under the name (of) (someone/something)
idiom
1
—used to say that something officially or legally belongs to a specified person
The car is still under the name of my deceased mother.
2
—used to say that something has or uses the name of a specified person
We have dinner reservations under the name Jones.
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After moving to New York and joining another vocal group, the Valentines, Cortez began shopping his songs around town under the name the David Clowney Band.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 July 2025
Jerry Cope, Clarksville On Jan. 14, 1992, Jerry Cope, a transgender woman who often performed in drag under the name P-Knutts, was leaving work as a bartender at Brown Derby Tavern in Clarksville when someone jumped her from behind and slit her throat.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The business was founded in 1958 in Westport, Conn., by Ed and Norma Mitchell as a men’s store under the name Ed Mitchell’s.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 24 June 2025
The individual was using a SIM card registered under the name of an Iranian citizen and had several cellphones, according to Tasnim News.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 21 June 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 July 2025
Jerry Cope, Clarksville On Jan. 14, 1992, Jerry Cope, a transgender woman who often performed in drag under the name P-Knutts, was leaving work as a bartender at Brown Derby Tavern in Clarksville when someone jumped her from behind and slit her throat.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The business was founded in 1958 in Westport, Conn., by Ed and Norma Mitchell as a men’s store under the name Ed Mitchell’s.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 24 June 2025
The individual was using a SIM card registered under the name of an Iranian citizen and had several cellphones, according to Tasnim News.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 21 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for under the name (of) (someone/something)
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“Under the name (of) (someone/something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20the%20name%20%28of%29%20%28someone%2Fsomething%29. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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