Name and Reference

Name

Name verb - To give a name to.

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Reference and name are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reference" instead the word "Name" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: named, nameless, naming

Reference verb - Refer to.

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Name and reference are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Name" instead the word "Reference" as a verb or a noun.

known	known name	known reference
good	good name	good reference
full	full name	full reference
similar	similar name	similar reference
Other adjectives: common, specific, original, single, small, actual, entire, real, big, bad, ironic, funny, random, last.

Miyako to Yoleinote Miyako's dub name was supposed to be Kyo, an alternate writing of the original name and a reference to the location Kyoto.

Source: Dub Name Change / Foreign To English
While Iwanako's name is not quite a Japanese name, it contains the kanji for "fish", possibly a reference to her being "the one who got away".

Source: Meaningful Name / Visual Novels
Kai Mikawa's first name is a reference to the planet Neptune which in Japanese is Kaiosei and his last name is a refrence to Mikawa Bay.

Source: Meaningful Name / Anime

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Reference and Name. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/name/reference

Name & Reference. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/name/reference>.

Reference or Name. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/name/reference.

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