Name and Want

Name

Name verb - To give a name to.

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

Nearby Words: named, nameless, naming

Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

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Name and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Name" instead a verb "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

old	old name	old want
good	good name	good want
best	best name	best want
original	original name	original want
Other adjectives: true, popular, actual, real, big, bad, famous, personal, secret, new, unique, former, last, different.

character	name character	want character
baby	name baby	want baby
people	name people	want people
part	name part	want part
Other words: children, someone, time, way, example, characters, game, song, child, kids.

Mark Waid specifically did not want a new Kid Flash; instead he created a young speedster with a mind like a Mexican jumping bean, nothing like a normal superhero—hence the name.

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Having your own name is the biggest honour possible in this setting, to the point where you have to earn the right to pick the name you want.

Source: Meaningful Name / Web Media
He doesn't want millions and he doesn't want his name on any movie adaptations of his work.

Source: Powerful and Helpless

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