under the name (of) (someone/something)

idiom

—used to say that something officially or legally belongs to a specified person

The car is still under the name of my deceased mother.

—used to say that something has or uses the name of a specified person

We have dinner reservations under the name Jones.

Examples of under the name (of) (someone/something) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The musician had first announced a third LP back in July 2021 under the name Everything Is Changing. —

Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2024 Mazur departed Crazy Town in 2017, and Binzer continued recording under the name Crazy Town X. —

Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024 Dre's youngest also makes her own music and merch under the name Imposter Sindrome. —

Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024 The organization gained its 501c(3) status in 2014, under the name PRISM-Q LGBT & Allies Resource Center, but does business as the Placer LGBTQ+ Center, and hopes to change its official nonprofit name later this year. —

Elise Fisher, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for under the name (of) (someone/something)

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