Meanings
nounnamesign (plural namesigns)
plural namesigns · alternative name sign
- A special sign in sign language that uniquely identifies an individual person.
One way that deaf Taiwanese assign namesigns is by producing the established sign for a surname and adding the appropriate gender marker for the intended referent […]
1998, Ceil Lucas, Pinky Extension and Eye Gaze: Language Use in Deaf Communities, page 72Synonyms: sign name
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nounA special sign in sign language that uniquely identifies an individual person.
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Finnish nimiviittoma
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German Gebärdenname, Namengebärde
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Polish migane imię
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namesign. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/namesign
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“namesign.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/namesign. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “namesign,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/namesign.
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