name vs tag

name and tag both are nouns.

name and tag both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
name	Yes	No	Yes	No
tag	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tag is a hyponym of name; that is, tag is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than name:

name: assign a specified (usually proper) name to
tag: provide with a name or nickname

Other hyponyms of name include baptise, baptize, christen, refer, style, title, dub, nickname, rename, entitle, title, term.

name (noun)	tag (noun)
by the sanction or authority of	(sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)
a language unit by which a person or thing is known	a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser
a defamatory or abusive word or phrase	a small piece of cloth
family based on male descent	a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
a well-known or notable person	a label associated with something for the purpose of identification
a person's reputation

name (verb)	tag (verb)
determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis	provide with a name or nickname
identify as in botany or biology, for example	attach a tag or label to
give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property	touch a player while he is holding the ball
assign a specified (usually proper) name to	supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes
make reference to	go after with the intent to catch
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

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