Naming and Stating

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Naming adjective - Inclined to or serving for the giving of names.

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Stating and naming are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stating" instead an adjective "Naming".

Nearby Words: name, named

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Naming and stating are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Naming" instead an adjective "Stating".

Nearby Words: state, statement, stated

Freudian Slip: Andre pointing out several island girls to Amelia, naming them by name, and stating he's like a partner—er, father, to all of them.

Source: Film / Donovan's Reef
Conversely, naming the character after certain other characters (like Papyrus, Woshua, Mettaton, etc.) will net a comment from them stating that they will allow you to use their names.

Source: Developers Foresight / Undertale
Hacking the game's source code and checking the part of Mettaton's quiz where he mentions Alphys naming programming variables after her crush reveals an in-character comment from Alphys stating she won't reveal who said crush is.

Source: Developers Foresight / Undertale

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