Name and Spell

Name

Name verb - To give a name to.

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

Nearby Words: named, nameless, naming

Spell verb - To cast a spell on.

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Name and spell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Name" instead a verb "Spell".

Nearby Words: spelled, speller, spelling

known	known name	known spell
old	old name	old spell
good	good name	good spell
best	best name	best spell
Other adjectives: similar, normal, specific, original, true, correct, single, actual, real, big, bad, new, unique, given, random, last, different.

people	name people	spell people
name	name name	spell name
time	name time	spell time
way	name way	spell way
Other words: characters, game, weapon, names.

Naming Buzz's duplicate Zzub, Zzub then sarcastically retorts that all he did was take the hero's name and spell it backwards.

Source: Western Animation / Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
This doesn't seem so bad...except that the folios call him "Launcelet" or "Lancelet", and spell his last name, Gobbo, alternately as "Jobbe" or "Job".

Source: Spell My Name with an "S"
In GURPS Magic the alternate rules suggest that knowing someone's true name (which can be things like DNA or Social Security number) give a very large bonus on targeting them with a spell.

Source: I Know Your True Name

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