place name

NOUN

name

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brand flag label nickname sign signature style term

STRONG

agnomen alias appellation autograph cognomen denomination designation epithet eponym handle head heading matronymic moniker monogram namesake patronymic pseudonym rubric sobriquet surname tag

WEAK

agname autonym compellation nom de guerre nom de plume nomen pen name pet name prenomen proper name stage name trade name

Antonyms

WEAK

unknown

Example Sentences

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There are no hard-and-fast rules about when a place name or other traditional description attached to a product becomes generic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

If a particular place name sounds hilarious to English speakers, you can bet local people are tired of having that pointed out by giggling visitors.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2024

Registering a place name is not allowed without "acquired distinctiveness".

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2024

Glacier Ridge, opposite Horn Peak, is not just a place name on a map; it also describes a geological origin story.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023

Punctuation has been normalized to contemporary standards.In the original, the place name "St. John's" was consistently spelled incorrectly as "St. Johns" and has been corrected here.

From Left on the Labrador A Tale of Adventure Down North by Wallace, Dillon

place name

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