appellative

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to an appellative noun or common noun.
2. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to ascribing names.

Noun

1. A common noun.
2. An epithet.

Synonyms

appellation

designation

denomination

name

proper noun

proper name

naming

common noun

title

forename

given name

address

titulary

appointive

appointment

Christian name

denominations

first name

nominal

signature

surname

term

titular

Translations

nom

ονομασία

όνομα

primeiro nome

prenome

nome de batismo

apel·latiu

appellativo

antenome

nome

nome próprio

appellation

Bezeichnung

dénomination

προσηγορικό

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈpɛlətɪv/

Etymology

From the Late Latin appellātīvus, from the stem appella- (“to call”), with the adjectival suffix -ive.