to give a new name to
French:
renommer
— to give a new name to
German:
umbenennen
— to give a new name to
German:
umtaufen
— to give a new name to
Hungarian:
átnevez
— to give a new name to
Hungarian:
átkeresztel
— to give a new name to
Irish:
athainmnigh
— to give a new name to
Italian:
rinominare
— to give a new name to
Italian:
ribattezzare
— to give a new name to
Japanese:
改名する
(kaimei suru)
— to give a new name to
Japanese:
改称する
(kaishō suru)
— to give a new name to
Korean:
개명하다
(gaemyeonghada)
— to give a new name to
Latin:
trānsnōminō
— to give a new name to
Malay:
namakan semula
— to give a new name to
Malayalam:
പേരുമാറ്റുക
(pērumāṟṟuka)
— to give a new name to
Norwegian:
omnavne
— to give a new name to
Norwegian:
gi nytt navn
— to give a new name to
Polish:
przemianować
— to give a new name to
Portuguese:
renomear
— to give a new name to
Portuguese:
alterar nome
— to give a new name to
Russian:
переимено́вывать
(pereimenóvyvatʹ)
— to give a new name to
Russian:
переименова́ть
(pereimenovátʹ)
— to give a new name to
Scottish Gaelic:
ath-ainmich
— to give a new name to
Spanish:
renombrar
— to give a new name to
Turkish:
yeniden adlandırmak
— to give a new name to
Ukrainian:
переймено́вувати
(perejmenóvuvaty)
— to give a new name to
Ukrainian:
перейменува́ти
(perejmenuváty)
— to give a new name to