give your name to

Meaning

1. give your name to sth

   to invent sth which then becomes known by your name

In the movies · 3

• ...rightly or wrongly has given his name to this whole affair, Secretary Bailey.Once Upon a Time in America1984
• Somebody gives your name to somebody else?Klute1971
• How do I know Oscar didn't give my name to that slime bag Victor.Enter the Void2010
• Give your names.The Last Unicorn1982
• Just give me your name. Just give me your name.Inside Man2006
• Give me your name, rank and serial number.Won't You Be My Neighbor?2018
• Give me your name, horse-master, and I shall give you mine.The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002
• Don't worry about it. I'll only give them your first name.The Town2010

Learn it in full scenes

• The Town2010
  • The Crew Learns the Hostage's Address
  • FBI Explains the Charlestown Trade
  • Krista Shows Up at the Bar

From the same entry

• by name
• by the name of
• enter name
• go by the name of
• have your name on it
• in all but name
• in God's name
• in the name of
• in name only
• name is mud
• the name of the game
• a name to conjure with