# named

> English word · Adjective · IPA /neɪmd/ · frequency rank #1,199

## Definitions
1. Having a name.
2. An argument that is passed to a subroutine according to its name in the invocation code, rather than on its position; compare with positional.

## Easily confused with
- **ned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/named-vs-ned)
- **NME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/named-vs-nme)
- **need** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/named-vs-need)
- **Nate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/named-vs-nate)
- **nave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/named-vs-nave)
- **NAMI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/named-vs-nami)
- **nome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/named-vs-nome)
- **nape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/named-vs-nape)
- **NAND** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/named-vs-nand)
- **names** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/named-vs-names)
- **noted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/named-vs-noted)
- **nosed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/named-vs-nosed)
- **nomad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/named-vs-nomad)
- **navel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/named-vs-navel)
- **namely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/named-vs-namely)
- **nad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nad-vs-named)
- **name** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/name-vs-named)
- **naked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naked-vs-named)
- **nailed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nailed-vs-named)

## Common misspellings (7)
`anmed`, `naemd`, `namde`, `namedd`, `nammed`, `nmaed`, `nnamed`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/named