Bound and Name

Bound

Bound verb - To mark the limits of.

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Name and bound are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Name" instead a verb "Bound".

Name verb - To give a name to.

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Bound and name are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bound" instead a verb "Name".

Nearby Words: named, nameless, naming

good	good bound	good name
normal	normal bound	normal name
single	single bound	single name
small	small bound	small name
Other adjectives: real, big, wrong, unfortunate, alternate.

character	bound character	name character
hero	bound hero	name hero
guy	bound guy	name guy
people	bound people	name people
Other words: boy, group, parts, time, characters, world, game, weapon, ship.

Chlorr of the Mask serves Hedge in part because she was bound "by her secret name" Clariel, and in the last book Lirael is able to dispose of a Greater Dead spirit with relative ease owing in part to her using a quick spell to discover its name before it could attack her.

Source: I Know Your True Name
In Dora Wilk Series, the main difference between demons and other hellians is that demons are bound to serve a person who uses their full name, which is why they use nicknames in day-to-day lives.

Source: I Know Your True Name
Hamfast "The Gaffer" Gamgee's first name means "home-bound", or by extension, "parochial".

Source: Meaningful Name / Literature

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