Meanings
nounnaming convention (plural naming conventions)
plural naming conventions
- A collection of rules followed by a set of names which allow users to deduce useful information, based on the names' character sequence and knowledge of the rules followed; such as Manhattan's East-West streets being called "Streets" and its North-South streets being called "Avenues".
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 改名習慣 /改名习惯, 命名法
- 改名習慣 /改名习惯 (ming⁶ ming⁴ zaap⁶ gwaan³)collection of rules for names
- 命名法 (ming⁶ ming⁴ faat³)collection of rules for names
Chinese Mandarin 命名規則 /命名规则, 命名法
- 命名規則 /命名规则 (mìngmíngguīzé)collection of rules for names
- 命名法 (mìngmíngfǎ)collection of rules for names
Dutch naamgevingsconventie
- naamgevingsconventiecollection of rules for names
German Namenskonvention, Benennungsregel
- Namenskonventioncollection of rules for names
- Benennungsregelcollection of rules for names
Japanese 命名法
- 命名法 (meimeihō)collection of rules for names
Korean 명명법
- 명명법 (myeongmyeongbeop)collection of rules for names
Polish konwencja nazewnictwa
- konwencja nazewnictwacollection of rules for names
Swedish namnkonvention
- namnkonventioncollection of rules for names
Cite this entry
APA
naming convention. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naming%20convention
MLA
“naming convention.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naming%20convention. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “naming convention,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naming%20convention.
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