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name vs personage

personage vs name

name and personage both are nouns.

name is a verb but personage is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
name Yes No Yes No
personage Yes No No No
As nouns, personage is a hypernym of name; that is, personage is a word with a broader meaning than name:
  • name: a well-known or notable person
  • personage: a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
Other hypernyms of name include important person, influential person.
name (noun) personage (noun)
by the sanction or authority of another word for person; a person not meriting identification
a language unit by which a person or thing is known a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
family based on male descent
a well-known or notable person
a person's reputation
name (verb) personage (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 personage

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