UNIT 1: NAMES

Nickname

A descriptive name added to or replacing the actual name of a person.

Household name

A ​famous ​person that most ​people ​know of.

Maiden name

The surname that a girl is given at birth and that some women change when they marry.

To be named after someone

To give someone or something the same name as someone or something else, especially the same first name as a member of your family.

To clear someone's name

To prove someone (or oneself) innocent.

To put one's name forward

To volunteer

To make a name for oneself

To ​become ​famous or ​respected by a lot of ​people.

Given name

First name/ forename.

Last name

Surname.

To live up to someone's name

When someone or something lives up to what they are expected to be.