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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The singer, songwriter, and actor, who records under the name Djo, will release The Crux on April 4 via AWAL.
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Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2025
In the first case, Litton filed a passport application in Sacramento under the name Michael Anthony Nolen, a man who Litton claimed lived in Tennessee and was born in 1972, according to the indictment.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
The building, built in 1905, falls within the Wholesale District on the National Register of Historic Places under the name Frankel, Frank & Company Building and features Chicago sash windows and gray brick.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard, who raps under the name Dame D.O.L.L.A., has also charted an album on the Billboard 200: The Letter O reached No. 119 in 2016.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2025
In the first case, Litton filed a passport application in Sacramento under the name Michael Anthony Nolen, a man who Litton claimed lived in Tennessee and was born in 1972, according to the indictment.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
The building, built in 1905, falls within the Wholesale District on the National Register of Historic Places under the name Frankel, Frank & Company Building and features Chicago sash windows and gray brick.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard, who raps under the name Dame D.O.L.L.A., has also charted an album on the Billboard 200: The Letter O reached No. 119 in 2016.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2025
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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 31 Jan. 2025.
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