Identification and Name

Identification

Identification noun - The act of designating or identifying something.

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Name and identification are semantically related. in label topic. In some cases you can use "Name" instead a noun "Identification".

Name noun - A word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known.

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Identification and name are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Identification" instead a noun "Name".

Nearby Words: named, nameless, naming

full	full identification	full name
best	best identification	best name
formal	formal identification	formal name
fake	fake identification	fake name
Other adjectives: correct, proper, actual, entire, false, personal, secret, unique, official.

These second names are not like the western first name/last (family) name, instead both are required for the identification.

Source: Useful Notes / Islam
Naturally, most people give the animal a "call name" that's much shorter and more pronounceable, and only use the long name at shows or for formal identification.'

Source: Name That Unfolds Like Lotus Blossom
Though she presumably was called something different when she was born, the name that appears on all her official identification, and the only name she remembers for herself, is "Index Librorum Prohibitorum".

Source: His Name Really Is "Barkeep"

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