Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of rename
nounrenaming (plural renamings)
plural renamings
- noun from verbverbal noun of rename: An act in which something is renamed.
The executive order calls for all federal government maps and documents to “reflect its renaming.”
2025 January 28, Jordan Valinsky, “Google Maps will change the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America”, in CNN1 more example
Community Board 4 also generally opposes requests for street renamings, according to Robert J. Benfatto Jr., the district manager.
2007 March 22, Patrick Mcgeehan, “Jerry Orbach Is a Step Closer to a Corner Bearing His Name”, in The New York Times
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 改名, 改稱 /改称
- 改名 (gǎimíng)act in which something is renamed
- 改稱 /改称 (gǎichēng)act in which something is renamed
French renommage
- renommageact in which something is renamed
German Umbenennung
- Umbenennungact in which something is renamed
Greek μετονομασία
- μετονομασία (metonomasía)act in which something is renamed
Hungarian átnevezés
- átnevezésact in which something is renamed
Japanese 改名, 改称
- 改名 (kaimei)act in which something is renamed
- 改称 (kaichō)act in which something is renamed
Polish przemianowanie
- przemianowanieact in which something is renamed
Russian переименова́ние
- переименова́ние (pereimenovánije)act in which something is renamed
Ukrainian перейменува́ння
- перейменува́ння (perejmenuvánnja)act in which something is renamed
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Cite this entry
APA
renaming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renaming
MLA
“renaming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renaming. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “renaming,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renaming.
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