Home › Words › D › denamedenamedename means to remove the name from.EtymologyFrom de- + name.verbTo remove the name from.e.g.“Shortly after its re-entry into traffic, it was named County Durham on October 1 that year, although it was denamed later.” — 2024 January 10, Chris Gilson, “RAIL's famous five...”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 26:To denominate.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.unname 71% match — To cease to name; to deprive (someone or something) of their name. vs dename →debrand 69% match — To remove a brand from. vs dename →disnominate 66% match — To cancel the nomination of vs dename →delabel 66% match — To remove one or more labels from. vs dename →undean 66% match — To deprive of the office or dignity of a dean. vs dename →deannex 66% match — To remove an annex. vs dename →detag 64% match — To strip of a tag or tags; to remove the tags from. vs dename →delenite 64% match — To undergo delenition. vs dename →