well-namedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈneɪmd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈneɪmd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and named adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., named adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + named adj.

†1. Having a good reputation; well spoken of. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [adjective]

faireOE

wortheOE

worthlyeOE

worthfulOE

menskful?c1225

toldc1275

digne1297

of price?a1300

worshiply1340

worthya1350

menska1375

thriftyc1374

worshipfula1375

worthilya1375

honesta1382

honourablec1384

unshamedc1384

sada1387

of reputationc1390

well-nameda1393

reverent1398

worthy (worshipful, wise) in wanea1400

celebrable?c1400

honouredc1400

worshipablec1425

substantialc1449

undefameda1450

unreviled?1457

honorousa1500

reputed?1532

well-thought-ona1533

well-spoken1539

credible1543

undespised?1548

imitable1550

famous1555

undistained1565

undefame1578

untarred1579

well-reputed1583

unsoiledc1592

dishonourless1595

well-deemed1595

nameworthy1598

regardful1600

indisgraced1606

credenta1616

undishonoureda1616

unscandalized1618

unscandalous1618

unslandered1622

untainted1627

dignousa1636

undisparaged1636

considerable1641

unbranded1641

glorifiable1651

reputable1671

unsullied1743

unstigmatized1778

undisgraced1812

unstained1863

well-thought-of1865

uncompromised1882

scandal-proof1904

cred1987

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iii. l. 1599 Sche, that hath evere be wel named.

?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 12 A good woman, wel named and charitable.

1460 J. Brackley in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 221 I comonyd late wyth a worschipful and a wele namyd, a good thrifty man of this cuntre.

a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1546) sig. G.^v My sonne in lawe is greatly desyred, loued and wel named amonge the common people.

1543 Chron. J. Hardyng f. lxx Which simple woman was yet wel named & honest tyll the Kynge for his luste and synfull affeceyon berefte her from her husband.

2. Having an appropriate or suitable name; aptly named, justly so-called. Formerly also: †called by the correct name; accurately recognized or identified (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > [adjective] > named or called > with an appropriate name

well-named1445

euonymous1864

1445 tr. Claudian's De Consulatu Stilichonis in Anglia (1905) 28 269 (MED) This damysel corrupcion is right wele namyd.

1628 R. Gomersall Leuites Reuenge ii. 25 [Men who] conquer all Kingdomes, which they'affirme to be, No better then a well-nam'd Tyranny.

1653 R. Mead Combat Love & Friendship i. iv. 9 Nay I esteem it No Marriage; but a well nam'd Rape, where friends Force Love upon their Children.

1750 Adventures Mr. Loveill II. xiii. 163 The justice that lay in wait for that well-nam'd miscreant [sc. Mr. Loveill].

1778 W. Billings Singing Master's Assistant 6 A prick of perfection is not well named in my opinion, because a note may be perfect without it: a point of addition is the best name.

1861 L. Campbell tr. Plato Theætetus p. vii ‘It was written..by the hand of John’, (well-named) ‘Calligraphus’.

1879 J. A. Symonds Shelley v. 129 This poem [sc. Prometheus Unbound], they cried, is well named, for who would bind it?

1917 T. G. Pearson Birds Amer. III. 149/1 The Pine Warbler is a well-named bird, because its nesting sites are always in pine trees.

1965 F. Hardy Yarns of Billy Borker xx. 107 You're well named, I'll say that for you, Calamity.

2004 R. Wajnryb Lang. most Foul (2005) 61 The Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, written by the exceptionally well-named lexicographer, Francis Grose.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-named
释义	well-namedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈneɪmd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈneɪmd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and named adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., named adj. Etymology: < well adv. + named adj. †1. Having a good reputation; well spoken of. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [adjective] faireOE wortheOE worthlyeOE worthfulOE menskful?c1225 toldc1275 digne1297 of price?a1300 worshiply1340 worthya1350 menska1375 thriftyc1374 worshipfula1375 worthilya1375 honesta1382 honourablec1384 unshamedc1384 sada1387 of reputationc1390 well-nameda1393 reverent1398 worthy (worshipful, wise) in wanea1400 celebrable?c1400 honouredc1400 worshipablec1425 substantialc1449 undefameda1450 unreviled?1457 honorousa1500 reputed?1532 well-thought-ona1533 well-spoken1539 credible1543 undespised?1548 imitable1550 famous1555 undistained1565 undefame1578 untarred1579 well-reputed1583 unsoiledc1592 dishonourless1595 well-deemed1595 nameworthy1598 regardful1600 indisgraced1606 credenta1616 undishonoureda1616 unscandalized1618 unscandalous1618 unslandered1622 untainted1627 dignousa1636 undisparaged1636 considerable1641 unbranded1641 glorifiable1651 reputable1671 unsullied1743 unstigmatized1778 undisgraced1812 unstained1863 well-thought-of1865 uncompromised1882 scandal-proof1904 cred1987 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iii. l. 1599 Sche, that hath evere be wel named. ?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 12 A good woman, wel named and charitable. 1460 J. Brackley in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 221 I comonyd late wyth a worschipful and a wele namyd, a good thrifty man of this cuntre. a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1546) sig. G.^v My sonne in lawe is greatly desyred, loued and wel named amonge the common people. 1543 Chron. J. Hardyng f. lxx Which simple woman was yet wel named & honest tyll the Kynge for his luste and synfull affeceyon berefte her from her husband. 2. Having an appropriate or suitable name; aptly named, justly so-called. Formerly also: †called by the correct name; accurately recognized or identified (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > [adjective] > named or called > with an appropriate name well-named1445 euonymous1864 1445 tr. Claudian's De Consulatu Stilichonis in Anglia (1905) 28 269 (MED) This damysel corrupcion is right wele namyd. 1628 R. Gomersall Leuites Reuenge ii. 25 [Men who] conquer all Kingdomes, which they'affirme to be, No better then a well-nam'd Tyranny. 1653 R. Mead Combat Love & Friendship i. iv. 9 Nay I esteem it No Marriage; but a well nam'd Rape, where friends Force Love upon their Children. 1750 Adventures Mr. Loveill II. xiii. 163 The justice that lay in wait for that well-nam'd miscreant [sc. Mr. Loveill]. 1778 W. Billings Singing Master's Assistant 6 A prick of perfection is not well named in my opinion, because a note may be perfect without it: a point of addition is the best name. 1861 L. Campbell tr. Plato Theætetus p. vii ‘It was written..by the hand of John’, (well-named) ‘Calligraphus’. 1879 J. A. Symonds Shelley v. 129 This poem [sc. Prometheus Unbound], they cried, is well named, for who would bind it? 1917 T. G. Pearson Birds Amer. III. 149/1 The Pine Warbler is a well-named bird, because its nesting sites are always in pine trees. 1965 F. Hardy Yarns of Billy Borker xx. 107 You're well named, I'll say that for you, Calamity. 2004 R. Wajnryb Lang. most Foul (2005) 61 The Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, written by the exceptionally well-named lexicographer, Francis Grose. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1393
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