rename

English

Etymology

re- +‎ name

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪm

Verb

rename (third-person singular simple present renames, present participle renaming, simple past and past participle renamed)

(transitive) To give a new name to.

Synonyms

rebaptise (Commonwealth), rebaptize (US)
rechristen

Translations

to give a new name to

Armenian: վերանվանել (veranvanel)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 重命名 (chóngmìngmíng), 重新命名 (chóngxīn mìngmíng), 改名 (zh) (gǎimíng), 改稱 (zh), 改称 (zh) (gǎichēng)
Czech: přejmenovat
Dutch: hernoemen (nl)
Esperanto: renomi
Finnish: nimetä uudelleen, uudelleennimetä
French: renommer (fr)
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: umbenennen (de), umtaufen

Hungarian: átnevez, átkeresztel (hu)
Irish: athainmnigh
Italian: rinominare, ribattezzare
Japanese: 改名する (ja) (かいめいする, kaimei suru), 改称する (ja) (かいしょうする, kaishō suru)
Norwegian: omnavne, gi nytt navn
Persian: ^{(please verify)} بازنامیدن‎ (bâznâmidan)
Polish: przemianować
Portuguese: renomear (pt), alterar nome
Russian: переимено́вывать (ru) impf (pereimenóvyvatʹ), переименова́ть (ru) pf (pereimenovátʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: ath-ainmich

Noun

rename (plural renames)

An instance of renaming.
- 2009, Bryan O'Sullivan, Mercurial: The Definitive Guide, page 70:
  warning: detected divergent renames of foo to:
  
  bar
  
  quux

Anagrams

meaner, remean

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