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name vs folk

folk vs name

name and folk both are nouns.

name is a verb but folk is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
name Yes No Yes No
folk Yes No No No
As nouns, folk is a hypernym of name; that is, folk is a word with a broader meaning than name:
  • name: family based on male descent
  • folk: people descended from a common ancestor
Other hypernyms of name include family, family line, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept.
name (noun) folk (noun)
by the sanction or authority of the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
a language unit by which a person or thing is known people in general (often used in the plural)
a defamatory or abusive word or phrase a social division of (usually preliterate) people
family based on male descent people descended from a common ancestor
a well-known or notable person
a person's reputation
name (verb) folk (verb)
determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
identify as in botany or biology, for example
give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
assign a specified (usually proper) name to
make reference to
mention and identify by name
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
create and charge with a task or function
charge with a function; charge to be
Difference between name and folk

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